Mathew Ottamax: Harambee Stars keeper who split opinion

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Last week, as I tried to compile the list of the greatest AFC Leopards players, I paused before placing John Busolo as number two to goalkeeping legend Mahmoud Abbas. The contention in my mind was whether the slot should go to Mathews "Ottamax" Owino Otama.

Ottamax was known for his ego, for which he doesn't make apologies, despite many believing it is what came between him and overtaking Mahmoud Abbas as Kenya's greatest number one. On a good day, he was always the match hero between the posts, but when his temperament got the better of him, schoolboy errors left fans baying for his blood.