For the first time since signing for Kariobangi Sharks, budding goalkeeper Gideon Ogweno finally started a league game.The youngster, having signed on the dotted line for his new FKF Premier League side in last year’s offseason transfer window from Kenya Police FC, got a chance to show what lifted him up to the top tier against the best side this term – Tusker FC – in a Round 30 fixture at the Nyayo National Stadium.##NAJAVA_MECA_7283737##“It was a special moment,” Ogweno told Mozzart Sport when asked to relive the moment he knew he was starting last Saturday. “I think it was something I had anticipated would come soon and so for me, with the excitement of course, was a sense that I had done enough convincing to be among the starters.”The game, which was the first of a twin of FKF Premier League fixtures to be beamed live on pay-platform Azam TV, was one to remember for Ogweno, despite them losing 1-0 courtesy of a solo Deogratious Ojok strike early in the first half.“One of the best teams I have faced,” Ogweno talked about the opportunity to stand in goal against the side at the summit of the league table. “I knew that they were really dangerous but most important for me was to make sure that I frustrated them enough and also to learn.”Angel of war Sarah Ochieng bullish ahead of her fight with Edith SoledadLearning under multiple eyeballs he did, and so was his commitment behind the lenses soon after joining William Muluya’s charges.“Of course I had a few things to look at,” Ogweno described the process leading up to him ditching Kenya Police for Kariobangi Sharks. “One was game time and second was being in a place that suited me, my style and connections.”Under Muluya, Ogweno says he has ‘one of the best teachers’ together with the entire coaching staff, and so is his relationship with fellow goalkeeper John Otieno.“John is actually one of my best mates at the club,” Ogweno said. “With him, we get to analyze defenses, how we play, and where to improve ourselves. We are competitors who at the end of the day want well for each other and that can only help us grow.”Asked about his journey – one that has seen him move swiftly up the ranks from the lower divisions, including a two year stop at Migori Youth, to the top tier – Ogweno said; “It’s nothing special. Just putting the work in and for sure, a path will open up. I did it and so can everyone.There’s no secret sauce.”
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With four games remaining till the end of the season, Ogweno, now with a taste of Premier League football at the club, is looking forward to being involved a lot more, and closing out the season in the right way could be what sets him up to a start when the following season begins.“Taking every day as it comes,” Ogweno said. “Making use of every moment is what matters.”
