Football Kenya Federation Premier League side Nzoia Sugar lost their last season’s top scorer in Levis Okello to Kakamega Homeboyz.The exit of the hit man who netted nine goals despite beginning the season late was deemed as a massive blow to the club’s forward line that struggled to score goals regularly in opening stages of the past season.##NAJAVA_MECA_6745597##However, the budding Alfred Tanui is promising to perfectly fill in the big shoes left by Okello, his little experience at the top division notwithstanding.Tanui made his top flight bow late in the past season after joining the sugarmen from National Super League side Kisumu All Stars in the mid-season transfer window.The forward says the club will not feel the absence of Okello as he is equally talented and used his maiden season in the top flight to learnt the ropes and have full a grasp of the what it takes to succeed therein.Meshack Ochieng: From class eight dropout to prestigious Mr America Bodybuilding Champion”I played second fiddle to Okello last season and his exit meant that a large chunk of the scoring responsibility was on my shoulders. He did incredibly well last season and the challenge is on me to pick from where he left. I believe in my talent and goal scoring abilities, ” he said.Tanui who was named the 2020-2021 Super League’s Young Player of the season further declared his ambition of clinching the Golden Shoe at the end of the new campaign.Tobias Otieno storms into Playoff semis as Nondi clocks 90 in GeorgiaThe former Posta Rangers man said he had used the pre-season period to fine-tune his goal scoring instincts that he believes will be no match to anyone’s in the new term set to kick off next month.”One thing I am never afraid of is competition and bidding to become the best. I want to be the best striker in the league. I have won a prestigious award in the second tier and I wouldn’t mind to scoop another one in the top tier,” he added.
