Joseph Otieno, seven, has lofty ambitions of one day becoming the first-choice goalkeeper at English side Manchester United. The diminutive boy from Mathare 4A slum admires Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea — never mind the Spaniard’s recent struggles between the post for the Red Devils. Otieno, a class three pupil at Excellent Primary School in Mathare, is one of the 42 young keepers who have benefited immensely from training sessions at Mathare Goalkeepers' Union academy. A picture of him stretching on the dusty grounds of Mathare 4A Primary School to stop a shot has earned him widespread admiration on social media. I am confident that with what I have learnt here, I am going far,” Otieno says with a beaming smile.

Source: The Star August 10, 2020 18:56 UTC