TACTICAL ANALYSIS: How new Shabana goalkeeper will shift the club’s game model
Shabana FC have signaled their ambitious intentions for the FKF Premier League season by securing the headline signing of Congolese goalkeeper Pavelh Ndzila from Tusker FC.The move represents a major transfer jolt as the Gusii-based side sought an immediate, high-caliber replacement for Stephen Ochieng ‘TJM’. Ochieng, who claimed the 2025/26 Golden Glove with 16 clean sheets, left a significant void in the Tore Bobe backline after recently moving to Tanzanian side Pamba Jiji. Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsTo bridge this divide, Shabana targeted a custodian capable of matching Ochieng’s output while introducing elite composure. In Ndzila, they acquire a seasoned international whose journey began as an attacking midfielder before converting into a top goalkeeper, eventually representing Congo at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico and rising to first-choice for the Red Devils at CHAN 2020.Following spells at AS Étoile du Congo, AS Otôho, and Rwanda’s APR FC, Ndzila comple..