Veteran Vihiga Bullets FC midfielder Patrick Okulo says at least four wins from the remaining eleven Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) rounds will be enough to see them beat relegation.The league debutants have found the going tough in the league as they have won three matches in the 23 games they have taken to the pitch, a run that has left them second from bottom.Match Update| 44’⚠️ GOOOOAAAAL ⚠️Patrick Okulo equalizes for Vihiga United in Mumias.⚪ Vihiga 1 – 1 Sofapaka 🔵#VihigaVsSofapaka #BKPL pic.twitter.com/0oLo2S4E2O— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) January 30, 2021 The current position the club finds itself has been a cause for concern for the fan base but Okulo who joined before the season began from Vihiga United feels twelve points will save their faces.”We only need four successive wins for us to remain in the top flight. If you check our performance in our previous matches, it shows that we have been trying our best and should we add extra efforts we will make it,” he said.When pressed for answers on why the club is languishing in the red zone, the former Oserian midfielder laid the blame on the forward line that has scored just 14 goals in 23 rounds.VIHIGA HITS PALOS TO GET TO KPL DOOR STEPSGotv 2017 semi finalist @VihigaUnitedFC have one leg in 2018 KPL after silencing Kisumu’s @Palos_Football 1-0 in a breath taking NSL tie staged at Moi Stadium, Kisumu. Patrick Okulo scored Vihiga’s lone goal in the 2nd half. pic.twitter.com/ARP6QwEQkw— Ministry Of Sports, Culture & Heritage (@moscakenya) November 15, 2017 However, the former World Hope midfielder believes that scoring at least twice on match days will go a long way in saving them from sinking back to the second tier.”Our main undoing has been scoring and if we can manage to score more that two goals, we will survive. We have been defending well but our movements and decision making in the final third hasn’t been great,” he noted.From child labour to football stardom – This is Moses Mudavadi’s storyWith all eyes being fixed on coach Abdallah Juma, Okulo said the experienced players at the club were also under pressure to mastermind the club’s survival.”Apart from playing, the senior players have a duty to motivate the rest and push them to past their limits. I have been tasted relegation before and I know the pressure that comes with it,” he added.
