Reigning Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) champions Tusker FC have a chance to enter into the top three fray for the first time this season when they travel to take on Ulinzi Stars in a rescheduled Wednesday match set to be played at the ASK Grounds in Nakuru.Should the Robert Matano coached side manage to complete a league double over the military outfit, the Brewers will jump from their current 6th place on the log up to third on 32 points, only five behind log leading Kakamega Homeboyz.Having already triumphed 2-0 in the first leg played just four days before the return leg courtesy of goals from Jackson Macharia and Shami Kibwana, the twelve time Kenyan champions will be hoping to extend their dominance against an Ulinzi side that they have only lost to once in their last nine games. (W5 D3 L1).Up next is a trip to the Rift Valley, for a return tie against the military men. #KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/fjb7MT42LO— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) February 14, 2022 Buoyed by a five match unbeaten streak, Tusker will feel confident of getting the job done for a second time of asking as they plot to get their title defense back on track.Ahead of the game, Macharia, who scored his first goal against Ulinzi since signing a new contract with the club, laid the onus on his team to come up with the solution when they take on a side that will definitely want to fight back.“It will be a difficult game again because we know they will come back stronger and will definitely make changes to how they played in Nairobi. It is now up to us to do the things that worked well for us and also correct a few of the weaknesses we noted,” the player is quoted on the club’s website.FULL TIME in Ruaraka. Full shangwe! pic.twitter.com/as69ke6vWI— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) February 12, 2022 On the other hand, Benjamin Nyangweso’s Ulinzi will be in search of revenge when they turn up in their own patch.According to midfielder John Kago, the team is solely focused on overcoming the first leg disappointment in a bid to improve on their 13th place position currently.”Being an away game, we were targeting at least a point but we will have to rectify that at home. We played well and dominated in the first half and we tried to push in the second half but they got their chances and scored. It will not be easy when they come to Nakuru because we need the three points and I urge my teammates to give their all,” the midfielder told the club’s media.🚨 Next assignment!⛔️ Ulinzi Stars FC 🆚 Tusker FC 🏟 ASK Showgrounds – Nakuru⏰ 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ EAT🗓 Wednesday 1️⃣6️⃣th February 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣✅ Nakuru sio Nairobi😎.#WeSoldierOn#GBUS pic.twitter.com/G5Mnk2YLw1— Ulinzi Stars FC (@UlinziStarsFC) February 14, 2022 The match kicks off at 1500EAT.
