And, finally! Sigh!After 17 years of uncertainty on the record goal scorer in the topflight in a season, a new number has been set. And this time around, there will be no contention. Enter Elvis Rupia.Initially, Boniface Ambani claimed to be Kenya’s all-time top scorer in a single season with 26 goals but the official records for the 2005/2006 season indicated that the forward plundered 21 goals as opposed to the widely circulated 26. but he maintained it was 26.Rupia was on target once as Kenya Police played to a two-all draw with KCB FC in their last match for the 2022/23 campaign at the Utalii Grounds.##NAJAVA_MECA_7340259##The goal took Rupia’s tally to 27, one more than Gor Mahia’s Benson Omala who led the scoring chart for the better part of the season.Rupia’s goal came 15 minutes after Omala had scored his 26th of the season, a time when it seemed like they would have to share the golden boot gong.The former Nzoia Sugar man came close to winning the golden boot in 2018, finishing with 15 goals, but a move to Zambia midway through the season saw him finish second, just one goal behind Elvis Kapaito who scored 16.He opened his goal account for the just-ended season during the one-all draw with Sofapaka at Kasarani Annex in December, then followed it up with another goal against Wazito as the Law Enforcers won 4-0.FKFPL goal scoring record sparks fresh controversy: 27 or 26 goals?A successful penalty conversion against Kariobangi Sharks saw him take his tally to three, scoring for the third time in a row.What followed would be a brace against Posta Rangers, and a 15-minute hattrick against Tusker FC in January. He then netted a goal in each of the matches against Mathare, Bidco United, FC Talanta, and Gor Mahia to finish the first leg with 12 goals in 17 matches, an impressive number despite blanking in the opening five rounds.The second half kicked off with a bang as he scored against Kariobangi Sharks and Nzoia Sugar followed by a brace against Nairobi City Stars, a goal against Vihiga Bullets, and another one against Bandari to wrap up April.Debunking Ambani’s mythical 26-goal record in a single seasonIn May, Rupia grabbed a brace against Bidco United and a goal in each of the matches against Mathare United and Ulinzi Stars.With sight on the golden boot at the start of May after closing the gap between him and Omala to just 3 goals, 22 against 25, Rupia switched different gears and scored two braces in as many matches against Posta Rangers and Vihiga Bullets to leapfrog Omala on 26 goals heading into the last game of the campaign. Then he killed it off on the last day, 27.
