Goal-hungry Kapaito eyes KPL title with Tusker

FKF-Premier League second seed Tusker have reinvigorated their quest to reclaim the topflight title following Gor Mahia’s 1-0 slump to Bandari FC at Mbaraki in Mombasa last weekend.

K’Ogalo’s lead was cut to seven points after the brewers narrowly overcame AFC Leopards 1-0 at Kenyatta stadium in Machakos on Sunday.

Now Tusker goal-poacher Eric Kapaito, who joined the Brewers at the end of last season as a free agent from Zambian side Zanaco believes that Matano led-charges can still catch up with Gor and leapfrog them to the title.

Kapaito, who is eyeing the title with Tusker, also focused on clinching this season’s golden boot.

“It’s our role as strikers to score goals for the team to achieve its ambition, and at the moment I am the top scorer for Tusker but third in the league top scorer’s chart but it's my deep desire to emerge top at the end of the season,” he stated.

Despite trailing Gor Mahia striker Benson Omalla, by three goals in the top scorers’ charts, Kapaito is confident he has what it takes to give K’Ogalo a run for his money.

‘Currently, I am happy with my positive contribution, which is helping the team and I am looking forward to improving more’ stated the striker.

Omalla finished last season with 25 goals and is still expected to bag in more goals in the remaining ten matches but Kapaito feels he is up to the challenge of going toe-to-toe with him for the top gong.

The 28-year-old emerged as the top scorer with 16 goals in his Premier League debut with Kariobangi Sharks in 2018 season and in the 2020/2021 season, still with Sharks, he won his second golden boot after improved his previous tally by 8 goals.

‘Individual awards do motivate players and through this the team ends up doing well, the more I bag in goals for the team the more I get closer to the prize [golden boot]’ he said.

Others in the top scorer's race are KCB FC forward Francis Kahiro, Kakamega Homeboyz star Moses Shumah and Ulinzi’s Boniface Muchiri who are tied with Kapaito on 6 goals.