Despite trailing the Football Kenya Federation Premier League top scorer by five goals, Nairobi City Stars midfielder Vincent Owino still bears the dream of closing on the gap and possibly winning the ‘Golden Boot’ at the end of the season.Owino has found the back of the net seven times, a tally that places him at the summit of the club’s top scorer’s sheet in the ongoing season.He is the best-scoring midfielder in the competition this season as well.##NAJAVA_MECA_8079498##The midfielder trails the leading scorer in the competition Benson Omala by five goals but he still believes that he has what it takes to close in and pipe him to the individual award.Omala is the joint top scorer alongside Kenya Police attacker Tito Okello.How Brian Okoth overcame odds to cement his place in Kenya Police FCTwo-time boot winner Eric Kapaito, who is currently attached to Tusker, has ten goals against his name.With seven matches remaining, Owino hopes to pull off the impossible and become the first midfielder to win the top scorer’s award in recent memory.“We still have a number of games to go and I am more than determined to grab more goals and catch up with those at the top. It’s been a few months down the line since I scored but that will soon change,” he told club media.Nairobi City Stars receive vital reinforcement as defender returns from injuryOwino joined City Stars last year from FC Talanta on a short-term deal.The impressive performances won him a new deal at the club three months ago that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2025-2026 season.During his first season at City Stars, Owino predominantly played as a central defensive midfielder but he has since been pushed higher on the pitch.
