Gor Mahia’s Benson Omala and Kenya Police hitman Elvis Rupia are embroiled in a tight golden boot race with two matches left before the 2022/2023 season concludes on Sunday.Omala’s recent barren run has seen Rupia close in on him. The K’Ogalo man leads the chart with 25 goals, and Rupia is second with 24. Nzoia Sugar’s Joseph Mwangi is a distant third, having found the back of the net 14 times.Gor Mahia’s final two matches are against Kakamega Homeboyz and Nairobi City Stars, and Omala will have a chance to stretch his lead at the top. Golden Boot raceBenson Omala-25 goalsElvis Rupia-24 goalsTwo games to go!#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/siVRKPV67n— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) June 21, 2023 Rupia and Police have matches against already-relegated Vihiga Bullets and KCB, and he will also be hoping to find the back of the net, especially against the porous Bullets, who have let in 49 goals this season.This has been a comeback season for Omala after struggles in the previous two. He has been working his way up after the failed stint in Sweden. Rupia has also picked himself up after a failed stay in Saudi Arabia with Bisha FC.Despite being one of the top strikers in the league in the last few years, Rupia has never won the golden boot, and it is one that he will be yearning for. Omala, too, is seeking his maiden top scorer’s gong.##NAJAVA_MECA_7331145##The two have already surpassed the tally achieved by the Golden Boot winner last season. Derrick Otanga, then with KCB, bagged it after finding the back of the net 16 times, and Clifton Miheso, who finished as the first runner-up, scored 15 goals.In the 2020–21 season, Erick Kapaito found the back 24 times while he was with the Kariobangi Sharks; he has since moved to the Ethiopian league. Rupia was second with 17, while Lawrence Juma, now in the Rwandan league, found the back of the net 16 times.K’Ogalo on the cusp of twentieth title as Mathare look destined to end 25 year top-flight stay
