From penalty area to boardroom: Why former AFC Leopards goalkeeper retired from football at 28
For a goalkeeper, the age of 28 is often considered the beginning of the prime years. Experience has caught up with youthful athleticism, decision-making is sharper, and the best years are often still ahead. That is what makes Edwin Mukolwe’s decision to retire from professional football in January this year, all the more surprising.After a decade in Kenyan football that took him from the famous Kakamega High School Green Commandos to FKF Premier League clubs AFC Leopards, Wazito FC, Bidco United, Nairobi City Stars and finally Kakamega Homeboyz, Mukolwe chose to hang up his gloves not because his body could no longer keep up, but because he believed it was time to pursue a different purpose. Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsToday, the former goalkeeper has traded the penalty area for boardrooms and client meetings. Armed with a Bachelor of Science in International Business Administration from the United States International University-Africa (USIU-A), he has begun a new cha..