Alphonce Ndonye broke into the Football Kenya Federation Premier League scene in 2015 hardly months after completing his studies at Kakamega High School. Having passed through the Mathare youth teams, it was easy for the midfielder to join the senior team who beat a number of interested teams to secure his signature. Despite being green at the top level, his performance earned him the second runner up in the youngest player of the season category, finishing behind Ebrima Sanneh and George Mandela respectively. Ndonye, stuck with Mathare United up ##NAJAVA_MECA_6667967##to July this year as he left the club for last season’s runner up Kakamega Homeboyz who took advantage of the situation witnessed at the slum boys to acquire three players. Ndonye said closing the Mathare chapter left him emotional as the side had molded him to the player he is today. “Leaving Mathare was a tough decision to make but unfortunately, I had to make it. Exiting a club I had supported since childhood and played for more than five years was not easy at all,” he said. Having settled at Homeboyz, Ndonye says he will make use of the platform even as he seeks to claim individual awards at the end of the season. He said settling at Homeboyz was easy as he had spent four years at Kakamega as a student. Mahia chairman pleads with disgruntled players to avoid rushing to FIFA” I won an individual award in my first club in the Premier League and hopefully, I will claim more here at Homeboyz. I have adapted to their culture and I am looking forward to the new season,” he stated. Meanwhile, the midfielder has his sights trained of earning maiden Harambee Stars call up once the suspension imposed on Kenyan football by FIFA is lifted. Zurich, in February this year, reacted to the government’s interference in running of the game by suspending the country from international football.
