Kakamega Homeboyz centre back Potiphar Odhiambo is angling at making his Football Kenya Federation Premier League debut when they confront AFC Leopards in the final league match of the year.The highly rated defender joined Homeboyz in at the start of the season but he has never tasted top flight football thanks to the competition from the rest of the rugged central defenders and a recent knee injury.Coach Bernard Mwalala has been opting to field the duo of George Odiwuor and Brian Eshihanda at the heart of the defence with Sylvester Owino providing options.Full Time: Friendly Match Kisumu All Stars 3-5 Kakamega Homeboyz Our goals- Sunday Mutuku, Masinza Chris, Portipher Odhiambo, Michael Karamor, Francis Omondi #AbanaBeingo#WeAreHomeboyz#MozzartBet pic.twitter.com/eRiWjT5rtz— Kakamega Homeboyz FC (@FcHomeboyz) October 1, 2021 Odhiambo who resumed training three days ago after recovering from a knee injury suffered early last month said before the setback he was close to earning his first league start and will not rest over the Christmas break as he seeks to regain his form ahead of the final round of the year. The 19-year old hurt his knee during a friendly match against Vihiga Bullets and was initially feared to be staring at a lengthy injury layoff but he is glad to have recovered ahead of schedule. Homeboyz will wrap the year with a match against Leopards on December 29.Veteran goalkeeper dreams of final league title with Homeboyz”I resumed training three days ago after the doctor cleared me. I am working hard to recover my form even as I seek to get playing time when we face Leopards in the last fixture of the year,”he said.The former Bullets defender in the meanwhile quashed suggestion that he was under pressure to live up to the expectations of many considering that he joined Homeboyz on the backdrop of being the NSL’s Most Valuable Player.Update:NSL MVP Portipher Odhiambo is now a Kakamega Homeboyz player. He joins alongside Enock Masinza who comes in from Green Commandos.#AbanaBeingo pic.twitter.com/YMyFMhjrKn— Kakamega Homeboyz FC (@FcHomeboyz) September 18, 2021 ” I have been patient enough and will continue to wait for my time and at the same time, train hard and show the coach the right attitude. Football is about taking chances and when the right time comes, I will grab it and run away with it,” he added.
