Master Stanley Okumbi, meets apprentice William Muluya, once again. On different technical areas, the two coaches will lock horns again when Posta Rangers hosts Kariobangi Sharks at Ruaraka Grounds on Saturday afternoon and will both be seeking to get back to winning ways after posting draws in their respective previous games.After a poor run of five matches without a win, Sharks bounced back to winning ways against Wazito, then slumped back to a draw against Western Stima after blowing away a 2-0 lead, and will now face a tough Posta Rangers side who have been on fine form since that draw in March in the reverse fixture, losing only one match in the 10 that they have played in that timeline.The hosts lie 13th on the log with 26 points from 22 games and a win could potentially move them to 9th depending on other results while the visitors are fifth on the log with 35 points.A goalless draw. That was the result when these two sides met in the first leg of the campaign at Kasarani Stadium and Okumbi knows that it will be a very tight game, one to watch.📈| @posta_rangers and @k_sharksfc on the Log ahead of their clash in Ruaraka#BKPL pic.twitter.com/eW8sAGqsqT— Betking Kenya Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) July 9, 2021 The fixture has been heavily characterized by draws in the past and seems to be a fairly balanced affair, with six of the eight meetings in the top tier ending in draws, and each team winning once in identical 1-0 wins. In both wins, the team playing at home bagged the maximum points.For Okumbi, the game against Kariobangi Sharks is special. Perhaps, it is a lucky charm even. It was his third game in charge of the mailmen, and it ended up providing his maiden point in charge of the club.“It will be a tight game, very tight. They are ahead of us in the league. Quality wise I can also say that they have a better team, they have been together for long. It will be a tactical game, a very interesting game to watch,” Okumbi told Mozzart Sport.The former Mathare United coach is adamant that they are ready for the clash, pointing out that they will need to take their chances as only goals count at the end of the day and not the chances created.“The players are psyched up, we are all ready for the game. We prepare for the day to win. We have been creating chances but we should not count them, we should count goals. We are trying to work on our conversion and I know it will come to be because that is the only area that we have been sloppy,” Okumbi added.📰| First leg we played out to a barren draw.💭| Do you think we will rake in maximum points?#WeAreSharks #BetwaySharks pic.twitter.com/kmgnIFheRx— Kariobangi Sharks FC (@k_sharksfc) July 9, 2021 On how they plan to stop a rejuvenated Eric Kapaito who has scored three goals in the last two games, Okumbi said that they will not focus on only one player but on all the players on the field.“We will face them just like we have been doing in the other games in the league. We will focus on all the 11 players on the field, if we focus on only one player we will get it wrong,” he noted.Kapaito has hit top form at the right time, with only nine matches left for the Kariobangi-based side as he seeks to fortify his lead for the golden boot race.Kapaito’s and Shark’s chief creator, James Mazembe knows that he has not been in the same form that he kickstarted the season in but he acknowledges that he has been working not only on his creation but also on execution to ease the burden for the master executioner – Kapaito.Who will make it four points out of the possible six? Or, will the teams share yet again?
