Mathare United Player Christian Lubulu Reveals How He Missed Golden Chance To Join EPL
The National Super League (NSL) side Mathare United’s midfielder Christian Lubulu Kitamba has opened up about how he missed a life-changing opportunity of joining one of the biggest clubs in the English Premier League.
The Democratic Republic of Congo born midfielder started his footballing career at Ligi Ndogo Academy in Nairobi where his father a DRC citizen, came in the country over 20 years ago as a diplomat which forced Lubulu and his family to migrate to Kenya.
Lubulu reflected back in 2011 while he was playing at Ligi Nd0go academy, they got an invitation to England alongside his other teammates to participate in a KIM tournament, an event that would have changed his life for good. During the tournament in England, Lubulu was spotted by a scout during the tournament, he was picked for trials for several clubs among them Crystal Palace but the dream for playing for the London based club were shattered for not finding the location where the trials were being conducted.
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Speaking to Tiki Taka Show, Lubulu said, “Chris Amimo (Ligi Ndogo chairman) organized our trials with Crystal Palace. We were two Kenyans new to the UK, scheduled to attend trials on a Saturday. Left on our own, we struggled to find the location and failed to connect with the right place.”
The Afro-hairstyle midfielder went on to add that, “The trials were set to start at 11 am, but we arrived hours late and found that they had already begun. The officials informed us we could not take the field because we were late. Feeling devastated, we realized we had missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
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However, his ambitions of playing professional football did not fade away as he recollected himself after a failed opportunity to play in England. Lubulu has played for NSL side Kibera Black Stars as well as Sofapaka where he was kicked out of the club in the grounds of club having exceeded the number of foreign players a club should have.
After leaving ‘Batoto Ba Mungu’ he joined the relegated Mathare United in NSL where he has emerged as one of the key players in the squad in their attempts to make a return to the Kenya Premier League next season. Mathare are currently placed in the second place with 43 points just 2 points behind league leaders Naivas FC who have 45 points.
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