New Bandari Signing Chetambe Confident After Bagging May/June Player Award
29th July 2019
The midfielder was in scintillating form scoring five in nine matches, helping Zoo to bag 15 points out of a possible 27 and hence maintained their top-flight status
- Former Zoo FC midfielder Danson Chetambe expressed his eagerness to challenge for top honors next season with his new side Bandari FC after he was awarded the LG/SJAK May/June footballer of the month
- Chetambe, who has since joined Kenyan representatives in the CAF Confederations Cup Bandari, helped Zoo evade relegation by a whisker last season courtesy of his five goals scored within the month
- Chetambe's goal scoring instincts paid dividends as Bandari beat a number of interested outfits to his signature and consequently made his debut in the recently concluded CECAFA Kagame Cup in Rwanda
MOMBASA, Kenya-
Former Zoo FC midfielder Danson Chetambe expressed his eagerness to challenge
for top honors next season with his new side Bandari FC after he was awarded
the LG/Sports Journalist Association of Kenya (SJAK) May/June footballer of the
month.
Chetambe, who has since joined Kenyan representatives in the
CAF Confederations Cup Bandari, helped Zoo evade relegation by a whisker last
season courtesy of his five goals scored within the month to finish two slots
above the drop zone.
Chetambe's goal scoring instincts paid dividends as Bandari
beat a number of interested outfits to his signature and consequently made his
debut in the recently concluded CECAFA Kagame Cup in Rwanda.
The midfielder was in scintillating form scoring five in
nine matches, helping Zoo to bag 15 points out of a possible 27 and hence
maintained their top-flight status.
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“I am so pleased to win this award. It was a tough month
because we were fighting relegation, I am honored that my effort has been
recognized today though not with Zoo but now at Bandari,” Chetambe said after
receiving the award on Monday after the team’s morning session at the Mbaraki
Sports Club in Mombasa.
“I hope to carry on the good performance with Bandari and
help the team win titles this season.
“It is going to be a tough season since we have the CAF
Confederation Cup, the SportPesa Premier League, Super Cup and also defending
the Shield,” Chetambe added.
Chetambe saw off the duo of Ulinzi Stars FC and Western
Stima FC in similar 2-1 wins before humbling Kakamega Homeboyz FC 3-2.
The club labored for a barren draw with Sony FC and gathered
more points from a one all draw against AFC Leopards and two all stalemates
against former champions Tusker and the then league returnees KCB FC.
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Chetambe garnered 19 votes in a poll conducted by SJAK, two
ahead of Tusker FC winger Boniface Muchiri who emerged second.
David Majak also from the brewers and Ulinzi hitman Enosh
Ochieng finished third and fourth with 15 and nine points respectively.
Chetambe became the sixth recipient of the award in the
concluded season after Kakamega Homeboyz midfielder Peter Thiong'o, Abdalla
Hassan (Bandari), Justin Ndikumana(Sofapaka) and former Sofapaka goal poacher
Umaru Kasumba who won it twice.