Harambee Stars legend Dennis Oliech has been appointed as a mentor to current national team players as part of Football Kenya Federation's (FKF) initiative aimed at using former stars to guide the next generation.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsFKF president Hussein Mohammed says the program will bring former players and legends of the game closer to national teams, allowing them to pass on their experience and leadership skills to young footballers.##NAJAVA_MECA_9999945##“We will now have a mentorship program led by former players and legends of the game in this country. They will guide, provide leadership skills and share their experience in terms of what they have gone through,” said Mohammed.The FKF boss believes former stars are uniquely placed to help young players navigate the challenges of professional football, having experienced both the highs and lows of the game themselves.“This is a new initiative from FKF to ensure that you don’t repeat the mistakes that the ones before you have made, or the challenges they’ve encountered, so that you can have a better pathway.After your football career, you can have or make a livelihood from the sport, and you can be better citizens of this country,” he said, as quoted by Capital Sports.Stars Abroad: Harambee Stars forward on the scoresheet hours after returning from international footballOliech, affectionately known as ‘Wuod Mary’ and remembered by many fans as ‘The Menace,' is among the most celebrated forwards in Kenyan football history.The former Auxerre striker scored 34 goals in 74 appearances for Harambee Stars, making him Kenya’s second-highest all-time goal scorer.His rise began while he was still a teenager at Kamukunji High School. At just 17, his performances earned him a place in Reinhard Fabish’s Harambee Stars squad for an international match against Nigeria in 2002.Junior Starlets captain Awuor sets World Cup final targetLater that year, he announced himself on the regional stage in emphatic fashion, scoring five goals as Kenya won the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup in Arusha, Tanzania, under Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee.A year later, the powerful forward delivered one of the defining moments of his international career when his late strike against Cape Verde secured Kenya’s qualification for the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia.