Shafik Kagimu is looking to take full advantage of the grand stage offered by Gor Mahia and secure a return to the Uganda Cranes team in the next international window.Kagimu joined Gor in the mid-season transfer window after parting ways with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA).Hardly weeks after crossing the border, the, midfielder who has displayed flashes of brilliance in the matches he has played is not shying from setting lofty targets.##NAJAVA_MECA_7208818##Kagimu says he only needs playing time at Gor to convince Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojevic that is he ripe to don the national team shirt in the next round of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier and the subsequent assignments.Uganda are third in group F of the 2023 AFCON qualifiers behind Tanzania and former champions Algeria.“Getting to the national team is simple for a player. You only need to be performing well in a competitive league. That is exactly what I want to do at Gor,” he said.Mathare, Sharks eyeing bragging rights in Slum DerbyBesides getting back to the national team, the midfielder wants to inspire Gor to reclaim the Kenyan league title.K’Ogalo surrendered the title to Tusker two years but are among the strong candidates to lay hands on it in the current term.Although he admitted that the league is tough and at the same time competitive, he said, they had the mettle to run away with it.“I want to play a part in the team’s chase to win the league title,” he told Mozzart Sport.Marcelo’s AIK suffers third defeat in Sweden after falling to VarnamoOccasionally, foreign players struggle to adapt to life in the Kenyan league but for Kagimu, the presence of other Ugandan players at the club made it easier for him to blend in.Gor acquired another Ugandan in Patrick Kadu in the mid-season window and have attacking midfielder Peter Lwasa in their ranks.“The presence of fellow Ugandans at the club makes me feel at home. It makes me comfortable too. Life in Kenya has been good so far,” he added.
