Michael Olunga Reveals Key Facilities Being Installed at his Multi-Million Sports Complex in Homa Bay

Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga has shared details of the main amenities that will be found at his state-of-the-art MOFA sports complex coming up in Homa Bay.

Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga has given further details regarding the modern sports complex that he is building in Homa Bay County.

Olunga let his fans in on what he is building in Othoro, Homa Bay where his foundation academy, MOFA, is based last week.

Having revealed the giant steps being taken to put up a football pitch, Olunga has since revealed that the facility will have two football fields, a seven-a-side and 11-aside, adjacent to each other, and separated by a six-metre road.

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“Both of them are going to transform this place, transform football in this country,” Olunga shared on social media, regarding the two football pitches.

The two fields are being put up to international standards just like the well-laid grounds that Olunga has been playing on since joining paid ranks abroad.

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“Grass is beginning to grow. It is going to be well-manicured and the landscaping is going to be top notch and top facility,” the former Al Duhail striker said.

“This whole football pitch will have proper drainage and that is why you see all across, the drainage is running throughout. When the rain falls, the water sips down and then we have pipes laid underground that are going to see out this drainage.

“We also have underground pop-up sprinklers, most of you have seen them in these fantastic stadiums all over the world so whenever we have a game, it just has points where they can pop up and they are running all over this football pitch.”

The facility is being built on a five-acre piece of land and has other buildings which will serve different purposes such as changing rooms, accommodation and offices once complete.

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Olunga then painted the sorry state of football infrastructure in Kenya that forced him to go an extra mile to ensure the next generation of players in the country have better facilities to hone their skills.

“We want to be the game changers, we want this facility to be the best and produce good talent because for the longest time, infrastructure has always let us down as Kenya in terms of football pitch, the surfaces we play on. So, we want this to be one of a kind and that is why we are bringing a modern facility,” he added.

Olunga’s facility is also well protected with a concrete wall, electric fence and fitted with CCTV cameras while work is underway to drill a borehole that will provide constant supply of water, which will be stored in an underground tank capable of holding 5,000 litres.

MOFA develops and trains talent, ranging from under 10 to 18 years, and has MOFA FC, a football team run by the academy, which competes in the Football Kenya Federation National Super League, the country’s second-tier.