FKF Premier League club Mathare United have announced the signing of their former goalkeeper Robert ‘Boban’ Mboya on a short-term deal.Mboya, who previously featured for the Slum Boys in two different spells, comes in as a free-agent, having last featured in the top-flight in 2020 with Tusker FC.##NAJAVA_MECA_8305154##“Boban has been training with the club for the better part of this year and convinced the technical bench that he still has what it takes to play in the Premier League,” part of Mathare United’s welcome statement read on Saturday.Mboya first joined Mathare United in 2012, having been promoted from Mathare Youth to the senior team ranks.He enjoyed a brilliant spell therein – even getting call ups to Kenya’s Harambee Stars -before exiting in 2016 for Kariobangi Sharks.Tactical Analysis of Mathare United’s game plan with the ballMboya, a MYSA Mathare Zone alumnus, then opted for a return to the Slum Boys in 2018, after losing a two-way battle with the then Sharks keeper John Oyemba.Mboya admitted to have not worked hard enough at Sharks, and didn’t make a return to Mathare stick either, as he left after six months.His time at Tusker was prematurely ended by a knee injury in 2020, and he will be hoping to revive his career once again at a familiar battleground.No need for alarm bells: Mathare coach calm despite heavy defeat to AFC LeopardsAlongside him in the goalkeeping department this season will be Michael Wanyika – who was the starter in a 4-0 mauling to AFC Leopards in the opening game of the season – and Steve Njung’e, who led the team to promotion last season.
