Tusker centre back Kalos Kirenge has lifted the lid on his plan to earn playing time in the new season after warming the substitutes bench for the better part of the past campaign. The Tanzanian import was largely unused last season despite his terrific start of life with the Brewers that saw him feature in the continental matches and in the initial stages of the local league. Coach Robert Matano preferred to pair Christopher Oruchum and Charles Momanyi at the heart of the defence for the better part of the season with Kirenge providing options and occasionally getting few minutes in instances where Tusker needed to protect an advantage. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6580574##However, the experienced defender who joined the club last year says his eyes are fixed on getting uninterrupted first team in the new season as well as fill in the gap left by Oruchum. The latter left the Brewers two months ago after running out his contract and subsequently, he joined Tanzanian Premier League side Namungo FC, a club Kirenge he featured for before crossing the border. “It is the desire of every player to play in competitive matches rather than just following them from the bench. I am training hard just to be ready to help the team. The rest, I leave to the coach who had the power to select who to play and who to sit on the bench, ” he said. Tackle? Good enough. 👍Tackle + Skill? Perfect. 👌What a move by Namungo’ Kalos Kirenge. 😍#TotalCAFCC pic.twitter.com/vhuQEDel2o— TotalEnergies CAFCL – TotalEnergies CAFCC 🏆 (@CAFCLCC) March 10, 2021 The former Biashara United man in the meantime believes that Tusker will successfully defend the league title given the preparations they have had. Tusker centre back Kirenge yearning for Taifa Stars call upTusker will be looking to bag the gong for the fourteenth time in the new season and for the third time in as many seasons. “We go into the new term as the defending champions and thus, the prime objective is to retain the title. We have been preparing for quite some time now and everyone looks good to go,” he remarked. The club has been linked to a number of new players but the deals are yet to be finalized, hardly two weeks to the start of the campaign.
