Former Harambee Stars captain Musa Otieno in hospital with COVID-19

Former Harambee Stars captain, Musa Otieno has been hospitalised at Mbagathi Hospital after contracting COVID-19, his close friend has confirmed.

Otieno has been on the forefront helping vulnerable families during this period and has unfortunately contracted the disease.

“Please join me in prafor my dear friend Musa Otieno Ongao. He has the corona virus and has been admitted to hospital, ” his friend identified as Humphrey Kaufman posted on social media.

Otieno turned out for Harambee Stars between 1993-2005. He’s Kenya’s most capped player having turned out for the country 105 times. He was part of the team that featured at the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia.

At club level, Otieno turned out for AFC Leopards and Tusker FC locally. He later moved to Santos in South Africa where he played for 14 years before hanging his boots in 2011 and embarked on coaching.

He served as FC Talanta head coach and later ad Harambee Stars assistant coach under Stanley Okumbi. He was moved to Harambee Starlets where he served on a short stint.

Since the first COVID-19 case was reported in the country, 144 people have succumbed to the disease, while over 6000 others have contacted. The recovery rate is at just over 2000.