Former Kisumu All Stars goalkeeper Boaz Opiyo is optimistic that his long search for a new club will bore fruits after the week by putting pen to paper and turning focus on rescuing his career.The netminder has been club less since severing ties with Otenga at the start of December following the expiry of his two-year contract with the club.##NAJAVA_MECA_7821989##He is among the players that were deemed surplus to the requirements of the team gearing up to mount a serious promotion chase heading to the last phase of the league.Opiyo, who joined the club at the start of the 2022/2023 season from FKF Premier League entity Nzoia Sugar, failed to win his place in the starting team and served as a second choice to Felix Adoyo now at Mara Sugar.His chances at the club were further limited with the incoming of former Kakamega Homeboyz custodian Stephen Otieno and the rejuvenation of Brian Omambia meant he could only be used as Otenga’s third-choice keeper.Efforts to impress the Charles Bruno-led technical bench received a dent as he suffered from an injury that kept him out of the green grass for two months and unfortunately signaled an end to his Kisumu career.Gor Mahia land highly-rated Green Commandos forwardOpiyo had opted for a return to Nzoia Sugar but the suspension of goalkeeper trainer Erick Wasike meant the deal could not be sanctioned.He later turned his attention to Luanda Villa but couldn’t compete for a place after suffering a setback and the club opted to sign Mulembe United shot-stopper Joel Makambo.The goalkeeper believes that he will impress the Kajiado FC technical bench this week where he is scheduled to try his luck.With the transfer window set to close in the coming days, Opiyo exuded confidence in securing a team that will grant him playing time.“This is a crucial week for me as I hope to sign a deal with one of the second-tier clubs. I need to settle down and direct my focus towards the season and achieving the plan I have,” he told Mozzart Sport.Machio identifies areas of improvement as Bungoma look to escape relegationMeanwhile, the former Zoo Youth FC custodian is happy to be back to full fitness lamenting that the injuries downplayed his ambitions for the last two years.“I am fully fit again after a long battle with injuries that have had a major impact on my impact playing time. I spent my holidays working on my fitness levels and I can report that I am ready to roar again,” he concluded.
