Wanjala: “The key is to work hard and the best thing is to do it with great professionals like we have here”

Amos Wanjala is facing a great experience over these weeks after being called up again to the Kenya senior national team, who face two Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Eritrea and Guinea.

The Valencia CF centre-back, a starter in the three league matches played so far by VCF Mestalla, spoke to VCF Media at the end of the match against CD Castellón to analyse the game and talk about his call-up to his country's national team.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

“I am very happy. It is a great opportunity for me to play with the Kenya shirt. I thank God for it.”

REWARD FOR THE WORK

“It is another step for me and it is thanks to the help of all my teammates. I have to keep working hard and take advantage of the opportunity.”

KEY MOMENT

“It is very special. It is a moment to be very focused, as there is the Africa Cup of Nations next year and I have to give everything.”

THE VALUE OF THE VCF ACADEMY

“The key is to work hard and the best thing is to work with great professionals like we have here at the VCF Academy. There is a lot of quality here, from the younger players to those who are further up. I am now going to face the experience of the national team, but I am looking forward to coming back to the team to help as much as possible.”

DEFEAT AGAINST CD CASTELLÓN B

“We played a good game, but we are missing the win. The team has to work more to be more clinical in the area. We have to keep working hard in training.”

FOCUSED AND MENTALLY PREPARED

“It was a difficult week, but we were mentally prepared. We have to stay strong. These are things that happen in football. We have to continue training as always and always work hard.”

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