Gor Mahia creative midfielder Austin Odhiambo has not given up on playing alongside his elder brother Tyson Otieno in a club that plies trade in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League.The dream nearly came true for Odhiambo at the start of the month as Gor were on the verge of signing Otieno from Kariobangi Sharks.However, Kenya Police who were eyeing the services of Otieno unleashed their financial might and won the player’s signature at the expense of Gor.##NAJAVA_MECA_7396074##Otieno’s move to Police is one that left his sibling a bitter man as in his admission said he haboured a strong desire of calling his brother whom he praised his technical prowess a teammate at Gor.“I was looking forward to playing with him at Gor. It was unfortunate that he didn’t sign for the club due to some issues,” opened up Odhiambo.The heartbreak may not last longer according to Odhiambo who joined Gor in October 2021 from bitter rivals AFC Leopards.The Leopards Youth team product revealed that there was a possibility of calling Otieno a teammate soon although, he didn’t divulge more details.Creative midfielder Austin Odhiambo tips Gor Mahia to thrive under McKnistryOdhiambo, has a month remaining in his deal with K’Ogalo who are understood to have launched contract renewal talks.“One day we will play together for a Kenyan top-flight club. It will definitely happen…most probably soon,” dropped a hint from the midfielder.Gor Mahia tactician Jonathan McKinstry however, in an exclusive interview on One-On-One with Jeff Kinyanjui, recently admitted K’Ogalo was never really interested in signing Tyson. Meanwhile, Odhiambo couldn’t hide his frustration following Gor’s expulsion from the CAF Champions League.The record Kenyan champions will spectate in the 2023-2024 edition of the lucrative continental tournament after their club licensing certificate and right to grace the competition were withdrawn.CAFCC: Homeboyz skipper confident of slaying Libya’s Hilal in preliminary roundHe disclosed that the missed opportunity is one of the reasons the contract renewal talks between him and the club have been dragging.“I am disappointed that the team will not feature in the Champions League. I really wanted to put pen to paper as quickly as possible and start preparing for the high-stake matches but when it became clear that we will not feature, the talks broke down,” he added.
