Job Ochieng: Why Harambee Stars Forward is Considered Real Madrid and Barcelona Material

Harambee Stars winger Job Ochieng has been termed as a player who possess the qualities to play for Real Madrid or Barcelona.

‎Ochieng's career has taken a turn for the best after making his La Liga debut and winning a first major trophy with Real Sociedad this season.

‎Having honed his skills at Ligi Ndogo Academy after which he moved to Spain, where he has come through the ranks at Sociedad, playing with the second-string side before being promoted to the senior team, his youth coach insists he is destined for greatness.

“In Spain, comparing it to the EPL, I think they develop young players more, and I believe in the next five years Job is one of the players that will be playing for top La Liga teams like Real Madrid or even Barcelona,” Ochieng's former coach Iddi Badi told Mozzart Sport.

‎Badi went into details over what makes the Kenyan international stand out and why he could easily play for the Spanish giants

‎“He is more of an attacker, and he understands positioning very well. A striker is someone who knows how to position himself, and with his attacking skills, strength and movement, he makes defenders uncomfortable all the time,” he added.

‎The tactician, who now handles Kibera Black Stars, revealed how a trip to Spain became an eye opener on how best to nurture young players with an emphasis on the hours spent on the training ground, something that benefited Ochieng and helped him easily bed in at Sociedad.

‎“So when you look at a player like Job, we gave him more training hours because he was not training just twice a week. We made it tougher for him so that when he eventually moved to Europe, he would already have the capacity to cope,” Badi further stated.