Mathare United tactician Ezekiel Sachi Akwana will be hoping that his side finds their winning mojo when they play Sofapaka at Thika Stadium in a round 3 midweek fixture later today.While Sofapaka kicked off their season on a high with a 3-1 win over Nairobi City Stars before managing a draw in Sudi against Nzoia Sugar, Mathare United have lost both their opening matches against Bandari and Ulinzi Stars, results that leave them rooted at the bottom of the log.##NAJAVA_MECA_5912946##Sofapaka have been hit hard in terms of personnel, having only three and two players on the bench against City Stars and Nzoia respectively but they still managed to get a win and a draw, respectively.Though he has some deep history with Sofapaka, Akwana is not wasting time getting all sentimental about it ahead of the clash but instead, he is focused on guiding his team to their first win of the season, his first at the helm of the Slum boys.“Sofapaka provided me with my first coaching experience in the premier league and coming up against them will always be an honour but I don’t have the time to be sentimental as we have a game to prepare to try and win. We haven’t done so this season so my and everyone’s attention at this club is locked towards achieving that,” Akwana said.📰| Matchday 3.Drop your Predictions#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/HnDCUMPk4s— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) October 19, 2021 Sofapaka have been the dominant side in this fixture because, in the 26 league encounters between the two teams, they have won 13 and drawn eight, with Mathare winning the remaining five.Alex Imbusia picked a shoulder injury against Nzoia on Friday but the club confirmed that he resumed light training ahead of the match with Lawrence Juma allegedly having terminated his contract with the club.Sofapaka’s coach Ken Odhiambo is looking forward to the clash against Mathare, one that has in so many times stood in favor of his side.“It’s always an exciting match and opponent to face, we are well prepared for the encounter and we are all but geared up to take on the slum boys on Wednesday,” Odhiambo said.The former Bandari boss is however frustrated that they have been going without a full squad to match days, yet they have the numbers in the team, owing to the transfer embargo placed on Sofapaka by FIFA.🔵 | UPDATE✅ | We held our final preparations in readiness for tomorrow’s fixture against @MathareUtd @betikaKe @OyandoRonny #BatotoBaMungu pic.twitter.com/Qka1C3nSKF— Sofapaka FC (@FC_Sofapaka) October 19, 2021 Nevertheless, he is hopeful that the same will be lifted as soon as possible to enable them to register players as he claims they have already done their bit of the task to get cleared.“It frustrates not to have a complete squad and key players available for selection. We have gone two matches without a complete squad due to the FIFA ban we are currently facing but we have done all that is needed from our end to enable us to get cleared. We only hope a swift response comes through ahead of Wednesday’s fixture,” he added.The match kicks off at 3 PM EAT.
