Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Okatwa Odhiambo | ||
Date of birth | 24 January 1992 | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2010-2011 | A.F.C. Leopards | 18 | (0) |
2012 | Oserian F.C. | 11 | (2) |
2012 | Posta Rangers | 8 | (0) |
2013 | Kakamega Homeboyz | 12 | (3) |
2013-2014 | Gor Mahia F.C. | 7 | (0) |
2014 | → Western Stima (loan) | 26 | (3) |
2015 | Ushuru F.C. | 1 | (0) |
2015-2016 | Muhoroni Youth F.C. | 14 | (0) |
2016-2017 | Sofapaka | 27 | (4) |
2017-18 | Tusker F.C. | 17 | (0) |
2018 | Posta Rangers | 7 | (0) |
2018-19 | Mt. Kenya United | 9 | (0) |
2019 | Nairobi City Stars | 7 | (0) |
2020-21 | FC Talanta | 5 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2021-22 | Kangemi All Stars (Head Coach) | ||
2022-23 | Nairobi United (Head Coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Okatwa Odhiambo is a former Kenyan striker who until recently was the head coach at Kenyan National Super League side Nairobi United. [1]
Okwatwa was often referred to as a journeyman having turned out for eleven Kenyan Premier League clubs between the years 2010 and 2019. The list includes A.F.C. Leopards, [2] Oserian F.C., [3] Posta Rangers, Kakamega Homeboyz, [4] Gor Mahia F.C., [5] Western Stima, [6] [7] Ushuru F.C., Muhoroni Youth F.C., Sofapaka, [8] Tusker F.C. [9] and Mt. Kenya United.
Okatwa started his top-flight journey as a teenager at A.F.C. Leopards but after two of three seasons was released. At the start of the 2012 season, Okatwa moved to Naivasha-based Oserian F.C. where he lasted six months [10] before joining Posta Rangers for the rest of the year.
At the beginning of the 2013 season, Okatwa moved to the newly promoted premiership side Kakamega Homeboyz [11] [12] but mid-season he was back in Nairobi to join Gor Mahia F.C. For the 2014 season, he was sent to Western Stima [13] [14] on a season-long deal. [15]
In 2015 he joined Ushuru F.C. [16] but quit after a less than three months. [17] In June he switched to Muhoroni Youth for the remainder [18] of the season. He was released by the club in March of 2016 [19] with three months left on his contract.
He joined Sofapaka in June 2016 and after a year he joined Tusker F.C. in June of 2017 [20] on a three-year deal. In June of 2018, Okwatwa returned to Posta Rangers after six years [21] on a three-year deal but only lasted five months [22] till November of that year. He then opted to join his final top-flight workstation Nakumatt FC.
After years in the Premier League, Okatwa stepped down to join Nairobi City Stars in the second tier in April 2019 for a two-month stint till the end of the 2018-19 season. Thereafter, and after some time out due to injury, he joined another second-tier side FC Talanta in 2020.
In July 2021, he started his coaching journey after joining relegation-threatened Kangemi All-Stars [23] while in the Kenyan third-tier league. He called it a day from the club after losing a promotion play-off from the Kenyan third tier to the second tier to Kona Rangers.
He later took over as head coach of another third-tier side Nairobi United [24] whom he promoted after winning a playoff [25] [26] 1-0 over Zoo FC from Kericho. In December 2023, Okatwa parted ways with the club.
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Paul Okatwa Odhiambo | ||
Date of birth | 24 January 1992 | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2010-2011 | A.F.C. Leopards | 18 | (0) |
2012 | Oserian F.C. | 11 | (2) |
2012 | Posta Rangers | 8 | (0) |
2013 | Kakamega Homeboyz | 12 | (3) |
2013-2014 | Gor Mahia F.C. | 7 | (0) |
2014 | → Western Stima (loan) | 26 | (3) |
2015 | Ushuru F.C. | 1 | (0) |
2015-2016 | Muhoroni Youth F.C. | 14 | (0) |
2016-2017 | Sofapaka | 27 | (4) |
2017-18 | Tusker F.C. | 17 | (0) |
2018 | Posta Rangers | 7 | (0) |
2018-19 | Mt. Kenya United | 9 | (0) |
2019 | Nairobi City Stars | 7 | (0) |
2020-21 | FC Talanta | 5 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2021-22 | Kangemi All Stars (Head Coach) | ||
2022-23 | Nairobi United (Head Coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Okatwa Odhiambo is a former Kenyan striker who until recently was the head coach at Kenyan National Super League side Nairobi United. [1]
Okwatwa was often referred to as a journeyman having turned out for eleven Kenyan Premier League clubs between the years 2010 and 2019. The list includes A.F.C. Leopards, [2] Oserian F.C., [3] Posta Rangers, Kakamega Homeboyz, [4] Gor Mahia F.C., [5] Western Stima, [6] [7] Ushuru F.C., Muhoroni Youth F.C., Sofapaka, [8] Tusker F.C. [9] and Mt. Kenya United.
Okatwa started his top-flight journey as a teenager at A.F.C. Leopards but after two of three seasons was released. At the start of the 2012 season, Okatwa moved to Naivasha-based Oserian F.C. where he lasted six months [10] before joining Posta Rangers for the rest of the year.
At the beginning of the 2013 season, Okatwa moved to the newly promoted premiership side Kakamega Homeboyz [11] [12] but mid-season he was back in Nairobi to join Gor Mahia F.C. For the 2014 season, he was sent to Western Stima [13] [14] on a season-long deal. [15]
In 2015 he joined Ushuru F.C. [16] but quit after a less than three months. [17] In June he switched to Muhoroni Youth for the remainder [18] of the season. He was released by the club in March of 2016 [19] with three months left on his contract.
He joined Sofapaka in June 2016 and after a year he joined Tusker F.C. in June of 2017 [20] on a three-year deal. In June of 2018, Okwatwa returned to Posta Rangers after six years [21] on a three-year deal but only lasted five months [22] till November of that year. He then opted to join his final top-flight workstation Nakumatt FC.
After years in the Premier League, Okatwa stepped down to join Nairobi City Stars in the second tier in April 2019 for a two-month stint till the end of the 2018-19 season. Thereafter, and after some time out due to injury, he joined another second-tier side FC Talanta in 2020.
In July 2021, he started his coaching journey after joining relegation-threatened Kangemi All-Stars [23] while in the Kenyan third-tier league. He called it a day from the club after losing a promotion play-off from the Kenyan third tier to the second tier to Kona Rangers.
He later took over as head coach of another third-tier side Nairobi United [24] whom he promoted after winning a playoff [25] [26] 1-0 over Zoo FC from Kericho. In December 2023, Okatwa parted ways with the club.