Former Gor Mahia head coach Frank Nuttall has claimed he was discouraged from picking striker Michael Olunga during their time together in the Kenyan Premier League.
The duo worked during Gor Mahia’s 2015 campaign, when they emerged as unbeaten champions and the striker was named the Most Valuable Player, even though he lost the Golden Boot race to Jesse Were – then at Tusker – who scored 22 goals compared to Olunga’s 19.
Nuttall has now stated he was told not to select the Al-Duhail SC forward as he was deemed not good enough.