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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>AFC Leopards midfielder, Shawn Daniel Oloo, believes it is only a matter of time before his dream of turning a professional abroad becomes a reality.<\/p>\n

Oloo, 19, reckons a good performance on the topflight stage in the new season will place him on the radar of English clubs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m looking at this club as a channel for pursuing professional football abroad,\u201d Oloo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve always dreamt of playing in the top European leagues. I admire the English teams a lot, so maybe one of the teams in the PL would be a dream come true for me,\u201d Oloo said.<\/p>\n

An alumnus of Kakamega High School, Oloo says he has dared to dream after being inspired by his former schoolmates who have impressed on the European stage.<\/p>\n

He comprised the Kakamega High School squad that clinched the 2017 Copa Coca-Cola Under 16 national title and the 2018 Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association Under 19 national title.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur team had the likes of Collins Sichenje and Henry Meja who currently turn out for AIK in the Swedish Premier League,\u201d Oloo said.<\/p>\n

The squad also had Alpha Onyango \u2014 currently with Gor Mahia, Tanzania Prisons FC midfielder Joshua Nyatini as well as Kariobangi Sharks defender Fredrick Alushula.<\/p>\n

Oloo is making a return to the Den after featuring for National Super League (NSL) side, Mombasa Elite, for a season.<\/p>\n

The youngster said he intended to join Leopards from Sofapaka in 2021, but a transfer ban imposed on the club by the world football governing body, Fifa, cut his dream short.<\/p>\n

\u201cI signed for AFC Leopards youth team and later joined Mombasa Elite on a loan transfer. The idea was to expose me to more game time and then I would return before the beginning of the new season,\u201d Oloo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve now been promoted from the youth team and I’m happy to return to topflight action.\u201d<\/p>\n

He hopes to steer the 13-time Kenyan champions to another title in the new season. Oloo made his topflight debut for Sofapaka against Kariobangi Sharks on January 4, 2020.<\/p>\n

Edited by Tony Mballa<\/p>\n

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