AFC Leopards defender Tedian Esilaba is eyeing more goals in the remaining matches after opening his goal account for Ingwe in the 3-2 win over FC Talanta on Saturday at Nyayo National Stadium in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League.Esilaba scored Ingwe’s second goal on Saturday after Victor Omune had put Leopards in front from the spot, this being only his second appearance of the season, the other being against Police FC.
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That kind of patience and resilience is what makes his maiden goal in the blue and white of Leopards special, a moment was eager for.”It feels good to finally score for AFC Leopards. It is a moment that I have longed for since I joined the team and I am very delighted to finally have gotten it. It is also very special considering what I have been through on matters injuries. I hope that I can get a couple more goals in the remaining matches of the season,” the defender told Mozzart Sport.AFC Leopards coach welcomes defender’s returnThe towering defender was out of action with for more than a year since February 2021, his last game then being against Kakamega Homeboyz where he played only 12 minutes in the Ingo Derby and had to be substituted, aggravating the slight knock injury he seemed to have picked against Ulinzi Stars in his league debut match with Leopards.⚽️| The @AFCLeopards defender sat out of footballing action for 14 months owing to the injury😨Resilience💪🏾#TedianEsilaba #Ingwe #AFCLeopardshttps://t.co/OjYUFT43DV— Mozzart Sport Kenya (@MozzartSportKe) April 7, 2022 He went under the knife to repair his damaged ACL in March 2021 and only managed to resume full training in January and had to wait until April this year to appear in a competitive match.His return was not without challenges, as he was met by yet another setback after suffering another injury before their match against Wazito but has since overcome that too.
