Stephen Ocholla was amongst 25 coaches who recently successfully completed a CAF B coaching course organized by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) after a one-year wait.The course was disrupted last year with just two final exams left when FIFA, the world’s football governing body, suspended FKF from all football activities over government interference.Ocholla, who was picked as the captain of their class, narrated to Mozzart Sport how frustrating and uncertain it was for them.⭐| Stephen Ocholla of @UlinziStarsFC is your Coach of the week for Matchday 5#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/JhAGqGXNCJ— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) November 4, 2021 “Patience pays. Our class was abruptly suspended when FIFA indefinitely suspended FKF from football activities. We were only left with only two days until its conclusion when the terrible news hit us. You can imagine how it felt,” the former Ulinzi Stars and Harambee Stars defender said.”Fellow coaches would call me (being the captain of the class), asking whether there were any signs of us completing the course.”Blessings from the legend… for his great performance so far in the season, Oscar Wamalwa got a special gift from our 2010 title winning captain Stephen Ocholla, both as appreciation and motivation for the remainder of the 2019/20 season#GBUS#WeSoldierOn pic.twitter.com/NgxFxWDHH5— Ulinzi Stars FC (@UlinziStarsFC) January 13, 2020 He praised FKF for being “caring” and for making sure the class reassembled and completed the course immediately the suspension was lifted late last year.”I must say we have a good federation, one that cares for the growth of coaches. I was in constant communication with Technical Director Michael Amenga, who was also in constant communication with CAF and they assured us that once the suspension was lifted, we would get a chance to do the exams that we had not done.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6937564##Ocholla who is currently working with an academy is looking forward to sharing the new knowledge gained with the future players he’s molding.”As a coach, it has always been my wish to gather as much knowledge as I can. Currently, I’m working with some Academy here in Nairobi. I believe that the teens I’m handling will get the best that they deserve. I’ll ensure that I nurture players that will make this country proud.”Kenyan flag and famous Hakuna Matata slogan make it to new Emirates artwork designThe class had among others former Starlets player and assistant coach Jacqueline Juma, former Harambee Stars striker George Midenyo, Kariobangi Sharks Head Coach William Muluya and Bidco Assistant Simon Wagema.Others are Abdinasser Kassim of Good Hope Soccer Academy, George Ouma of the M-Pesa Foundation Academy, Nasoro Mwakoba of Kenya Navy FC, and Pascal Ochieng of Posta Rangers.
