When Lameck Moendi was promoted to the AFC Leopards senior team late last year, his dream of killing two birds with one stone began to take shape.The 20-year-old who was thrust to the senior team before the season began after starring in the junior side harbours the ambition of excelling on the pitch and in class in his active years.Playing for a club of Leopards’ calibre and rubbing shoulders with the best in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League is a dream come true for the fast-rising custodian who believes that his football talent will help him raise school fees and continue with his studies.Lameck MoendiJersey number ➡️ 99Position ➡️ Goalkeeper#Betsafe #OursForever #INGWE pic.twitter.com/2w13R71XRN— AFC Leopards (@AFCLeopards) March 2, 2022 The Diploma in Computer Studies holder revealed that the urge to scale to the next level of education was burning deep inside and will spare part of his earnings gained from the pitch to chase for the coveted papers. He graduated from St. Paul’s University.Besides hunting for academic excellence, the shot-stopper who is ready to strike a balance between studies and football is in the hunt to play regularly at the Den and later turn professional.From child labour to football stardom – This is Moses Mudavadi’s story“I do not want to put all my eggs in one basket for I have seen players slump into abject poverty post their active years. I want to establish a solid fallback plan in education and it is in line with this that I want to go back to school. The challenge is school fees but I know through playing football I will be able to raise it. At the same time, I also want to play football at the top level,” he said.Moendi who has made it to the substitutes bench in eight league matches thus far in the meantime says it is just a matter of time before he gets to the starting team. The youngster who honed his football talent at the Kitengela-based Fantasy Academy has been facing stiff competition for playing time from Levis Opiyo and Maxwell Mulili.Lameck MoendiJersey number ➡️ 99Position ➡️ Goalkeeper#Betsafe #OursForever #INGWE pic.twitter.com/2w13R71XRN— AFC Leopards (@AFCLeopards) March 2, 2022 “It feels great to be playing in the top league in the country. I am patiently waiting for my time to play and I am sure once it comes my way, I will run away with the number one role,” he said.Prior to joining the Leopards youth team in 2020, Moendi played for the Daystar University team that plies trade in the division two league.
