Tusker midfielder Chrispine Erambo believes that he has been very fortunate in his career so far to walk straight into the starting team in each of the teams that he has featured for in his fledgling career.The player started out at Kibera Saints before crossing over to National Super League side Mombasa Elite.He joined Tusker before the start of the current FKF Premier League season.##NAJAVA_MECA_8021056##In all three teams, he has been a starter, and the trend continued in March when he earned a call-up to the national team Harambee Stars for the four-nation tournament where he walked straight into the first 11, starting in both games against Malawi in the semifinal and the final against Zimbabwe where he was substituted in the first half with Kenya trailing 1-0. Michael Olunga would bag a hat-trick to earn Kenya all three points.Rising Star: Chrispine Erambo reflects on national team debutAsked what has been the secret to him cementing his place in the first team for all the clubs that he has turned out for, the soft-spoken midfielder attributed it to luck.“I think I am just fortunate. When I signed for Div.2 straight from high school, I made the first 11 at Kibera Saints. From there, I moved to Mombasa Elite, where the same trend continued. Made the starting lineup on my debut. The same thing happened at Tusker this season, where I made the starting lineup on my debut,” Erambo said in an interview with Sports Eye Sports.When coach Engin Firat named him on the traveling team to Malawi, the player hoped that he would once again earn a spot in the starting XI and his prayer was answered when he got fielded alongside Teddy Akumu and Richard Odada in the middle of the park.“When I got called up to the Harambee Stars setup, I wondered, ‘could the trend continue’? I kept praying and working hard, and that is how I made the starting 11,” he added.Erambo will be hoping for his inclusion in the team that will feature in the World Cup qualifiers against Burundi and the Ivory Coast in June.Kibwage optimistic of Tusker lifting league title despite trailing Gor by eight points
