The relegation threatened duo of AFC Leopards and Mathare United will seek to temporarily relieve the fear of sinking deeper on the Football Kenya Federation Premier League log when they clash for three points on Thursday at the Nyayo National Stadium.Both teams have not had the best run in the competition so far, with Leopards winning just three matches, one more than Mathare who are above the bottom placed Vihiga Bullets.Leopards on the other hand are placed two places above the red zone with 14 points ,a territory that clearly shows that the once league giants are struggling to reap positive results consistently.NEXT MATCH We will host Mathare United on Thursday 20th January at Nyayo National Stadium The match kicks off at 3.00pm #Betsafe #OursForever #INGWE pic.twitter.com/rkjWitVf7I— AFC Leopards (@AFCLeopards) January 19, 2022 Ingwe who will be looking to return to winning ways after failing to collect maximum points from the last two rounds welcome Mathare aware that three points will catapult them closer to the top ten as well as redeem them from the 3-1 loss suffered in the hands of Kariobangi Sharks last weekend. Leopards captain Marvin Nabwire says they have sharpened their blunt claws that have cost them four points in the last two rounds ready to scratch for a win. 1.75 AFC Leopards 3.40 Mathare United 4.70″ We focused a lot on opening our opponents defense and putting the ball past the line in the training sessions we have had since our last game. We want to get back on the winning track starting with the Mathare clash and maintain the culture of fighting for positive results going forward, ” he said. Leopards will for the fifth game miss the services of Lewis Bandi who is nursing an ankle injury but will be glad to have Collins Shivachi available for selection after missing the previous round. 🚨 | Fixture Update! Our round 15 league fixture against @AFCLeopards that was scheduled to be played on Wednesday 19 at the Nyayo Stadium has been pushed forward by a day, owing to the unavailability of the ground on Wednesday, and will now be played on…#GreatnessWithin pic.twitter.com/Mx8ZP5h7pQ— Mathare United FC (@MathareUtd) January 18, 2022 While Leopards will be looking to arrest their two-game winless streak, Mathare will be desperately hoping to halt the worrying ten-game losing run.Coach Ezekiel Akwana observed that his charges had improved in as far as fixing the loopholes in the defence and tipped them to shock Leopards.”The team has shown the intend to improve week in week out. We no longer concede more than three goals the way we used to do some weeks ago. We have spend some days plotting on how to take home the three points from the game and hopefully it will work out, ” said the former Leopards player.
