Just over a month after Eugene Asike joined Swedish third side IF Karlstad Fotboll from Tusker, his captainship heir Humphrey Mieno is yet to ‘move on’, in a good way, and has admitted to missing the defender at the club.Before his move, Asike had been in the ranks of the Brewers for close to seven years having joined them in 2015 July from Sofapaka and went on to win the league twice. spending two and a half years with Mieno at the club initially before the midfielder left in 2018, only to be rejoined later.Safe to say Hum misses bestie @eugeneasike, but is learning to live without his ‘enjoyment’ #KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/9yzQyWqvhl— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) May 27, 2022 The reigning Football Kenya Federation Premier League defender of the year skippered the Brewers to their 12th league title last year, his second title with the club having won again in 2016 as Tusker won the double.Further, Mieno revealed that he is proud of the bulky defender, saying that Asike has been ready for such an opportunity for the longest time but it just kept evading him.”He knows that I am really happy and super proud of him. We saw it even before the opportunity came and we always said to each other that it’s better you be prepared and you miss the opportunity other than the opportunity comes and you’re not prepared. He has been ready for the longest time. It is his time and I know he will do himself proud, and do us proud. I miss him much and I wish him well. I have also been away, but this is his time,” Mieno told the club’s media.Important win over the weekend…New week New targets. pic.twitter.com/LwxNGQIKpD— Eugene Asike (@eugeneasike) May 23, 2022 The defender joined the Swedish side on a one and half year contract and will be tasked with helping the team make their way up the Swedish tiers to the top flight, something that he says he is ready to give his best to help the team achieve.Asike has made four appearances for IF Karlstad Fotboll, playing full minutes in three and coming from the bench once.
