Nzoia Sugar forward Mohammed Barisa is hoping to mark his Football Kenya Federation Premier League debut with a goal when the sugarmen take on Gor Mahia on Saturday at Nyayo Stadium.Barisa joined Nzoia in July after impressing the technical bench in the trials that were conducted to net a replacement to Levis Okello who joined Kakamega Homeboyz. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6827623##The Bungoma based club was dealt a massive blow in the past window as Okello who was their best scorer in the past season decamped to Homeboyz who are understood to have given him a better package. Nzoia acquired Yasin Sije from Division One side Mayenje Santos in a bid to fill in the gap left by Okello. Further, the club acquired Barisa who prior to putting pen to paper was a free agent. With Sije unavailable in the opening match due to an illness, coach Salim Babu will solely rely on Barisa who had a brief stint in the Burundian league early this year to lead the forward line. Kakamega Homeboyz confront Tusker in highlight match of 2022-2023 FKF PL’s round oneThe goal poacher says he is braced up for the challenge and will seek to announce his arrival at the top flight with a goal or two even as Nzoia aim to humble the record champions.”This will be my first game in the top division and I really can’t wait to kick the ball at Nyayo. I have used the past four months to rediscover my form and polish my goal scoring instincts and hopefully, I will open my account in day one,” he said.Mohammed Barisa is expected to lead the Nzoia Sugar front line their league opener against Gor Mahia this Saturday at Nyayo Stadium. That green team will see bad things pic.twitter.com/r2vTWPFokU— Meshack Kisenge (@kisengemeshack1) November 18, 2022 Barisa who featured for National Super League side Silibwet Leons last year before crossing the borders to Burundi further believes that he has the capacity to win the ‘Golden Shoe’ in his maiden season in the top league.The Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Penology graduate has previously played for Savanah Cement and other grassroot based clubs in Kitengela.
