Mourinho meets juju men

Real Madrid’s new coach Jose Mourinho sought the
assistance of Kenyan jujumen to help him succeed in his
tough new job with the Spanish giants, one of the men
told AFP on Sunday.
Mourinho, who spent a three_week holiday in Kenya with
his family this month, met with the four men during his
last days in the paradise resort region of Ukunda, on the
south coast.
“We met him through an intermediary in a secret
location because he did not want the media to know. He
was driven to the place in a tourist’s van
accompanied by his wife,” said Mzee Makthub, a
reputed Mombasa medicineman, who has acted as a
consultant to many politicians and football officials.
Makthub added: “He asked us to help him succeed in
his new job. Of course everyone who is undertaking a
new assignment, even the politicians always seek that
external assistance.
“Mourinho said he was taking a tough assignment at
Real Madrid and he wanted to earn the respect of the
people he was going to work with.”
Mourinho, 47drefused to have his photograph taken or
grant interviews with reporters during his Kenyan visit,
which included a stay in the famed Masai Mara game
park.
He flew back to Europe last Sunday, only four days
before he arrived at Real Madrid on a four_year contract
after leading Italian club, Inter Milan to a historic treble
last season.