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The new season that kicks off on Saturday promises to be an explosive affair due to the many club transfers.

League champions Gor Mahia and their arch-rivals AFC Leopards had shipped in strikers from as far as Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria before the shut down of the transfer market on Wednesday at midnight.

Other teams such as Sofapaka, Ulinzi and Tusker also invested in big-name strikers, showcasing their hand as far as their ambitions are concerned this season.

Even after scoring 53 times in the league last season  and still having the likes of deadly Rwandan duo Meddie Kagere and Jacques Tuyisenge in their ranks, Gor still splashed a reported Sh1 million to lure Ivorian Ephrem Guikan from under the noses of Tusker in December.

Guikan, who’s represented Cote d’Ivoire at youth level, comes in with an impressive resume. The 25-year-old not only scored the three goals that helped Mauritius side AS Port Louis eliminate Tusker from the Caf Africa Champions League last year but also found the back of the net 10 times in the Mauritius league, helping AS Port Louis finish second in the competition. 

Ghanaian forwards Eric Bekoe and Prince Papa Arkoh were drafted in by Leopards in great deals.

 Arkoh joins from Sekondi Hasaacas in his homeland, while Bekoe is a veteran, having represented the Black Stars plus Hearts of Lions, Berekum Chelsea and Egyptian side Petrojet in the recent past.Related ContentAFC Leopards’ Confed Cup tie moved.

Former Gor Mahia forward Timothy Otieno is primed to head Tusker’s strike force having signed a three-year deal with the brewers. 

Ulinzi have also brought in youngster Masita Masuta from Nzoia Sugar while Stephen Waruru, who is up for an ownership tussle between Tusker and Sofapaka, is meant to score goals wherever he will be based.Proven goal-getter Kepha Aswani has transferred from Nakumatt to title hungry Sofapaka.