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He came off the bench to make the much-needed difference, highlighting his quality as an impact forward .
AFC Leopards striker Sydney Lokale has opened up on his decision to dedicate his winning goal against Bidco United in the Kenya Premier League match to the fans.
Lokale who has been handed a call up to the national team Harambee Stars for the upcoming AFCON qualifier tie against Cameroon on September 11, scored the only goal that allowed Ingwe to bag maximum points against Bidco-a bogey team against Leopards according to the striker.
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Barely 11 days after scoring the goal at Thika Municipal Stadium, Lokale said the pain of always seeing Leopards suffer defeats against Bidco made him dedicate the goal to their adoring supporters who thronged the venue in their numbers.
"You know Bidco has been beating us in previous meetings. Scoring the winning goal brought relief to our fans, that's why I dedicated the goal to them," he said in a video as revealed by Sports Eye.
He came off the bench to make the much-needed difference, highlighting his quality as an impact forward as the new signing settles in at the den.
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Lokale is eager to leave a legacy at AFC and wants to end the team's 26-year league title drought.
His call-up coincides with his red-hot form after opening his Ingwe account in the opening day 4-0 thrashing of hapless Mathare United, as the Thomas Trucha side sit third in the 18-team league with nine points from four matches, a point behind joint leaders KCB and Kariobangi Sharks.
It remains to be seen if Lokale will get playing time considering that Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat is spoilt for choice upfront. Michael Olunga remains Stars' marksman and the emergence of John Ayunga and the evergreen John Avire puts his chances into jeopardy.
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