Kenyan defender Frank Odhiambo has been unveiled at Swedish top-tier football club Djurgarden.
Odhiambo has been influential for Gor Mahia in both their FKF Premier League and CAF Confederations Club assignments in the past two years.
He flew out to join the club on January 20, 2021 and has now been officially unveiled at the club which was home to Harambee Stars influential forward Michael Olunga.
“It’s a new challenge, and a new opportunity to grow as a player,” Odhiambo said at his unveiling.
“When Michael (Olunga) joined Djurgarden, I became a fan and started following the club. That’s why signing up the contract was an easy decision for me,” he added.
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Olunga featured for the club in 2016, scoring 12 goals in 27 appearances before he moved to China’s Guizhou Zhicheng
“I met Olunga at a national team camp back home. He has always helped me in making decisions, such as joining this club,” he said.
Frank made his debut for Gor Mahia in May 2021, in a match against Nairobi City Stars.
His star initially shone at Bongonaya FC which plays in the Nairobi Regional League, the fifth tier in Kenya’s football hierarchy.
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It is from here that he was scouted by Kenya U20 national team coach Stanley Okumbi.
Okumbi gave him a role in his starting line-ups at the CECAFA U20 Championships, where his performances were noted by Gor Mahia, who did not hesitate to snap him up.
He has also earned call-ups to the U23 national team and the senior Harambee Stars team.