We are still in the title race says Nzoia forward Alfred Emoni

Despite Nzoia Sugar trailing Football Kenya Federation Premier League leaders Gor Mahia by five points, forward Alfred Emoni believes that the sugarmen have a chance to close in and beat the record champions to the title.Nzoia kept their hopes of winning the title alive after laboring to floor Posta Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday at the Kasarani Annex where Emoni scored the match winning goal.##NAJAVA_MECA_7208942##Emoni, a former Rangers player, rose from the bench to make the difference in the match as well as stretch his overall goal tally in the term to three.The forward, rubbished a suggestion indicating that the gap between them and Gor was too big saying it was mathematically possible to plug in it and be crowned the best at the end.Adisa eyes Harambee Stars recall following comeback to competitive footballNzoia, have punched above their weight this season as the club is ranked third despite their financial struggles and is in contention for the title against the deep-pocketed Gor and Tusker who enjoy massive financial backing from their respective shirt partners.“We believe that we can win the league. No one should write us off yet the competition has not concluded. We want to continue working hard and taking a game at a time,” said the former Kisumu All Stars player.The national U23 forward joined Nzoia in February last year Rangers, a move that saw him reunite with coach Salim Babu who mentored him at All Stars.Kenyan duo of Enock Wanyama and Nicodemus Onyango on trials in TaiwanHe reckons that playing under Babu has made him a better forward and is looking forward to becoming the preferred starter at the club.Emoni has been facing competition for game time from Yasin Sije and Mohammed Barisa.“The competition for game time makes me better. We do support each other and have a coach who is fair to all of us in the forward department and the team in general,” he added.

 

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