AFC Leopards will be looking to claim their first successive win of the season when they take on a beleaguered Mathare United side in a Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) clash.Ingwe have blown hot and cold this season and have a paltry four wins to their name after 15 games, form which has seen them compete on the wrong end of the table. Speaking to Mozzart Sport, AFC Leopards custodian Maxwell Mulili revealed that they will aim for nothing short of a win in the clash as they look to scale up the log. MATCH UPDATE We play away to Mathare United tomorrow – Sunday (23/01/2022)📍 Nyayo National Stadium 🕑 3.00pm#Betsafe #OursForever #INGWE pic.twitter.com/mjEmq9myyt— AFC Leopards (@AFCLeopards) January 22, 2022 “Our aim will be to win the game, with a victory we can break into the top 10 which is an extra motivation to get the win.The more we win the more we get the confidence to take on other games because our aim is to win all our remaining game. The mood in the camp is positive even from the coaches,” said Mulili.Ingwe had to do things the hard way in the reverse fixture that was on Thursday as they overturned a one-goal deficit to win the game 3-1 and move further away from relegation. Head to head clashes between the two sides have been evenly contested since 2009 with Ingwe winning nine, drawing nine and losing on eight occasions. 🚨 Club Statement on Ezekiel Akwana Read: https://t.co/nEN5ONIl2V#GreatnessWithin pic.twitter.com/5XGBcA5r8L— Mathare United FC (@MathareUtd) January 21, 2022 Ingwe will be without Dan Sunguti who is set to be out for nine months after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), Jaffari Odeny who continues to recuperate from a post anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) reconstructive surgery.Lewis Bandi will also miss the clash after suffering an ankle injury while the experienced Collins Shivachi is suspended after his red card on Thursday.Alarm bells are sounding for Mathare United after coach Ezekiel Akwana walked away from the club citing the financial constraints that affected the team’s performance. Mathare United utility full back Kennedy Ochieng admitted that the exit of Akwana is a big bow to the side but they will pick the pieces. ⚽ | The ✖️ Man. Day one at the helm 😊#GreatnessWithin pic.twitter.com/s2hKytKJ3b— Mathare United FC (@MathareUtd) January 22, 2022 “There is no loss that is ever easy despite the position of the team, so we just had to prepare well for this game and rectify the mistakes that we did.I feel that the coach leaving is a blow because of the situation that we are but I do not think that it will affect us in the game against AFC Leopards because we have to move on,” said Ochieng. The clash is slated for a 3 PM kick-off at the Nyayo National Stadium.
