Bandari's Aloro hopeful of playing time after full recovery

Despite missing the last eight league matches, Bandari centre back Rodgers Aloro habours hopes of squeezing himself back to the starting team in the remaining rounds.

The Ugandan defender last tasted competitive football in the 2-0 away loss to Tusker in February before suffering an injury that had kept him out action up to last month.

Prior to the Tusker game, Aloro who won the league with Tusker last season had seen limited playing time thanks to the competition in the congested department.

"There is still hope that I will be considered for playing time in the remainder of the season. I have been training well since recovering from an injury picked in our game against Tusker," he said.

With nine matches remaining in the season, Aloro, a former Sofapaka player revealed that the team had a target of finishing inside the top three bracket.

Bandari who were firmly in the race to wrestle the title from the hands of Tusker in the initial stages of the season lost ground at the start of the year and had to effect changes in the technical bench in a bid to stabilize.

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"There are 27 points to be played for in the remaining bit of the season. These are enough to take us to the top three. If we finish the season on a high then it will give us an advantage heading to the next one," he observed.

Meanwhile, Nzoia Sugar forward Alfred Emoni is patiently waiting for his maiden league start after making his third successive second half appearance.

Emoji who joined the sugarmen from Posta Rangers is yet to earn his first start but he believes the recent appearances as a substitute will lay a foundation for greater things in the future.