Former Gor Mahia defender Kelvin Wesonga is among ex Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) players training with National Super League (NSL) side Kisumu All-Stars with the hope of earning a contract with the former top tier team.Wesonga, a right-back joined Gor at the start of last season but barely featured for the team during the 2020/21 season and he has now left the club in search of playtime, he is hoping to earn a contract with the Salim Babu-coached team that will be hoping to earn promotion to the Premier League next season. Wesonga has previously played for Palos FC, Sony Sugar FC and Western StimaWesonga Kelly declared Palos FC September player of the Month https://t.co/eF8ajOaFr0 @Kevin_teya @coleoluoch @LindaMarcels @OwinoBob pic.twitter.com/sLyPNArbm5— Palos Football (@Palos_Football) October 21, 2016 Another player training with the county government-backed team is Ibrahim Ochieng, the former Western Stima and Kariobangi Sharks midfielder is currently unattached after he parted ways with Sharks after the conclusion of the 2020/21 campaign.Veteran defender, Vitalis Akumu has also ditched Western Stima for Kisumu All-Stars. The versatile defender is equally hoping to earn a deal with the club. Akumu has previously turned out for Sofapaka, Kakamega Homeboyz and Vihiga United.Completing the list is another Stima pair of Laban Otieno and Brian Steve. The duo is equally hoping to impress coach Babu in order to earn a deal.Defender of the Year award #LGSJAKAwards1.Joash Onyango (Gor Mahia) WINNER 2. Kelvin Wesonga (Sony Sugar)3. Brian Otieno (Bandari FC)— Capital Sport (@CapitalFMSport) August 19, 2019 During an earlier interview, Babu said he will be assembling a strong team that will be pushing for promotion back to the Premier League next season.“We missed out on promotion narrowly last season and the target is to earn promotion to the FKF Premier League. We will try to strengthen our team in order to have a strong and competitive squad that will ensure that we achieve our objective,” he stated.All-Stars have also lost a couple of players to other teams. They are; Alfed Tanui to Posta Rangers, Alvin Ochieng and Kevintom Machika to FC Talanta. Steve Otieno and John Otieno have joined Kariobangi Sharks.
