Fast-rising Kariobangi Sharks right back Fredrick Alushula has assured the club’s technical bench that they will not miss Daniel Sakari who decamped to Tusker.Sharks lost the Kenyan international to the brewers who raised several top flight clubs for signatures of their promising players but Alushula has vowed to step up and fill the void left by the former. Alushula who made his league may against Kakamega Homeboyz and went on to gather more experience in the subsequent games especially when Sakari struggled to shake off a nagging ankle injury.✉️ | 74′ Substitution for SharksFredrick Alushula replaces Eric JumaPosta Rangers 0 Kariobangi Sharks 2#RangersVsSharks#BKPL pic.twitter.com/PJoQ6cbu4B— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) July 10, 2021 Although the youngster missed their league opener against Posta Rangers, he is self assured that coach William Muluya will no longer miss having Sakari in his team. Muluya played his long serving lieutenant Geoffrey Shiveka in the opener that ended 1-0 in their favour.Budding Sharks right back speaks after making debut”Sakari bequeathed me with advice and encouragement before he left for Tusker. I used to pick lessons from his movements on the pitch and I am convinced that I will slot in there and pick from where he left. The break has helped me to intensify my preparations for the resumption and hopefully, I will be handed playing time, ” he said. His bid to play regularly at the club will face opposition from Shiveka and Eric Juma who doubles up as the club skipper. The two players have been attached to Sharks for more than a decade.Decent full debut for Fredrick Alushula down the right . Sharks have good cover for Daniel Sakari#FKFPL— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) May 14, 2021 Having made it to the national U20 and 23 teams, Alushula is praying that his performance this season will procure him a call up to the senior team, Harambee Stars.The former Green Commandos player who habours dreams of playing abroad in the near future noted that the route to the Stars team was rather shorter through hard work at club level.”Besides helping my club achieve its targets, I want to make it to the senior national team. Age is still on my side and I pray that my hard work will send me to European leagues,” he added.
