Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) alumnus Alex Warai has opened up on his dream move to FKF Premier League side Mathare United.Warai joined Mathare United on a three-and-a-half-year contract from non-league side New Mathare FC on the deadline day of the recently concluded mid-season transfer window.Recap of Gor Mahia’s 11 transfers in the mid-season transfer windowSpeaking to the club’s media after signing, Warai, who grew up and honed his football career at MYSA, was over the moon to have finally make it to the senior team after years of hard work.“I feel happy to sign for Mathare United. This is my first professional contract, and I feel good to be home because I have grown in the youth structures of this team,” said Warai.##NAJAVA_MECA_8755774##The attacking midfielder spoke of how MYSA inspired his football journey, having joined the set-up as a young boy and managing to compete in the coveted Norway Cup in 2017.“I grew up in Mathare North zone and started playing for MYSA as an under 10 where I worked hard and at the age of 14, I was privileged to represent MYSA in the Norway Cup,” he revealed.Kenyans share expectations placed on new Harambee Stars coach Benni McCarthyNevertheless, Warai understands the task that awaits him in the team and the difficulty that comes with joining the club in the middle of the season“Coming in the middle of the season demands me to push hard in order to add value to the team so that we can get to a better position in the league,” he stated.##NAJAVA_MECA_8755779##With the dream of signing for Mathare United in the bag, the 19-year-old now has his eyes trained on an even bigger dream.“My ambition is to work hard in training and matches in order to break into the first eleven and thereafter earn a call up to the national team,” he stated.Government provides update on CHAN, AFCON preparationsHaving made it from the slums of Mathare to the Premier League, the Eastleigh High School alumnus had some encouraging words to share with young players growing up in such environments.“For the young players in the hoods, I want to urge them to keep working hard and pushing themselves, and they will make it,” he concluded.
