Harambee Stars striker Michael Ogada Olunga has urged players not to sacrifice their education, saying football is a short-lived-carrier.

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Olunga says that all footballers, more the upcoming ones should not sacrifice their education at the altar of football.

“I believe it is all about mentality. You train for two hours, but what do you do with the rest of the day. You can take online courses, go to campus… it’s not a must you go to school for eight hours a day. Everyone is usually tired after training, but you can always make that small sacrifice,” Olunga is quoted by Capital Sports.

Olunga who scored an A- in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) at Nairobi’s Upper Hill High School in 2013 plans to pursue his Engineering course to the end once he fully settles down at his Japanese side, Kashiwa Reysol. 

“There is always life after football and that is what motivated me to work hard in school because one day, your career will be over and you need to have knowledge of something extra apart from football,” he said.

He is among the 23 players currently in Harambee Stars camp in Paris, France ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt starting June 21.