After sealing CAF Confederation Cup qualification on Saturday by winning the Mozzart Bet Cup, Kenya Police FC head coach Salim Babu has now declared that he wants star player Tito Okello to stay at the club next season.The South Sudanese international is out of contract and has been linked with a move to an unnamed club in the Indonesian league for the upcoming campaign. He scored 16 league goals and four in the Mozzart Bet Cup in the recently concluded season, making him the cumulative highest scorer across the two competitions.##NAJAVA_MECA_8186095##Despite being linked with an exit from the club, his coach Salim Babu insists that he wants the player to remain with the team as they prepare for their continental debut. Babu says they will do everything possible to ensure the dreadlocked forward stays with them.”Of course, we want to retain Okello, that’s a no-brainer. He had a good season, he’s our top scorer, and as his coach, I want him to stay here. We will do all we can to have him continue with us in the coming season,” the soft-spoken tactician said.Trucha warns AFC Leopards must sign key targets to compete for titleBabu also mentioned that there has been positive feedback from the player, expressing his desire to remain with the club, and he hopes that the two parties will strike a deal soon.”I have spoken to him (Tito Okello), and he is willing to stay with us. Now it’s a matter of the management engaging to see if they can agree on a deal. From the technical bench’s side, we want him to stay because he is key to our plans and ambitions for the coming season,” he said.Okello’s return to the Kenyan league before the start of the recently concluded season raised many eyebrows, as his stint with Gor Mahia did not go particularly well. He has had to prove critics wrong, and since the turn of the year, under Babu, he has been in outstanding form, helping his side finish third in the league and win the Mozzart Bet Cup.Another player the Law Enforcers seek to tie down is Kenneth Muguna, who is also out of contract. The club wants to renew the midfielder’s deal before their continental debut.Kenya Police FC turn to in-house solution for CAF Confederation Cup coaching role
