Nairobi City Stars’ Rowland Makati says he has fully adapted to the left-back role.
Makati converted from midfield and reckons his growth path as a fullback has finally hit his peak.
The search for regular playtime necessitated a position change for the youngster from attacking midfielder to his current position since the start of the 2022-23 FKF Premier League season.
A season and a half later, Makati has gone on to claim 27 premier league games as a right back, or up front on the right channel, numbers that now excite the former Escalators and Vapor Sports player.
Before that, Makati, a former Dagoretti Mixed Secondary School midfielder, had only featured in two games for Simba wa Nairobi as an attacking midfielder in his first two seasons at the club.
“I first had to learn the dynamics and the ropes of the new position. That has been a continuous process throughout last season and this season. Finally, now I can say I have fully mustered what is required to play in that zone and I now have to admit I have fully matured and adapted to that role,” he told the club’s official portal.
He added: “That said, I wish to step up my performance and make more contributions for City Stars in terms of assists and goals for the interest of the team.”
So far, Makati has featured in half of the games in the current season – 17 of 34 – clocking 863 regular time minutes having earned ten starts and eight complete games. It’s an improvement from the 10 games he earned last season.
