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Mom is dead! Those pungent words tore his inside, leaving behind a desolate shell. His world collapsed right in front of him. It was like being hit by a freight train and still living to tell the story.
The news fell a few minutes after 16h. The "mother of footballers" was no more. It hurt him not to have the time to say goodbye to the woman who had been their father and mother for years.
The cold hand of death ripped his beloved mother so pitilessly. This is how Denis Oliech, the man who has not lost a cent in wanting to give his mother the best money from Medicare, has received the news of the death from his mother on Friday 20th.
His drugs cost the former Kenyan international millions of shillings. This was later followed by unfounded stories that 'Deno' was broken to the bone. How sad.
"Our mother was our mainstay, working hard to make sure that not only did we go to school, but that we took our football careers seriously. to work hard because I wanted to pay her back for everything she had done for us, "Denis Oliech told The Nairobian.
Mama Oliech, through her sons, left an indelible mark in our beautiful football game. She gave us Denis "The Threat", the top scorer of all time in Kenya.
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By sweat and desire to live after the death of her husband Boaz Oliech Opiyo in 2000, she raised her children to become prominent footballers in Kenya and around the world. His fish business gave the breath of life to all his children; and shaped their footballing talent.
Mama Oliech, whose soul rests in peace, was a constant on the ground when Denis played. She has always sat in the VIP section, but has never sat for the duration of a match. In early 2004, Mama Oliech convinced his son Dennis not to take Qatari nationality after he was offered 230 million shillings for his pbadport. She defended Kenya from start to finish.
Footballers in the family
1. Steve Okumu Oliech
He was the eldest of the family. Steve played for Harambee Stars, Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards as an attacker. He moved to the United States after winning a football scholarship.
He was a recipient of coach Bob Oyugi's airfare. Unfortunately, he died in a grim road accident in 2002 in Rhode Island. He was only 26 years old. He died just one year after the death of the patriarch of the family in 2000.
2. Nixon Onywanda
He was the spokesperson for the family in most functions. He then became Denis Oliech's manager.
3. Andrew & # 39; Apache & # 39; Oyombe
Oyombe was part of the national Harambee Stars team that played for the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia in 2004.
Locally, he also played for Gor Mahia and Tusker before becoming a professional in Sweden. He has since retired.
4. Kevin Oliech
He was born on December 24, 1986. Locally he played for Tusker FC, Gor Mahia and Nakumatt FC. On the international scene, he played for KFC Uerdingen 05, the fifth, and the second Alemannia Aachen, for the German title.
Since then, he has hanged his boots.
5. Kennedy Oliech
Kennedy was the former captain and striker of Gor Mahia. He has since retired from football. Ken competed for the Kenya Football Federation presidency in 2016 but lost.
Today, he heads the Ken Oliech Foundation, which seeks to exploit the vast talents of football. He is currently in Germany where he trains as a coach.
6. Dennis Oliech
Oliech started playing football for Dagoreti Santos in his early years, then moved to Mathare United. He made his national debut in 2002 at the Cecafa tournament. He used to come in replacement. He became professional in 2003, playing for Al-Arabi in Qatar.
In 2004, he was offered a chance to change his citizenship from Kenya to Qatar. But he refused the offer. At the age of 19, Oliech was nominated by a British newspaper as one of the most sought after young players in the world.
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