AFC Leopards head to Nakuru in hunt for a double over Ulinzi

In-form Ulinzi Stars will welcome a struggling AFC Leopards to the ASK Grounds in Nakuru on Thursday afternoon for a Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) match.The two teams are out of the title race and neither are they battling the drop. They have nothing much to play for this campaign but will still be fighting to win in order to finish the league in a respectable position as the league comes to a close on 22nd August. The Nakuru-based side are currently in great form, they have won four of their last six games in the league. Leopards on the other hand are struggling and have lost three of their last five league matches, the other, the Mashemeji Derby was not played after Ingwe and Gor Mahia opted to boycott the match.Heading into the game, the military outfit will be without coach Benjamin Nyangweso who is currently suspended for five games. The tactician was slapped with a five-match ban for shoving a match official during their league match against KCB a fortnight ago. He has already missed one game and has four more to go, the ban will stretch to next season. Ingwe’s coach Patrick Aussems on the other hand has extended his contract for a further year.🚨 Match Day!✅ Ulinzi Stars FC vs AFC Leopards FC🏟 A.S.K Grounds l Nakuru⏰ 1515 EAT#GBUS #WeSoldierOn pic.twitter.com/aBSQ26f119— Ulinzi Stars FC (@UlinziStarsFC) August 12, 2021 In the last five meetings between the two sides, Leopards have registered three wins, Ulinzi have won one while the other match ended in a draw. The Soldiers are currently tenth on the log with 41 points while Ingwe are fifth with 44 points.Ulinzi Stars midfielder John Kago is hoping to prevent an Ingwe league double over them and was spiritual on the reason behind his consistent performances. “In the first leg they bagged all the points, so for the return leg we should also do our best to get the three points at home,”“Putting God first, believing that I am capable, and working with my teammates has been the secret behind my performance and consistency for Ulinzi this season,” said Kago.Ingwe captain Isaac Kipyegon says the goal is to end the campaign strongly in order to end the season in a good position.”We want to perform well in all our remaining matches if possible win all of them as this will enable us to finish in a good position in the league. We want to end the season strongly and we go to Nakuru in search of maximum points. We will give our best and I am confident that this is a match that we can get maximum points from,” he stated.Leopards are likely to miss winger Harrison Mwendwa who is reportedly on his way to Zambia to join Kabwe Warriors. Mwendwa’s last game in Ingwe colours was against Vihiga, a match that he assisted three goals to enable Leopards to pick a 3-1 win.IN CASE YOU MISSED IT @AFCLeopards vs @VihigaUnitedFC match highlights ✅ Elvis Rupia at 16✅ Austin Odhiambo 🚀🚀🚀✅ @harryquin3 master class#Betsafe #OursForever #INGWE 🎥🎥 Courtesy of @StarTimesKE pic.twitter.com/t0OQuwVhjo— AFC Leopards (@AFCLeopards) August 8, 2021

 

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