Budding Kenyan left winger Andre Gitau’s star continues to rise as he has been included in the inaugural 2022 Major Soccer League (MLS) Next All-Star Game slated for Wednesday 10 August.MLS Next is a youth soccer league in the United States and Canada, that is managed, organised and controlled by MLS and prides itself to offer the best player development experience in North America.Sichenje makes debut in style as AIK come from behind to advance to UECL third roundGitau who is 15, turns out for Houston Dynamo FC Academy and has amassed five caps for the United States Under 17 team with his latest appearance coming back in May 2022.The All Star game will have an East versus West format, featuring 44 of the game’s brightest rising stars (22 players on each team) with Gitau featuring for the East side.##NAJAVA_MECA_6528276##The winger was back in April selected to the Major League Soccer’s 2022 Rising XI and has been a member of the Dynamo Academy program since 2018.The 44 players were selected by the MLS NEXT Player Selection Committee, which is made up of key MLS player development department personnel.MLS vice president, player and youth development Fred Lipka noted that the game is bound to fuel the hunger of the young players as they hope to make it pro.Kenyan forward bags Team of the Week appearance in Scotland“The MLS NEXT All-Star Game presented by Allstate provides us the opportunity to celebrate and recognize many of the top young players competing in our league and give them a large platform to showcase their talentsThese players will have a true MLS All-Star experience ahead of their game, and we hope that participating in this game will only strengthen the drive of these young stars as they look towards competing at the professional level,” said Lipka.
