Budding Gor Mahia shot stopper Caleb Omondi has vowed to muscle his way through to the first team after spending the better part of the past season on the substitutes bench and the terraces.The highly-rated goalkeeper who was promoted to the senior team last year for the played second fiddle to the experienced Gad Mathews and Dolph Owino being the first and second choices respectively.Budding Gor custodian indebted to Jerim Onyango for his riseOmondi, was first elevated to the senior team in 2019 but had to return to the youth team given the competition for playing time offered by the trio of David Mapigano, Frédérick Odhiambo and Boniface Oluoch.The 21-year old who will be in second season in the top flight next season said he was tired of warming the bench and will do everything within his means to beat the competition.”I badly want to make my debut at the top level and play consistently. The team has good custodians who are equal to the task but I will work harder just to be in good shape and ready to compete for playing time,” he said.The national U23 team trialist revealed that he had apportioned much of his training time in polishing his ability to communicate with the defence and command his area.##NAJAVA_MECA_6564536##He said the friendly matches he had featured in both at club level and with his boyhood team had helped expose his weaknesses on time, this giving him ample time to work on them.”I have been working on my weak areas for quite some time now. I have noted improvements, something that gives me confidence heading to the new season. I will continue to work hard and learn from my colleagues who have been supportive even when I was not getting some minutes, ” he remarked.
