Ulinzi Star’s tactician Vincent ‘Moriero’ Otieno is a happy man ahead of the Football Kenya Federation Premier League season kick-off from what he has seen in his charges during the pre-season training.The Soldiers kicked off their pre-season training with sessions in Nairobi, before shifting base to Nanyuki for high-altitude training where they also played against Nyeri-based side Marafiki FC.AFC Leopards to play Ulinzi Stars in preseason friendly at NyayoThe new coach, who took over the reigns of the four-time Kenyan champions from Benjamin Nyangweso after a disastrous finish in the league last season, is happy with what he has seen so far but believes there is still room for more improvement.”The pre-season has gone on well, and I think my team is 70 per cent ready. I am happy with the level the players are at the moment, but there is always room for improvement. We have had our pre-season preparations in different places and I can see the efforts are paying off.We started by playing teams in the lower divisions, but now we have tested ourselves with people we are in the same league with, I am happy,” he said.Ulinzi played to a one-all draw with the defending champions Tusker at Ruaraka Grounds on Thursday morning and are set to face off with AFC Leopards tomorrow afternoon at Nyayo Stadium.Ulinzi Stars set target ahead of next season##NAJAVA_MECA_6615472##Moriero has been impressed with the team’s transfer business so far which has seen him add more firepower on the most problematic unit last season, the striking.“We have beefed up our squad, we brought in Elly (Saenyi) who was the NSL top scorer, and (Ruben) Mita from Mara Sugar, we have tried bringing in young blood to mix up with the experienced players. The main undoing for Ulinzi last season was scoring and finishing and that is where I focused in the transfer window because in defence we have no new signings. Aside from that, I have also strengthened the midfield by bringing in Jacob (Onyango) from Bidco United,” he added.
