After finally sealing a move to Tusker, former national U20 centre back Tom Teka has set winning the league title as his bare minimum in his first season with the brewers.Teka was among the seven players unveiled by the defending champions on Wednesday at the Ruaraka grounds. He penned a two-year long deal with the club.Coach Robert Matano while introducing the defender tipped him to fill in the void left by Christopher Oruchum who ditched the club for Tanzanian Premier League side Namungo FC.##NAJAVA_MECA_6625119##Oruchum formed a rock solid wall at the heart of the defence with the experienced Charles Momanyi last season and with the former already gone, Matano said it was important to bring in a new player.Teka will however not guaranteed of a place in the starting team as Tanzanian international Kalos Kirenge will also be hoping to earn regular game time next season.It is also understood that Isaac Kipyegon who was the club’s first choice left back will be deployed as a centre back in the new season following the arrival of Boniface Onyango Sharks.Onyango who made his Harambee Stars debut last year can play as a left or a centre back although he admits that he prefers making runs on the flanks.Faith Kipyegon hunts third Diamond league trophy as Cheruiyot, Korir brace for title defenseTeka, who can also play as a right back disclosed his hunger for the title that earns the winner the license to represent the country in the CAF Champions League.”There is a huge responsibility ahead of us considering that the club is the defending champion. The objectives of the team are clear to me and I want to play a role in delivering what has been set out to us,” he said.Teka made his top flight bow in 2018 with Nzoia Sugar after leaving school. He joined Sharks in December the same year and left in June after running out his contract.
