The experienced Kenyan goalkeeper is set to be the seventh signing for the highly-ambitious Premier Soccer League club.
Harambee Stars goalkeeper Ian Otieno arrived in South Africa at the weekend to finalise his transfer to Premier Soccer League (PSL) side Richards Bay.
Otieno is set to be the seventh signing for the ambitious South African club who are looking for a fruitful campaign in 2024-25.
Richards Bay survived relegation by a whisker after finishing 15th in the 16-team league and had to go through the playoffs to retain their top-flight status.
However, the Kwazulu Natal club now intends to change things in a massive way and have been boosted by R100m (Ksh709 million) sponsorship signed last week which they hope will yield success on the pitch.
According to South African outlet FARPost, Otieno is the latest to be lured by the ambitious club having agreed to ditch Zambian club Zesco United for a stint in the PSL.
The former AFC Leopards goalkeeper will be unveiled this week in what will be the seventh signing for the club that has been busy in the transfer market.
Otieno will, however, have to fight for a starting place in goal as dislodging the club’s no1 Saalim Magoola will not be easy.
Magoola is highly-rated in South Africa and is now Uganda’s first-choice goalkeeper after replacing veteran Dennis Onyango, meaning Otieno has his work cut.
Richards Bay also have two other goalkeepers in Malcom Jacobs and Philasande Manqele on their books and it is still not known if one of them will be released following the Kenyan international’s arrival.
