Harambee Stars defender Joseph Okumu has spoken highly of his international teammates, ahead of the Afcon finals in Egypt in June and July.
The Real Monarchs defender picked his defensive partners Erick Ouma, Brian Mandela and David Owino as sources of inspiration from an early age.
Okumu and Ouma were in Kakamega High School and won the Kenya National Secondary Schools title in 2014, a feat he says came after a lot of hard work and resilience.
"We were admitted together at School in the same year and at some point, I think we were even deskmates.