AFC Leopards captain Eugene Mukangula has revealed that they did not want to be victims of circumstances on Saturday afternoon when they beat Ulinzi Stars 2-0 at Ulinzi Sports Complex, Lang’ata.Ingwe carried the day courtesy of two early goals, one in either half, by their Nigerian import Kingsley Fansanmi Ojo.##NAJAVA_MECA_6824735##Earlier in the week, Ingwe were barred from registering 10 of the players for the new season and had to make-do with only 18 players available for selection, something that Mukangula says they did not want to play victims to in the match.”We wanted to have a good start, and now we have a good start. Now we will pick from there. We knew we had to win this game. We did not want to be victims and lose our morale because we were missing some of our teammates. So we fought and won for them,” Mukangula said in a post-match interview with the club’s media.Ingwe thrash hapless Ulinzi Stars at the ComplexWhile recounting the moments in the game, the former Thika United midfielder noted that they planned on getting an early goal in the match which would help them set the tempo in the game and it all worked in their favor.”Our plan was to have an early goal and a quick start and that worked in our favor, helping us neutralize the match. We need the fans very much, they are part of us and they will push us. I believe when they come to our matches and we work together we can achieve something at the end of the season,” he added.Ingwe to miss ten key players in FKFPL opener due to transfer banTowards the latter stages of the match at a time when Leopards were under a series of attacks from the Soldiers, the skipper was seen rallying Ingwe diehards to continue their chants in an attempt to have every player alert to the final whistle.”We needed a push because they were attacking us and needed someone keeping us in our toes to the end of the match and they responded well,” he finished.
