Youthful Wazito goalkeeper Bixente Otieno has put his seniors at the club on notice ahead of the new season of his plan to establish himself as the club first choice custodian. The promising shot stopper has seen limited playing time since joining the club from Makongeni Sports Association (MASA) in 2019 thanks to the competition from the experienced goalkeepers who have always won the nod to play ahead of him.Bixente ! 17 years old and star in the making. Welcome to Wazito FC pic.twitter.com/raFfWpmc6t— Ricardo Badoer (@Donrico77) July 12, 2019 However, the former national U17 goalkeeper says the two seasons he has spent warming the bench are enough and will double his efforts in a bid to become the ‘Wazito One’. Otieno said that he had come of age having worked under a handful of revered trainers and senior glove men who have bequeathed him secrets of playing in the top flight.“I really want to play consistently in the new season. I only played two matches in the recently concluded season and they were not enough. The secret is hard work, discipline and the rest will take of itself. Age is also catching up and will do anything within my means to compel the technical bench to give me playing time,” he said.Wazito halt Gor Mahia’s 12-game winning streakOtieno in the meantime waxed lyrical of the club’s goalkeepers’ trainer Samuel Koko and the first choice Frederick Odhiambo for holding his hand throughout the season.He noted that Koko who arrived at the club from the start of the season from Mathare United had improved his handling and distribution skills while Odhiambo had helped him learn the demands of top flight football.Wazito hands young goalkeeper Bixente Otieno his #KPL Debut in their tie against Kakamega Homeboyz. Watch out for that name. One for the future. pic.twitter.com/Q4FhsLEZ5R— Zachary Oguda (@zaxoguda) February 2, 2020 “Koko has shaped me well and I even feel that my understanding of the game is better now. Peter has also pushed me but it will not be easy for him going forward. It is just a matter of getting my chance and show what I can do,” he added.
