Omurwa | |
Fullname: | Johnstone Omurwa Otieno |
Birth Date: | 8 August 1998 |
Height: | 1.83m |
Position: | Centre-back |
Currentclub: | Abha |
Clubnumber: | 5 |
Years1: | 2017 |
Clubs1: | Wazito |
Years2: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs2: | Mathare United |
Years3: | 2019–2022 |
Clubs3: | Wazito |
Years4: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs4: | Estrela da Amadora |
Caps4: | 25 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2024– |
Clubs5: | Abha |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalteam1: | Kenya U23 |
Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
Nationalteam2: | Kenya |
Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 25 June 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 22:15, 30 April 2021 (UTC) |
Johnstone Omurwa Otieno (born 8 August 1998) is a Kenyan footballer who plays as a centre-back for Abha and the Kenya national football team.
After finishing his secondary school education in Butere Boys' High School, Omurwa signed for Wazito in 2017, before switching to Mathare United in 2018.[1] He made his debut for the club against Vihiga United in February 2018.[2] In August 2019, Omurwa returned to Wazito.[1] Omurwa was linked with a transfer to Petro Atlético in summer 2020, but the deal fell through.[3]
Omurwa has played internationally for the Kenya national under-23 team, making his debut against Mauritius in a 2020 Olympics qualification match in November 2018.[2] [4]
He made his debut for the Kenya national football team on 8 September 2019 in a 1–1 friendly draw with Uganda. He captained the national team for a 1–0 win over South Sudan on 13 March 2021.[5]