×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Home To Bold Columnists
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Gilly Okumu keen on dribbling to increased stardom

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

Strathmore University's Gilly Okumu playing against USIU during Kenya Hockey Premier League match at City Park Stadium on Sunday June 17, 2019. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Kenya hockey team captain and Strathmore University’s Scorpions attacking midfielder Gilly Okumu says it has not been easy for her to maintain top form over a long period.

Although the 25-year-old Sinyolo Girls alumnus has had a roller-coaster playing career, she says her best years are yet to come. 

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
Sports
Former Kenya Lionesses head coach Felix Oloo is dead
By AFP 12 hrs ago
Football
Saka sparks Arsenal attack into life ahead of Atletico showdown
By Mose Sammy 19 hrs ago
Sports
Shah emerges top at Sigona Club event
Sports
Home player Sang tees off to victory at Sunset tourney in Nyali