Tusker midfielder Chrispine Erambo says ending the three-year long trophy drought remains the club’s top priority in the new season. The brewers last won a title in the 2020-2021 season when they clinched their 12th Football Kenya Federation Premier League. Although they managed to defend it in the subsequent season, it didn’t count thanks to the FIFA suspension imposed on the country back then. Tusker finished second in the 2022-2023 season and settled for a similar position in the concluded term. The club hasn’t been successful in the Mozzart Bet Cup either, a crown the team last won in 2016.##NAJAVA_MECA_4112##“Personally I need to do better next season and elevate my performance. As a team we also need to ensure we fight for those titles. It is a shame that we didn’t go home with any silverware this season, but we have to do better and win one if not both,” he said in an interview with club media.While failing to win the title, appears to anger Erambo, he takes pride in the personal success he achieved in his maiden season at the club and the top tier. Kenya Police FC land Ethiopian giants in CAF Confederation Cup drawDespite the lack of experience, Erambo, who joined the club last year from National Super League side Mombasa Elite, did exceptionally well, establishing himself a key player for the club.He further went to earn his maiden Harambee Stars call up and debut in the season and was part of the Emerging Stars team that participated in the COSAFA Cup in South Africa.”It has been a great season for me and there have been a lot of things to learn. I have grown mentally and physically. Each game has been a learning process for me. There have also been lots of challenges, but I take them positively and learn as I move,” he said. The defensive midfielder says the success will push him to work harder even as he envisages a trophy-laden campaign with the brewers. “Whatever I have learned this season is a great ingredient for me to keep pushing more into the new season,” he added. Millions awaiting Gor Mahia and Kenya Police after group stage qualification in CAF interclub competitionsReacting to the COSAFA Cup, the defensive midfielder said clocking full time in the three matches the team played was a result of his hard work. ” It has been the product of working hard and those are the rewards. It does not stop there because I know I need to work harder to ensure that I am constantly being called up,” remarked the 19-year-old.
