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My leg injury showed me true friends – Gor Mahia defender Otieno

The K’Ogalo right-back speaks on how he struggled to treat a leg he injured while turning out for the Harambee Stars

Gor Mahia defender Philemon Otieno has revealed the injury he suffered at the start of the season helped him to know his true friends.

The K'Ogalo right-back suffered an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury while turning out for the Harambee Stars during the 2020 African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifier against Tanzania in Nairobi.

However, the player’s troubles started immediately after he sustained the injury as both Gor Mahia and the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) refused to support his intentions to undergo surgery, with the two parties throwing blame at each other.