His peers are either plying trade the country’s top leagues or have found their way to the lucrative European leagues that local players dream to join.He has been painfully watching his football career stall, albeit not permanently as he intends to revive it possibly next year and ultimately, pursue his dream of playing in the paid up ranks.Former AFC Leopards forward Selassie Otieno was a hotcake in the transfer market three seasons ago as clubs in the top flight and second tier wanted jostled for his signature.##NAJAVA_MECA_6911544##The towering forward had made himself a name courtesy of his exploits with the national U20 team that participated in the 2020 edition of the CECAFA tournament held in Arusha, Tanzania.The youthful forward had also outdone himself in the Chapa Dimba a Safaricom tournament as won the Golden Shoe in the Nairobi Region in 2018.His performance with the national team and other tournaments saw AFC Leopards acquire his signature in December 2020, a move that thought to be a first of the good transfers for the forward.How football talent broke barriers for Wadadia trainer Joy WanjauFast forward, Otieno is a free agent who is mulling for a comeback in the mid season transfer window should the federation open it for clubs to strengthen their units.The Liberty Academy graduate who draws inspiration from Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga believes that he will return a more refined goal poacher and will break through the barriers and earn a move to Europe.”Football can really frustrate a player to a point of quitting prematurely. I have been through a lot but I know I have unfinished business in our league and dreams to chase. I am looking forward to coming back in the new year,” he said.”When I see my former teammates at the club level and national team flourishing, I certainly get the conviction that I will also make it. If they made it, I will also make it no what how long it takes,” he added.EXCLUSIVE: How offering medical care in street football propelled Odongo to the FKFPLOtieno who joined National Super League side Mombasa Elite after leaving Leopards in a rather controversial way in the meantime is using the break from football to concentrate on his studies at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).The former Nzoia Sugar man is undertaking a Bachelors Degree in Corporate Communication and Management at the Juja-based institution.
