Ambitious Sofapaka centre back Stephen Okola believes that the forthcoming 2022-2023 Football Kenya Federation Premier League season will be his last in the competition as he seeks to turn professional next year.The burly central defender has been a constant figure in the Sofapaka defence in the past two seasons and reckons that by the time the new season is over, he will be ripe to play abroad, preferably, in Europe.##NAJAVA_MECA_6615465##The 21-year old who joined the Sofapaka senior team after impressing in the junior side says he was in the hunt for a reliable player agency that will represent and secure him a move to the next phase of his career.”I think the next season will be my last in the Kenyan league. I have been around for quite some time and I feel I should take a new challenge elsewhere. My dream has always been playing in Europe as well as becoming a regular in the national team,” he said.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Having revealed his dream of turning professional next year, Okola who earned his maiden Harambee Stars call up in September 2020 wants to exit the Kenyan top flight with the winner’s medal dangling on his neck.The former Kinyago United defender said Batoto Ba Mungu had the mettle to dethrone Tusker who have dominated the competition in the last two seasons.KCB beat Gor Mahia in pre season friendlyOkola challenged the team to pick on where they left last season and aim to deliver the gong that has been playing hide and seek with them in the past thirteen years.”The best way to leave the stage is exiting as a winner. The team has to work its socks out and win the league title. We have the quality in the playing unit and the technical bench. All we have to do is to improve on the areas that let us down last season and have a firm focus on the ultimate goal,” he added.
