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MAN OF THE MOMENT PAYS GLOWING TRIBUTE TO HIS MENTORS: Gor Mahia star striker, Olunga, showers praise on Matano for setting him on the path to chasing his dream

Gor mahia's Michael Olunga poses with models shortly after being crown the player of the year award during the 2015 SJAK/KPL awards ceremony at Safari Park Hotel on Dec. 9, 2015. [PHOTO/JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

Exactly two years ago, Gor Mahia talisman Michael Olunga did not know what football held for him.

He was a teenager at Upper Hill School trying to shuffle between books and the football pitch, trying to scrape off a career from both ends.

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