Harambee Stars prospect Silko Thomas Otieno will continue to don the blue jersey of Leicester City after the club opted to extend his contract.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsOtieno is one of the youngsters in Leicester City’s ranks whose contracts have been extended even as the club starts preparing for life in the Championship – England’s second tier.Harambee Starlets coaching reshuffle confirmedThe announcement of Otieno’s contract extension was made by Leicester on Monday, 9 June, bringing an end to speculations about his future.Apart from Otieno, The Foxes have also offered new deals to several other players, including Jeremy Monga, who made history as the second youngest player in English Premier League (EPL) history.##NAJAVA_MECA_8973014##Monga made his debut on Monday, 7 April in a league match against Newcastle United, aged 15 years and 271 days. Monga will start an academy scholarship in July when he turns 16, before signing his first professional contract in the summer of 2026 when he turns 17.Goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk has signed a one-year contract extension, and so is Henry Catwright. Sammy Braybrook is now contracted at least until 2027, while Olabade Aluko has been offered his first professional contract.McCarthy’s motivation that earned him his first Harambee Stars victoryOtieno, who was born in England to a Kenyan father and an English mother, was out on loan at League One side Wigan Athletic from the 2016 EPL champions.However, his campaign was cut short after suffering a season-ending knee injury in Wigan’s 1-1 home draw with Lincoln City on Saturday, 1 February, forcing him to return to Leicester for treatment and rehabilitation.##NAJAVA_MECA_8975109##Otieno, who primarily plays as a right winger but can also play on the left, began his youth career at Carshalton Athletic in 2018 before joining Chelsea Youth in 2020.He played for Chelsea Youth for three seasons before being released in 2023 in a purge that included 12 other youngsters.Benni McCarthy identifies Austine Odhiambo’s most dangerous role on the pitchIt was from here that he joined Leicester in 2024, and was immediately sent on a season-long loan deal that was cut short by a knee injury.Otieno, who had represented England at the Under-15 and Under-18 levels, is one of the many European-born and/or based players who are eligible to turn out for the Harambee Stars.
