There is no doubt that relegated and financially struggling Vihiga Bullets FC will lose a couple of key players in the ongoing transfer window. Ejected from the FKF Premier League after a dismal 2022/23 campaign, the Vihiga-based side will definitely parade a much changed squad in the second tier next season.##NAJAVA_MECA_7358979##Latest to be on the radar of top flight teams is former Sofapaka midfielder Jesse Kajuba who only showed up towards the latter stages of the 2022/23 season, and proved his worth.FC Talanta and Kariobangi Sharks are said to have made approaches to the quick-footed diminutive number ten.”I could stay up in the top flight depending on how things turn out,’’ says the Ugandan. “Already three teams have shown interest but only two are ready for a sit-down.’’Kajuba sat out most of his side’s disastrous first leg campaign and returned midway through the second leg and bagged a goal and four assists, all of which couldn’t prevent Vihiga Bullets from going down. Matano is a good coach, yet unjustly misunderstood – MukiThey had already dished out enough walkovers and were ousted before the season even closed.He feels things could have been different had a few mistakes in the first leg been rectified. “We lost matches that we could have easily picked points and that is not healthy especially when you are placed at the bottom of the table,’’ he says.“There are matches where we could start well and lose concentration towards the end. Most of our opponents realized this and made us pay for it.’’’Young’ Vihiga Bullets’ Jesse Kajuba from his time at Muhoroni Young FC (the academy outfit of Muhoroni Youth at the time)#footke pic.twitter.com/Wi0Yuxhab0— Footballers Of Our Time (@TransferMarktEA) May 31, 2022 The beleaguered outfit, suffering from tremendous financial difficulties ended the season with just three wins and three draws. Three no-shows were part of the 28 matches they lost in the season. It’s an area that should be rectified should the club hope to make any attempt at rejoining the top flight Kajuba agrees.“The financial struggles were in the open, everyone knows the team struggled in this regard hence some of the walkovers. If this changes before the National Super League season begins, then there is hope for the team to earn promotion again,’’ he adds.Kajuba, who made his entry into Kenyan football through Division 1 side Muhoroni Youth FC, believes his FKF PL experience with Sofapaka, and now Bullets can make him a prized asset in any of the teams he will land in.Driftwood 7s: Kabras rally to win maiden title in sudden death epic“I’m not new here in the KPL. I have played alongside top players at Sofapaka and Bullets. The league is tough because you never know what your next opponent will offer you on the field. With good resources and proper motivation though, any team can win the league,’’ adds Kajuba who plays both as a winger, and in attacking midfield positions.Other players set to leave the club include Felix Ochieng and a horde of on-loan players from Kakamega Homeboyz FC. These include Apaa Omonya and Adnan Mohammed and Michael Isabwa.
