After making a sensational return to Mathare United, seasoned winger Paul Were has promised to make good use of his experience and inspire the club to secure promotion to the Football Kenya Federation Premier League.Were who had been a free agent since July last year joined Mathare for his second stint on Thursday morning, marking his return to the club after fourteen years.Were last played at the competitive level last year with Rwandese giants Rayon Sports whom he served for a year before quietly quitting.##NAJAVA_MECA_7855726##The winger who commands years of experience in the Kenyan top-flight, African, and European leagues vowed to fire his boyhood club back to the top flight after accepting their offer.Mathare were relegated last season after finishing second from bottom in the top tier but appear to be on course for promotion as the Leonard Odipo-coached side is ranked second behind Naivas. “It feels good to rejoin Mathare after more than ten years. I aim to score as much as I can and play any other role on the pitch that will enable the team to secure promotion,” he said.Right back Omar Somobwana leaves Bandari on mutual consentBefore answering the Mathare call, Were conceded that he had his focus trained on a possible return to Europe with Greece as his preferred destination.The former AFC Leopards man however rued a visa hitch for the botched move to the paid-up ranks.“I was expecting a move back to Europe but things didn’t work out. Mathare approached me and asked me to help the team secure promotion. I felt it was a good move for me to play rather than being a free agent. I also had contacts from Asia and Greece but had issues with my visa,” he said shortly after his unveiling.It’s official Paul Were has joined Mathare United pic.twitter.com/AjQ5N9mzwS— Meshack Kisenge (@kisengemeshack1) February 8, 2024 Asked on what attracted him to the club he left soon after clearing his secondary school education, the former Kaysar winger said the move was one of the ways of giving back and comes with mutual benefit.“I sat with the management and coach before signing in a bid to understand what they wanted to achieve. They are running everything professionally just the way they used to do it long ago. My focus is to deliver on the pitch,” he stated.For a player of his caliber, joining the second tier might pass for a downgrade but he doesn’t give a hoot on such a suggestion.“It doesn’t matter at all. The important thing is to be active in a competitive league,” added the former Tusker star.
