Many sports personalities are known to focus on their craft with a number of them not having higher education.
However, experts advise that sportsmen an women need to pursue professional courses which usually become their fallback plan, when they retire or should things not work out on the pitch, track or ring.
TeamKenya.co.ke takes a look at some of the Kenyan sports personalities and what they pursued at the universities.
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Michael Olunga
Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga plies his trade at Qatari club Al-Duhail.
Olunga was a student at Upper Hill School, Nairobi where he obtained a mean grade of A- in his KCSE before joining the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) for a Degree in Geospatial Engineering.
Olunga who was studying Mechanical engineering while at Gor Mahia cleared his studies while still playing at Swedish club Djurgården as his clause had an agreement that he would complete his studies in Sweden alongside his football career.
Ferdinand Omanyala
Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa, is Africa's fastest man in the 100 metres after clocking a time of 9.77 on 18th Sep 2021 in Nairobi
Omanyala, is a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry student at the school of Biological and Physical Sciences at The University of Nairobi.
Paul Kiongera
One of Harambee Stars prolific forward Paul Kiongera has played for a number of clubs including, AFC Leopards and Ushuru FC, all in Kenya.
Outside Kenya the 33-year-old has featured for Tanzanian giants Simba SC before returning back to Kenya.
The Sofapaka forward studied at Kenyatta University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology.
Julius Yego
In December 2021, Julius Yego graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy and Administration from Kenyatta University.
The former World Javelin Champion and Olympic Silver medalist, is known highly for using YouTube to learn more about javelin becoming Kenya's "Mr. YouTube".
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