Former Kariobangi Sharks forward Erick Kapaito won the ‘Golden Boot’ in the 2020-2021 Football Kenya Federation Premier League season after netting 24 goals and five assists in 30 matches.His incredible goal scoring record in the said season won him not the Most Valuable Player award but also procured him a move to Ethiopian Premier League side Arba Minch City FC in September last year.##NAJAVA_MECA_6916552##Kapaito moved to Arba Minch alongside Kenyan international Bernard Ochieng who prior to the transfer was attached to Premier League side Wazito.The forward who admitted to have been keenly following Sharks matches thanks to the initiative by the club to beam it’s matches on their Facebook page has a message to the young turks tasked with filling the void he left.FKF working hard to clean its imageKapaito is counseling the forwards attached to Sharks to remain focused and firmly embrace team spirit if they are come close to his record that he believes will at some point be broken.”I have watched the league matches the club has beamed live on its pages. I have spotted some talented players who have what it takes to win titles and earn moves to foreign leagues. The forwards are talented and if they remain focused and disciplined, they will certainly score goals for fun in the league,” he said.Kapaito who is in the country to nurse an injury that has kept him out of action for some weeks also noted that Gor Mahia danger man Benson Omala had began well and tipped him to register impressive goal returns at the end of the campaign.How football talent broke barriers for Wadadia trainer Joy WanjauOmala has four goals in as many matches so is Ulinzi Stars forward Hilary Simiyu and Nzoia Sugar midfielder Boniface Munyendo who all have four goals against their names.” There are also other forwards who are doing well in the competition. Notable among them is Omala who has been firing from all cylinders,” he observed.Kapaito who also won the boot and MVP award in 2018 is expected to return to action in two weeks time.
