Despite guiding his side to victory at last weekend’s Ruff and Tuff pre-season tournament, Ojal said the team cannot afford to keep playing catch-up once the competitive season begins.
The former Junior Starlets goalkeeper has joined Lakatamia ahead of the 2026/27 season after the club finished fourth in last season’s league
The tournament will run from July 26 to August 16, with Kenya stepping up preparations after arriving in France for a high-performance training camp.
Club chairman Nicholas Ochieng’ confirmed that negotiations with the preferred candidate are almost complete, with an official announcement expected soon.
Despite the comfortable win, Obilo admitted his players were below their usual standards
The three-day tournament has attracted a strong field of 96 golfers, including second-placed Jay Sandhu, third-placed Elvis Muigua and Rwanda’s Jean D’Amour Hitayezu
Ruto backed the club’s revival efforts with a Sh10 million financial boost, with KSh5 million set aside as a reward for players and another Sh5 million allocated to support new signings.
Odemba has settled on a 25-player travelling party for the continental showpiece in Morocco, retaining the core of the squad that secured qualification and ending weeks of speculation over the final selections.
Mutsami had been widely tipped to join reigning Kenya Cup champions Kabras Sugar, but the move failed to materialise, paving the way for the Nakuru-based club to secure his signature.
