Kenyan International defender David “Calabar” Owino wants to be among the nominees for the 2017 CAF African player of the year.

The 28-year-old has been influential at his Zambian Super League side, Zesco United having achieved the set targets of collecting silverware in all Zambian competitions.

“I feel we have the ability to win honors and even the Confederations Cup, we have alot of strong teams both in the league and Confederations Cup meaning there will be alot of competition but we are a strong team too and we are in these competitions to win. All we need is to work hard and not lose the team spirit that has built us over the past years,” Owino said in an interview with Zesco media team.

Calabar formerly with Karuturi Sports and Gor Mahia of Kenya is enjoying his third season with Zambian giants.

He has been a darling among the fans both in Kenya and Zambia with his most succesful season at the club being last year where he was among the best having assisted the club attain CAF Champions League semi-final spot.