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Oguta and Ogweno's rise from school to stardom

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Gor Mahia Tom Ogweno during a training at Nyayo National Stadium on Wednesday 07/03/12.[Boniface Okendo, Standard]

In the early 1990s, two boys popped up at the Tom Mboya Secondary School football team on Rusinga Island. By then, Tom Mboya was headed by the legendary Indimuli Kahi, who went on to shape football at Vihiga High School and Chavakalai High School.

Tom Mboya was not a football powerhouse, so the duo was plucked by Mbita High School on the inside. They immediately made an impact in the Nyanza Provincial Football Championship.

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