FC Talanta captain Barrack Odhiambo has called on his teammates to build on their one all draw against Wazito in their first day in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League and finish in the top ten bracket.Talanta reaped a point in their top flight bow, coming from a goal to hold pre-match favorites Wazito at the Ruaraka grounds on Saturday. Brian Yakhama dispatched a second half penalty to cancel Michael Owino’s goal.Odhiambo who picked the armband from Jacktone Onjala said the team had the capacity to finish in the top ten if their performance against the Francis Kimanzi coached side is anything to go by.📷 | 61′ MATCH ACTION Talanta FC 0 Wazito FC 1#TalantavsWazito #FKFPL pic.twitter.com/tCsmaYKoRe— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) September 25, 2021 The attacking midfielder noted that the players who were making their first appearance in the senior league were excited about it and pushed the team to hold Wazito.He challenged them to maintain the spirit in the subsequent matches in a bid to maintain their place amongst the big boys and achieve their targets.”We played well against a team that had good players. From the performance we displayed, it is possible for us to finish in the top ten. The new players in the league punched above their weights and they can only get better,” he said.The experienced midfielder further attributed his sentiments to the quality of players coach Ken Kenyatta signed before their first match. Kenyatta brought in excess of ten players among them is Michael Bodo, Evans Maliachi, Alvin Ochieng and Kevintom Machika who all have top flight experience.👊| Matchday@FcTalanta_CA vs @wazitofc in Ruaraka from 1pm#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/HxLk7ybGwJ— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) September 25, 2021 “The technical bench added good players in the team who majority have played in the league before. The team has good balance of young and experienced players which is an important ingredient for our target,” he observed.Meanwhile, Odhiambo expressed delight in playing in the top flight for the third time. He first featured with the defunct duo of Thika United and Ushuru.He joined Thika in 2009 from Sofapaka and would ditch them for Ushuru in 2011 a club he called home until last year. He had joined Sofapaka while a student at the Kamukunji Boys High School.
