High flying Posta Rangers will be seeking to maintain their impressive run of form when they confront a lackluster Ulinzi Stars in a Friday afternoon Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) match that is set to be staged at the Utalii Grounds.From an outfit that finished last season in 13th place, just ten points above the relegation places, former Harambee Stars head coach Stanley Okumbi has transformed his team into a side that has at some point even been touted as possible title challengers owing to the diligent signings they made in the transfer window.Although the talk of fighting for the title could still be a long shot, the mailmen are currently enjoying some fine form in the 2021/2022 campaign. Twelve games into the season, the club currently sits sixth on the log on 21 points and could move upto third place should they secure a win in the match against the Soldiers.⏭ Next assignment⛔️ Posta Rangers FC 🆚 Ulinzi Stars FC 🏟 Utalii Grounds l Nairobi⏰ 1️⃣3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ EAT🗓 Friday 1️⃣4️⃣th Jan 2️⃣2️⃣✅ Kila mtu akuje na barua yake.😎#WeSoldierOn#GBUS📸 Courtesy pic.twitter.com/ceoqTnsIX6— Ulinzi Stars FC (@UlinziStarsFC) January 12, 2022 What is more, the club are on a five match unbeaten streak (W3 D2) and will come into the tie highly buoyed after coming from a 1-0 victory against reigning champions Tusker in their last league outing.The club will also be feeling confident of getting past the second meanest conceding defense (8) in the league as they themselves boast of being the second highest scoring team this season (20).Posta Rangers registered the biggest win in over 3½ years in their 4-0 win against Vihiga Bullets.The last time they scored four goals in a league match was in a 6-2 win against Mt Kenya United, now Dandora Love, in April 2019. In that season, Mt Kenya United were relegated. pic.twitter.com/ERXxNwYUGs— OptaKe (@ke_opta) October 19, 2021 Ahead of the tie, head coach Okumbi, who admitted that the team is at a happy place, called on the side to put their focus on getting the job done.“Preparations have gone well and the players are motivated and want to play for the team. The boys are working really well and what we can do now is to focus on our strengths and what we have been doing before. We have to make sure that we convert any chance that comes our way because sometimes that is what has let us down,” Okumbi noted prematch.Posta Rangers and Ulinzi Stars get the weekend fixtures underway when they clash at Utalii on Friday 14 January 2022. Get the rest of the #FKFPL weekend fixtures here pic.twitter.com/wdIICZhzRB— FKFcaretaker (@FKFcaretaker) January 13, 2022 On the other hand, a stubborn Ulinzi will be desperate to shake off their two match losing streak in a run that has seen the army men simply fall from grace to grass.Having gone unbeaten in their opening six games, the Stephen Ocholla coached side have lost four of their last five games as they have fallen from the coveted positions to their current 13th on the log.Perhaps the only consolation for the Soldiers will be the fact that they have won two of their last three encounters against the mailmen.Just who will emerge the better of the two?The match kicks off at 1300 EAT.
