How Nabwire overcame nasty injury and established himself at Ingwe

AFC Leopards midfielder Marvin Nabwire has attributed his grand renaissance since shaking off a career threatening injury to going the extra mile.

Nabwire who took the league by storm in 2018 after completing his high school studies nearly slumped into oblivion after spending almost two years on the sideline thanks to a nasty knee injury suffered in December 2018 which culminated to a surgery in July the following year.

His bid to return to active football suffered another blow in February last year after hurting his limp and would spend the better part of the year concentrating on his full recovery.

Despite the recurring injuries, Nabwire has found a new lease of life this season, beating the sky-high competition in the midfield to comfortably establish himself as a strong pillar in the starting team.

The former Kakamega High School alumni revealed that he manages to win the admiration from coach Patrick Aussems courtesy of training twice a day and playing to the instructions by the Belgian tactician

He said he supplements the daily training session at club level by doing additional sole road work in the evening to meet the fitness and agility demands of the Aussems' style of play.

“The competition in the Leopards midfield is high. To beat it, I always train twice a day. After we finish the normal training with my teammates in the morning, I always go the extra mile in the evening. The coach wants midfielders who can play quick football and keep possession and unless you are fit enough you cannot manage it,” he disclosed.

The national U23, Emerging Stars trialist in the meantime believes that the Football Kenya Federation Premier League(FKFPL) title will be theirs to lose.

Leopards have unsuccessfully muscled for the crown since 1998 but Nabwire says the players have their eyes fixed on the price, the suspension of sporting activities notwithstanding.

Before the league was halted, Leopards who had a match in hand were placed third with 29 points, seven shy of league leaders Tusker.

“We have the depth and determination to end the more than two-decade league drought. The players haven’t lost focus in spite of the unwelcome break brought by the spike in coronavirus positive cases,” he added.