Having watched FC Talanta run away with one of the two automatic promotion slots, experienced Fortune Sacco forward Stephen Onyango says they can’t afford to falter from their remaining three matches.Onjala elated after guiding second club to promotionTalanta were confirmed as the first team to gain elevation to top flight football on Tuesday after amassing unassailable 68 points leaving at least five teams to scramble for the second promotion slot.With Fortune placing second with 56 points, one ahead of third and the fourth placed Kenya Police and Kisumu All Stars, Onyango expressed hope that they will follow Talanta to the elite level if they win all their matches.Fortune Sacco 🔥 pic.twitter.com/o5RahIkfyo— Mase (@Eddie_Njogu) August 24, 2021 The Nicodemus Omasete coached club is set to wrap the season with a trip to Murang’a Seal before hosting Nairobi Stima and then take on All Stars in Kisumu.The forward who returned to the Kerugoya based club this season after leaving KCB said that the players were focused on ensuring that there will be a team from the central region in top flight football come next season.“For us to win automatic promotion, we have to win all our remaining matches. The gap between us and the other chasing teams is minimal such that a draw or a loss will crash our dreams. The boys are focused on making it to the top level,” he said.I truly hope that Fortune Sacco can hang onto that second automatic promotion spot and feature in the #FKFPL next season. It will be a huge boost to the league if a team from Central gets to feature. pic.twitter.com/BxfW6kRvzJ— Elijah Ouko (@elijah_ouko) August 24, 2021 Onyango who was the 2019 National Super League ‘Golden Boot’ second runner up in the meanwhile revealed that he will be seeking to go past the fifteen goal mark.The goal poacher who has twelve goals against his name would have had one more but lost it when they were they forfeited their win over Shabana after fielding a player who had accumulated five yellow cards.“I want to score as much as I can even if it means to reach the twenty goal mark. The goal at the moment is to help the team get promoted,” he added.
