AFC Leopards tactician Patrick Aussems has lauded his players for their fighting character displayed throughout the season as well as the Ingwe faithful for their support to the team.The 12-time Kenyan champions have endured a torrid season, starting off badly but found their footing to stage a compelling fightback to have a reasonable finish at the end of the campaign.##NAJAVA_MECA_6453869##Undoubtedly, AFC Leopards’ fans have been the best in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) this season, and the Belgian appreciates their efforts and contribution in pushing his boys to do better.Goodbye Nairobi ! After 8 months living alone , it’s time for me to enjoy of my family : my wife and my sons who returned from Canada to spend a few days with us . #INGWE fans , staff and players : finish on the last 2 games the good job we have done so far …See you soon ! pic.twitter.com/eUq3h41U77— Patrick Aussems (@PatrickAussems) June 2, 2022 The former Simba SC coach took to his social media handle to relay the message and remained optimistic that next season will be a better one for Leopards.”I would like to tell the players that they gave a great performance and I am very proud of them. Now it’s time for a break with family and friends and they should enjoy it. I would also like to thank Ingwe fans for the amazing support in the last weeks, it helped the team a lot. I guess next season things will be better,” the tactician said.Aussems left the country earlier in the month for his holiday even with Ingwe still had to play two matches to the end of the campaign, with his assistant Tom Juma taking over the reins for the final two matches.pic.twitter.com/kTHkZ1LiBv— Patrick Aussems (@PatrickAussems) June 14, 2022 It was not a smooth sail for Juma though as a section of the regular players downed tools for those two matches in the trips to Thika Stadium against Nairobi City Stars and to Sudi for the Nzoia Sugar FC clash, with only 15 players on the team sheet in both matches.Last season, Aussems left early too and came back a few matches into the just concluded season and has assured AFC fans that he will be back ‘soon’.Ingwe won 11 games and drew 13, losing nine matches in the process to end the season with 46 points.
