Former Gor Mahia defender Elvis Ronack Otieno has joined the 2008 league champions Mathare United.Otieno returns to top-flight football after two seasons in the cold, joining Mathare from the Naivasha-based Division Two side Plantech FC.Mathare have been porous at the back, as the team has conceded 24 times in 19 matches.##NAJAVA_MECA_8715889##Through their social media pages, Mathare equally revealed the former Sofapaka centre back has signed a year-long contract with the Slum Boys.”Mathare United is pleased to confirm the signing of veteran defender Elvis Ronack from Division Two side Plantech. The former Gor Mahia defender puts pen to paper on a short-term, year-long deal.A winner of the Premier League with Gor, Ronack, who began his career with Kisumu’s PALOS FC, has also featured for Sofapaka and Nzoia Sugar in the top flight,” read a post on Facebook.Shabana eyeing redemption as Gor seek to revenge first leg defeat to TuskerThe defender becomes the seventh mid-season acquisition for the relegation-battling Mathare.”A mix-up with his release following Nzoia’s relegation from the Premier League last season saw the towering defender begin the 2024/25 season with Plantech.Ronack becomes our seventh mid-season signing and will link up with Sammy Imbuye, whom he shared a dressing room with during their days at Sofapaka,” added the post.Rising Stars goalkeeper hoping to hit top form as AFCON U20 beckonsApart from Ronack, the club has completed the signing of former KCB captain Brian Ochieng, ex-Talanta defender Ian Omondi, former Gor Mahia prodigy John Nyawir, former Kibera Black Stars striker Donald Ange, Peter Oudu from Posta Rangers, and youngster Peter Kayugi from Top Notch appliances.
