Master Teule Kilonzo is a sports ambassador at the Nairobi-based Jabali Christian Centre School.
He met the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Sports Ababu Namwamba on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, alongside other stakeholders.
According to the Ministry of Sports, Kilonzo challenged Namwamba to a game of football and the latter gladly accepted.
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In a meeting that took place in Nairobi, the 12-year-old also narrated to the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Budalangi Constituency his football journey.
The budding footballer told the CS that his aim is to play for the national side Harambee Stars one day.
Namwamba guaranteed the boy, who gifted him a jersey, that he would support him and other upcoming footballers in different parts of the country.
"CS Ababu Namwamba assured Master Teule of his commitment to support young raw talents.
“As part of the Ministry's quest to build a talented team towards realizing the football vision 2030 agenda of getting Harambee Stars to the World Cup,” read a statement from the Ministry of Sports.
He added that the government has initiated the process of rebuilding the national team and the focus would be on young talents.
“We are running this rebuild through our flagship project, Talanta Hela, and we are keen to draft young talents to this program," the statement ended.
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