Mid-season Tusker FC left-back acquisition Levin Odhiambo is a man with high hopes and expectations that his long-awaited dream of winning the FKF Premier League is closer than ever.Tusker on Wednesday afternoon made their big leap to the top of the standings thanks to a comfortable 2-0 win over visiting Mathare United at the Ruaraka Stadium and with nine games remaining, the former Mathare United man is living his dream.##NAJAVA_MECA_7190470##“It is a great feeling to be part of a winning side,” Odhiambo told Mozzart Sport in between his side’s hot run of form that has seen them string seven consecutive victories in all competitions. “It has been a full 360 for me in all terms and I am pushing myself to see out every day differently.”Odhiambo completed his big-time move to the defending champions on March 28 as one of the team’s mid-season acquisitions, exiting his former side – Mathare United- which had been languishing in the lower positions on the table after a really poor start.“Emotional,” Odhiambo said of his feeling waving goodbye to his Slum Boys teammates. “There were two ways to look at it; one as a huge opportunity for me and the other as a sorry way to leave my team, but I chose to focus on the latter.”✍️ We are delighted to announce our third and final signing of the mid season transfer window, leftback Joseph Levin Odhiambo from Mathare United.#KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/WaSiv3JDAS— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) March 28, 2023 The big opportunity indeed it has been for Odhiambo, and he has wasted no time in seizing it and making himself one of the names that head coach Robert Matano names in his starting squad every coming matchday.“I, first of all, need to thank the whole Tusker FC fraternity for being so accommodative and welcoming since Day One,” Odhiambo said as one of the reasons he found it easy going since making the move to Ruaraka. “That helped me a lot to settle down and gell with everyone around. The teamwork in here is just on another level.”On his debut, Odhiambo registered an assist in a 3-1 league victory over Bidco United and quickly followed the same feat in the Mozzart Bet Cup win over Rainbow FC four days later.“One thing with this side is how hard it works,” the former Wazito player said. “I had to be part of that. Working every day, adjusting and pushing hard during training was all I had to do to gain everyone’s confidence and the rest came by itself.”In the whole month of April, Tusker are yet to concede any goal, further speaking to the ‘tough spirit’ existing in the team as they close in to what Odhiambo describes as ‘a dream.’🗣️ Levin Odhiambo speaks for the first time as a Tusker FC player. He lays out his ambitions and targets this season.#KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/erANYd56E4— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) March 28, 2023 “If anyone was to ask me what I wanted to achieve playing here [Kenya]? It has to be winning the league,” Odhiambo said of his personal goals this season. “I have always wanted to have that medal in my collection and who knows what else? We can also do a double this season.”As his approach at the club has been, Odhiambo is ‘taking every day on its own’ and hopes that his talent will unlock another opportunity for himself as he ‘remains keen to shut down any outside noise.’About his former club, Odhiambo believes the team is still on-course to survive relegation this season, describing the group ‘tough and with a strong spirit.’Gor Mahia boss McKinstry admits to pressure as FKFPL title chase approaches the homestretch“I feel proud of what we have been able to do, all focus for us now is winning our next matches and hopefully deliver the silverware,” Odhiambo concluded.A tricky fixture awaits Tusker as they take on third-placed Nzoia Sugar in Bungoma.
