Injury opens new door for ex KCB FC keeper in photography
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In his photography career, Olang’o will largely focus on women’s and grassroots football even as he covers the larger football industry.
Former KCB goalkeeper Brian Olang’o has opened up on the financial gains he made from his photography during the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN).
When Kenya co-hosted the biennial continental tourney alongside neighbours Uganda and Tanzania, it came with fortunes for various football stakeholders, including sports photographers, amongst them Olang’o.
The former Mathare United goalkeeper, who has been on the sidelines due to a head injury, was one of the photographers at CHAN, which provided a source of livelihood after a temporary stop to earnings as a player.
“I made some money from photography in the just-concluded CHAN where some of my photos were used by CAF,” said Olang’o in an exclusive interview with Mozzart Sport.
Olang’o, who has been attached to KCB FC, announced his exit from the Bankers on Sunday, 21 September.
“After two unforgettable years, I leave KCB FC in peace and with no respect lost. Injury may leave a scar, but the love, lessons, and memories remain forever. Once a banker, always a banker,” Olang’o announced through his Facebook account.
However, the custodian told Mozzart that he still dreams of going back to active football and is yet to hang his gloves but, in the meantime, will continue pursuing his other love.
“I have not retired from football. I will just be away for some time to recover from my injury, and then once fully fit, I can get back to the field.
Photography is something that I have been passionate about for a long time and that I have been doing even when I was playing. It is only that most people came to know of it during CHAN,” he stated.
The shot-stopper also opened up on how the struggles of footballers in his childhood hood of Makongeni, Nairobi, led him to begin photography.
“I started photography as a way of highlighting and exposing the many talents that are there in the ghetto, where I grew up.
I would get young footballers who wanted me to buy them football equipment. While I helped some, I had limited resources and that was also not sustainable, and so I thought it would be best to instead put them in the limelight,” said Olang’o.
In his photography career, Olang’o will largely focus on women’s and grassroots football even as he covers the larger football industry.
Additionally, Olang’o disclosed that he would still continue with photography even after recovering and making a return to goalkeeping.
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