Sofapaka midfielder Joseph Waithira is having his eyes on double digits after a fantastic start to the season that has seen him get involved in four goals from the six games played so far.Waithira has scored thrice, against Nairobi City Stars, Mathare United, and AFC Leopards, and assisted once in the first game against City Stars in Wundanyi in September and tops the club’s scoring chart.Following his good start, the midfielder is confident he can hit 15 goals this season and set up a couple of others when football action resumes.69′ Sofapaka earn a penalty after Kago handles in the area, Joe Waithira steps up to take and converts.Sofapaka FC 1-2 Mathare United #SofapakaVsMathare— Mathare United FC (@MathareUtd) October 20, 2021 As a team, Waithira feels that they have enough time to achieve their targets for the season given the quality of players within their ranks.”When you get playing time, score goals, and provide assists as a player, your confidence level rises. I feel so confident and with a target to achieve at the end of the season, I believe scoring at least 15 goals and assisting several others are manageable. The league is always a long journey. We are 28 games left, with the squad and caliber of players we have presently, I believe our targets are achievable. We only need to keep being consistent and taking each match as final because this is the only way we shall be able to realize our goals,” Waithira said.Sofapaka started off their campaign on a high, seeing off favorites in the opening game City Stars but went on a four-game winless streak, including three back-to-back loses before bouncing back against AFC Leopards before the international break.🎬 Joe Waithira’s goal against the @AFCLeopards⚽ Goal no 3 for the midfielder 🔢 6th in total so far for the team@betikaKe @OyandoRonny #BatotoBaMungu pic.twitter.com/6Ptk44ZIGn— Sofapaka FC (@FC_Sofapaka) November 9, 2021 The former Wazito FC player believes that the win over Leopards restored their confidence after the poor run, terming it a turning point for the team.”I feel good to have had a decent start to the season. More importantly, netting the opening goal of the season for the club and an assist to cap it all against City Stars. The win over the Leopards was a relief and a confidence booster in turning around our season. We started strongly collecting four points in our opening two fixtures, and afterwards we went three matches in a row winless, a situation that really had an impact on our confidence levels as pressure mounted. However, the win over Ingwe has restored our belief and confidence. It is a turning point for the team, and it is upon us to up our momentum and keep winning in the coming fixtures,” he added.League resumption set for next weekend as FKF Caretaker Committee hints at KPL returnThe Football Kenya Federation Premier League has been suspended since the FKF Caretaker Committee took over the running of football affairs in the country but is set to resume this coming weekend according to a briefing by the committee.
