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Kohima, March 12
Drawing inspiration from Manuel Neuer German custodian and Subratra Paul, Kevikielie Pienyu, a young lad is all rearing to go and take the game of football seriously.
Aged 18, fondly known by friends as Seketou had already represented Nagaland at the under 14, Subroto Cup in New Delhi ,2011 and even taken part in the 4th and 5th Inter district “Catch them young” tournament organized by Nagaland government.
Seketou says he is exposed to and trained in all position of competitive play, skilled in defense techniques including delaying, heading, slide tackling, knowledgeable in rule of the game, team and individual strategy.
“I take charge mentally with loud game voice in match” asserts the tall lanky goal keeper, who stands at 5 feet’s and 11 inches.Already who won the laurel by bagging the Best Goalkeeper award in the 1st edition of penalty shoot-out tournament organized by Prodigies in 2015, Seketou says his favourate teams are Manchester United and Lajong Football Club and strongly aimed to play at higher level outside the state of Nagaland.
Starting playing football at the age of 10 years, Seketou had played for the following teams so far Kohima Komets Under 19 team in 2013, Oriental College in 2014 and New Market B” and Nagabazar Youth Organization in 2015.
Recently he appeared for trail in Tata Football Academy in Shillong in February,2016 , however it was a learning experience for him. A highly potential custodian Seketou is expected to soar high and even deliver goods with his foot-balling talents.