Sofapaka wing back Titus Achesa has called on his teammates to build on their positive start and fight for trophies this season. The club’s lieutenants certainly deserve pats on their backs for the four points they have gathered despite having fourteen players thanks to the transfer embargo imposed on the club by FIFA.Zurich barred the 2009 league champions from registering new players until they clear with the duo of Justin Mico and Moussa Omar who are demanding dues accumulated when they served the club previously.The biting effects of the ban have reduced the new signings acquired by the club to mere spectators but coach Kennedy Odhiambo will be pleased that his players are yet to bow to an opponent.80’| Leading from back. Stand In captain Titus Achesa has been rock solid this afternoon.Nzoia Sugar 0-0 Sofapaka#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/Ke0Mf5jrDZ— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) October 15, 2021 Achesa who can be deployed as a left back remained optimistic that the team will be a force to reckon with once the ban is lifted and the new players registered.” We have a chance to muscle for trophies this season. We have done better even when we have been numerically disadvantaged and i believe we will lethal when the management clears with the former players,” he said.The former Posta Rangers player highlighted the existing chemistry between them for their superb defensive record. Batoto Ba Mungu opened the season with a 3-1 win over Nairobi City Stars and were held by Nzoia Sugar on Saturday.How Achesa is making a killing from his chicken-rearing side hustle”The team is comprised of players who are more than a season old here. We understand each other and what the coach wants. It is difficult to win against a team whose players have been together for some time. The only challenge we have is lack of enough options on the bench unlike our opponents,” he disclosed.Achesa in the meanwhile lauded his teammates for laboring without the bench power and proudly fighting for the badge.
