Young Shanel looks beyond East Africa school games glory with St Joseph’s Kitale Her big break came at the Kisumu Simba Club where she stood out amongst hundreds. Hockey 21 min ago Listen
When Shanel Helida Osio first picked up a hockey stick as a Class Five pupil in 2019 at Ratta Primary School in Kisumu County, she was only 10 and had no idea that the game would carry her from her village in Seme to the continental stage.
In 2025, her school team, popularly known as “JOGA” honoured her with a trophy for being the best captain after she led the school to win the East Africa title in Kakamega.
Today, the 17-year-old, fondly known as Shan, is one of the most decorated secondary school hockey players in the country.
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