| Paul Okatwa Odhiambo | |
| Fullname: | Paul Okatwa Odhiambo |
| Birth Date: | 1992 1, df=yes |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 2010-2011 |
| Clubs1: | A.F.C. Leopards |
| Caps1: | 18 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | Oserian F.C. |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Clubs3: | Posta Rangers |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013 |
| Clubs4: | Kakamega Homeboyz |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2013-2014 |
| Clubs5: | Gor Mahia F.C. |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2014 |
| Clubs6: | → Western Stima (loan) |
| Caps6: | 26 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2015 |
| Clubs7: | Ushuru F.C. |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2015-2016 |
| Clubs8: | Muhoroni Youth F.C. |
| Caps8: | 14 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2016-2017 |
| Clubs9: | Sofapaka |
| Caps9: | 27 |
| Goals9: | 4 |
| Years10: | 2017-18 |
| Clubs10: | Tusker F.C. |
| Caps10: | 17 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2018 |
| Clubs11: | Posta Rangers |
| Caps11: | 7 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2018-19 |
| Clubs12: | Mt. Kenya United |
| Caps12: | 9 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2019 |
| Clubs13: | Nairobi City Stars |
| Caps13: | 7 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2020-21 |
| Clubs14: | FC Talanta |
| Caps14: | 5 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2021-22 |
| Managerclubs1: | Kangemi All Stars (Head Coach) |
| Manageryears2: | 2022-23 |
| Managerclubs2: | Nairobi United (Head Coach) |
Paul Okatwa Odhiambo is a former Kenyan striker who until recently was the head coach at Kenyan National Super League side Nairobi United.[1]
Okwatwa was often referred to as a journeyman having turned out for eleven Kenyan Premier League clubs between the years 2010 and 2019. The list includes A.F.C. Leopards,[2] Oserian F.C.,[3] Posta Rangers, Kakamega Homeboyz,[4] Gor Mahia F.C.,[5] Western Stima,[6] [7] Ushuru F.C., Muhoroni Youth F.C., Sofapaka,[8] Tusker F.C.[9] and Mt. Kenya United.
Okatwa started his top-flight journey as a teenager at A.F.C. Leopards but after two of three seasons was released. At the start of the 2012 season, Okatwa moved to Naivasha-based Oserian F.C. where he lasted six months[10] before joining Posta Rangers for the rest of the year.
At the beginning of the 2013 season, Okatwa moved to the newly promoted premiership side Kakamega Homeboyz[11] [12] but mid-season he was back in Nairobi to join Gor Mahia F.C. For the 2014 season, he was sent to Western Stima[13] [14] on a season-long deal.[15]
In 2015 he joined Ushuru F.C.[16] but quit after a less than three months.[17] In June he switched to Muhoroni Youth for the remainder[18] of the season. He was released by the club in March of 2016[19] with three months left on his contract.
He joined Sofapaka in June 2016 and after a year he joined Tusker F.C. in June of 2017[20] on a three-year deal. In June of 2018, Okwatwa returned to Posta Rangers after six years[21] on a three-year deal but only lasted five months[22] till November of that year. He then opted to join his final top-flight workstation Nakumatt FC.
After years in the Premier League, Okatwa stepped down to join Nairobi City Stars in the second tier in April 2019 for a two-month stint till the end of the 2018-19 season. Thereafter, and after some time out due to injury, he joined another second-tier side FC Talanta in 2020.
In July 2021, he started his coaching journey after joining relegation-threatened Kangemi All-Stars[23] while in the Kenyan third-tier league. He called it a day from the club after losing a promotion play-off from the Kenyan third tier to the second tier to Kona Rangers.
He later took over as head coach of another third-tier side Nairobi United[24] whom he promoted after winning a playoff[25] [26] 1-0 over Zoo FC from Kericho. In December 2023, Okatwa parted ways with the club.