Sofapaka will be hoping to capitalize on home advantage and end their two-match winless run when they host a wounded Posta Rangers at the Wundanyi Stadium.Batoto Ba Mungu return to Wundanyi after a two-week stay in Nairobi where they picked a point after being held by Bidco United to a barren draw.The 2009 league champions have been dealt a massive blow ahead of their match following the suspension of their leading scorer Lawrence Juma who has accumulated five yellow cards and will be looking to make playing at home count and complete a double over the Mailmen.NEXT DUTY | MATCHDAY 26🔛| Saturday, 17th July 2021.⚽️| We take on @posta_rangers 🕒| 3pm EAT🏆| @Officialfkfpl 🏟️| Wundanyi Stadium@betikaKe @OyandoRonny @Officialfkfpl#BatotoBaMungu pic.twitter.com/UguHu1bP4G— Sofapaka FC (@FC_Sofapaka) July 14, 2021 Coach Ken Odhiambo who guided the club to a 2-1 win in the first leg played at the Kasarani Stadium in February is casting his hope for goals on Timothy Otieno in the absence of Juma.The former Bandari coach challenged Otieno who returned last week after almost two months on the sideline to rise to the occasion and make Juma’s absence negligible. “It feels good to return to Wundanyi as the players are used to the surface and are always comfortable to play there. I am not worried about the absence of Juma as we have replacements who are equal to the task. I will be particularly been looking up to Otieno to score or assist. He has shown a lot of hunger for goals from the time he returned from injury, ” said the Harambee Stars assistant coach.Rangers similarly will be pursuing to redeem themselves from a 3-0 drubbing in the hands of Kariobangi Sharks which was preceded by a one-all draw with Wazito.Final preparation done and dusted. We will be in action tomorrow 🆚 @FC_Sofapaka#WeAreTheMailMen pic.twitter.com/zsmwwqYXNk— Posta Rangers Football Club (@posta_rangers) July 16, 2021 The club will be without their head coach Stanley Okumbi who is with the national U23 team in Ethiopia alongside their defensive midfielder Steiner Musasia and forward Josephat Lopaga. In his absence, Collins Omondi will take charge. In spite of their absence, the club’s captain Joseph Mbugi said they will carry the day and drift further from the red zone.”Before the coach left, he told us to forget about the Sharks game and focus on getting a win in Wundanyi. He asked us to give our best for him and our families as well as the Rangers family. We anticipate that the match will be tough as both teams did not get positive results last weekend but we have a strategy to bag the three points, ” said the former Tusker midfielder.
