This archive report was first published on 24 June 2021.
Kenyan international player Michael Olunga has come to the aid of his Harambee Stars teammate, Patrick Matasi after his hospital bill accrued to close Ksh 1 million.
Patrick Matasi, the Harambee Stars goalkeeper, sustained injuries after a road accident along the Kapsabet-Nakuru Highway about a month ago.
On Thursday, Olunga, through the Michael Olunga Foundation and Odibets, cleared the hospital bill of Ksh 429,000.
"I have partnered with my good friends, Odibets, to come and clear my teammate’s hospital bill and that of his family," said Olunga after he visited Matasi’s family at the Kakamega Referral Hospital.
Matasi was on his way to Nairobi and was set to fly out to Ethiopia to link up with his club, Saint Georges, when the accident occurred. He was travelling in the same car with his wife and son before the accident that left the mother and son in need of surgical operations.
While Matasi was discharged a day after the accident, the mother and the minor are still recuperating from the medical procedures that have left the Kenyan international with a swelling hospital bill.
Matasi is one of the most established Kenyan goalkeepers having played in the Kenyan Premier League and for the national team Harambee Stars. He was the number one goalkeeper for Kenya at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cairo, Egypt.
