Five footballers have secured a full education scholarship at the Kakamega County-based Saint Maurice Mwira Secondary School.
The players, who were part of the Inspire Soka Academy, secured the scholarship due to their talents.
Former Harambee Stars player James Situma played a major role for the youngsters to land the life-changing opportunity.
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"Yesterday, our director Situma James had a visit at St. Maurice Mwira Secondary in Kakamega County.
"The partnership between the institution and Inspire Soka Academy has seen five of our Academy players get a chance of full scholarship this year joining form one classes," read part of the statement from the Academy.
To show appreciation to the learning institution, the academy gave them five playing balls.
“We also gave out five standard playing balls as a way of supporting the school in matters of football.
“We have other programs lined up like mentorship, career development, and innovations as ways of enhancing our relationship with the institution,” the statement continued.
Savio Wambugu, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the football academy, stated that the scholarship will help the players grow into well-rounded individuals.
"We at Inspire believe that this new partnership will not only motivate our players but also provide them with a quality education while they play," he ended.
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