Lightning does not strike the same place twice but that is what happened at Kayole Youngsters Academy after they were twice the beneficiaries of the Mozzart Bet Cup Humanitarian cheque from former players Brian ‘Rio’ Ochieng and Levin Odhiambo.The academy that was formed over two decades ago reaped the benefits from two of the players they nurtured from a tender age courtesy of Kenya’s leading gaming firm Mozzart Bet who also sponsor the domestic football cup.Mozzart Bet Cup Humanitarian cheque is awarded to Man of the Match in the Mozzart Bet Cup with the winner using the Ksh100,000 that comes with the award to donate equipment worth the amount to any sporting facility of their choice.D-Day for Harambee Stars as CAF conducts 2025 AFCON qualifiers drawOchieng who is a star midfielder for FKF Premier League side KCB FC put up a dazzling performance to bag the Man of the Match in the semi finals of the Mozzart Bet Cup where his side edged 2018 champions Kariobangi Sharks on penalties after a 1-1 draw.Speaking while handing over the donation to Kayole Youngsters Academy, Ocheing paid massive tribute to Mozzart Bet for the initiative that will go a long way in benefiting the academy.##NAJAVA_MECA_8191715##“I want to give a huge thanks to Mozzart Bet for the Man of the Match award they are giving players, we don’t take it for granted. With the award I gave back to my former academy after they had initially called me to help with financing their equipment.“I would like to urge Mozzart Bet to keep up with the good work they are doing, this will help a lot of people in the community and I know those are blessings. Again, I feel so proud because this is the team that developed me,” said an elated Ochieng.Levin also chose the same academy to benefit from his Man of the Match award that was handed to him when his former side Tusker FC eliminated Ulinzi Stars from the Mozzart Bet Cup semifinals back in 2023.What Gor Mahia fans can expect from newly appointed head coach Leonardo NeivaAgustine Okoba, a coach at Kayole Youngsters Academy expressed his delight at having two of his former players extend their kind hand by donating equipments and went on to reveal how much of an impact it will have.“Ochieng was awarded by Mozzart Bet and we are so happy that he decided to give back to the community by bringing in equipment which will help us so much especially in nurturing more talents.“We usually have a lot of challenges with equipments even Ochieng knows this because we always reach out to him and other former players for financial help. We have seven players in the Premier League and we are glad that he and Levin made the donation to us which will change the lives of our boys,” said Okoba.The donation issued to Kayole Youngsters Academy included 20 Soccer balls, 20 Soccer Kits, 20 Soccer Socks, 20Cones, 1set Space Markers, 6 Hurdles, 1 Ladder, and 20 Bibs.
