Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba has announced that Kenya U20 captain Amos Wanjala is on the brink of signing with Spanish side Elche CF.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsIf finalized, the move will see Wanjala join the ranks of LaLiga players, alongside fellow U20 sensation Aldrine Kibet, who is expected to complete his transfer to Celta Vigo on Tuesday. Kibet’s parents are already in Spain, finalizing logistics ahead of the move.##NAJAVA_MECA_9014504##Namwamba, who was instrumental in supporting the players’ move to Nastic Academy in Spain in 2023 by covering air tickets and other logistical costs, shared his excitement on social media.“Congratulations, my boys Aldrine Kibet and Amos Wanjala for the giant step to the elite Spanish LaLiga,” he wrote. “We dreamt big, we believed, it is here! Celta Vigo and Elche CF, respectively. Aldrine is scheduled for his medical at 11 a.m., followed by the signing ceremony at 1 p.m. (Spanish time).”Expressing deep pride in the young stars, Namwamba added: “Today I am the happiest dad across the length and breadth of Kenya—from the lake to the sea, from Todonyang to Loitoktok.”Ambani calls for end to election gloatingThe former CS also highlighted that Wanjala and Kibet are not alone in their overseas success. He pointed to other rising talents like Alvin Kasavuli, currently at Nastic Academy, and Luis Ingavi, who recently graduated from Montverde Academy in Orlando, Florida, and joined a semi-professional side in Michigan ahead of his university enrollment in August.“It is even more satisfying that our Aldrine-Amos seed pool of talents is big. It includes other exciting players like Alvin Kasavuli and Luis Ingavi,” said Namwamba.Murkomen declares Kasarani Stadium ready and safe for CHAN tournamentNamwamba attributed these milestones to the Talanta Hela program, which he launched to nurture and monetize local talent.“For those who wondered or questioned Talanta Hela, these are the fruits of a revolutionary vision. Identify. Nurture. Monetise—executed in a deliberate, intentional, and structured way. From school ball games, through the Kenya Academy of Sports, to Nastic Soccer Academy in Tarragona, and now into elite professional football.”Morans coach details how Collins Injera inspired Ambesta’s positional switchHe emphasized the need for continued investment in youth development and sports infrastructure:“The surest path to the top for Kenyan football lies in focused youth investment, coupled with serious infrastructure development,” he said. “That is what we did with Talanta Sports City along Ngong Road and with the refurbishment of Kasarani and Nyayo Stadia under the Talanta Hela Sports Infrastructure Masterplan.”Namwamba concluded by noting that such developments are already paying off:Government reveals when to start buying CHAN tickets
