New AFC Leopards goalkeeper Levis Opiyo has backed the team to come out of the current league suspension a much better side after concerted efforts by the technical bench to get the twelve time Kenyan champions roaring once again.Before the league was suspended by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Caretaker Committee after the November international break, Ingwe was on a torrid downward spiral as they recorded four consecutive defeats under the watch of Belgian tactician Patrick Aussems.FULL TIME Another defeatSofapaka FC 1 AFC Leopards 0#Betsafe #OursForever #INGWE— AFC Leopards (@AFCLeopards) November 7, 2021 The losing streak coming after Ingwe had made a bright start to the season after defeating reigning champions Tusker in the season opening match before taking a point from last season runners up KCB despite having a very young squad that had been plagued by a mass exodus of players that led them to a fourth place finish in the 2020/2021 campaign.The poor form notwithstanding, Levis has revealed that the team is currently using the break to hit top gear that will enable them get back to winning ways. The former Wazito man stating that the team has just been unluky in the past but are working to correct that worrying form.Young Ingwe custodian tipped for greatness“We are training together as a team and we are using this time to gel together and get back to winning ways when the league resumes. We have a really young team that has a lot of talented youngsters. We have just been unable to crack how to get wins but we are working on that because the boys are well upto the task,” the goalkeeper told Mozzart Sport.Should the league resume, the struggling Ingwe will be plotting ways of getting out of the bottom places they find themselves in. Currently, the team sits fourth from bottom on the log on four points only after six matches played so far.
