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Kapaito Leads Golden Boot Race, Ulinzi’s Saruni Eyes Golden Glove
Kariobangi Sharks striker Erick Kapaito is leading the race to win the 2021 FKF Premier League golden boots with three games left to the end of the season.
Despite not scoring in his last three matches against KCB, Homeboyz and Mathare United, Kapaito is the leading top scorer with 22 goals.
AFC Leopards danger man Elvis Rupia follows in second place with 16 goals, six goals behind Kapaito who won the then 2018 KPL golden boot with the same number of goals as Rupia.
Sofapaka’s Lawrence Juma is third in the list with 14 goals after enjoying his best goal scoring season so far in the Premier League with Batoto ba Mungu.
Bandari’s William Wadri follows in fourth with 13 goals as title hopefuls KCB’s Derrick Otanga closes the top five with 12 goals.
With three games left, fans will now await to see if Kapaito will break the 38 year-old standing record of 28 goals.
Kapaito is six goals shy of Charles Odero’s (Scarlet FC) feat (28 goals) he achieved in the 1983 season.
Elsewhere, Ulinzi Stars goalkeeper James Saruni is leading the race to winning the 2021 golden glove award.
Saruni has 12 clean sheets to his name this season followed by KCB’s James Okoth with 11 clean sheets same as Steve Njunge of Nairobi City Stars.
FKF-PL Top Scorers
Erick Kapaito-22 (Kariobangi Sharks)
Elvis Rupia-16 (AFC Leopards)
Lawrence Juma-14 (Sofapaka)
William Wadri-13 (Bandari)
Derrick Otanga-12 (KCB)
Dennis Ombachi, popular rugby player and chef has set tongues wagging after sharing a snippet of his toddler son showcasing that he can float on water and swim to safety.
Ombachi took to his Instagram page to share a video throwing the little boy into the water, leaving many in shock.
In the short video, the rugby player lifted his son up, kissed him, then he tossed him into a swimming pool by the leg.
“Four weeks since we started water safety classes and my son graduated today, officially water safe!” Ombachi gushed on Twitter about his son’s abilities.
Once in the water, the baby boy quickly gets himself to a floating position and kicks his feet moving forward steadily. It appears that he can get himself out of a pool and even keep his head up to breathe after having been taught the life skill early on.
Following the child’s accomplishment, Ombachi said that he is a “proud father”
“Proud of you my naughty boy, you’re finally Water Safe, less worries for us when you are out of our sight having successfully completed your water safety class. Happy graduation day,” he wrote on Instagram.
Since his early Monday morning post, the self-taught chef has been trending on Twitter, with over 5000 tweets being made about him, with netizens sharing mixed reactions.
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Athletics Kenya (AK) is impressed with the progress made by inferior athletes at the ongoing vacation camp.
The camps are aimed at preparing athletes for the World Under-20 tournament in Cali, Colombia.
AK President Jack Tuwei who was speaking in Kapsumbeiywo All4Running youth camp which is headed by former world
800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei, said he was impressed by the turnout of the youth in colorful camps.
“We have 26 camps across the country and we are happy because they are training well thanks to the government who have helped in funding them. As a federation we shall do our part and make sure we get some of the best from these camps,” Tuwei said.
Kenya will be seeking to retain the title for the younger team for the third time in a row in the tournament set for August after winning in Tampere, Finland in 2018 and again last time in Nairobi.
AK youth head trainer Robert Ngiserei said the early medication will enable the country to present a strong platoon across the all events.
“At the Youth Sub Committee, we have embraced this program as it will help us improve more on the development of talent which will ensure our country remains as an athletics powerhouse,” Ngiserei said.
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