Former AFC Leopards forward Hansel Ochieng has stated his desire to end a three-year goal drought in the top-flight this January.Ochieng joined Homeboyz before the start of the 2024-25 FKF Premier League season, making his comeback to top-tier action after nearly two years out.Gor Mahia to use new stadium for home matchesPrior to signing with the former Mozzart Bet Cup champions, the quick attacker sustained a severe leg injury in a car accident along the Kisumu-Muhoroni highway.The December 2022 mishap forced the attacker to sit out for one and a half years before quietly returning to active football with then-NSL side Rainbow FC.##NAJAVA_MECA_8609861##Fortunately, his half-season efforts, in which he scored four goals, earned him a return to the country’s top league by joining Kakamega Homeboyz.However, since joining Homeboyz, the former Nzoia Sugar FC talisman has failed to score in 14 league games for the Kakamega-based club, dating back more than three years to his last league goal against Posta Rangers while at Sofapaka.Gor Mahia parts ways with legendary duo as contracts expireDespite the lengthy goal drought, Ochieng hopes to snap his barren run before the end of January.”It’s been a long time since I last scored a league goal. As the year progresses, my goal is to put a stop to the long streak in January, and I hope to finish the season on a high note,” he remarked.##NAJAVA_MECA_8609894##Since making his debut against Mathare United, the dynamic attacker, who has primarily been a second-half substitute, admits he is under pressure to reverse his bad form.”As a striker, when you don’t score, you definitely find yourself under pressure to halt the spell, and I’m not an exemption,” he replied.Hundreds of thousands collected in Wadau na Otuoma TournamentFurthermore, Ochieng, who also plays on the flanks, admits that he is burning the midnight oil to overcome the long-goal jinx.”I’m working hard to get on the scoreboard by focussing on my weaknesses, which have been my positioning.##NAJAVA_MECA_8609873##”I feel like I haven’t been at my best since the accident, but I’m definitely focused on my free-scoring form,” he said.
