Sofapaka FC tactician David Ouma is upbeat ahead of his side’s encounter with Posta Rangers at Thika Stadium on Saturday afternoon.While Batoto Ba Mungu will be playing their second match of the campaign, Posta Rangers will be opening their season after sitting out of the opening weekend where they were to play Mathare United following the Sports Dispute Tribunal order to half matches involving teams involved in the relegation/promotion debacle.🚨Mechi Ijayo 🚨⏳Saa chache zimesalia kabla ya mechi yetu ya kwanza nyumbani🔜 kwa mashabiki wetu, njooni kwa wingi na kuwapa sapoti vijana Jumamosi hii tutakapomenyana na @posta_rangers pic.twitter.com/CRygadx1Nu— Sofapaka FC (@FC_Sofapaka) November 25, 2022 The 2009 champions fell 2-1 to Bandari in their opening match but the tactician was not perturbed as he opines they were the better team of the two and is thus confident of turning around the results on Saturday.“The players had a good game last weekend despite going down to Bandari. From my observations from our last match, I am confident of turning around the performance heading into the Rangers tie on Saturday,” Ouma said as quoted on the club’s website.##NAJAVA_MECA_6846196##However, the former Harambee Starlets coach is anticipating a tough encounter with the Mailmen given the history of their previous encounters but maintains that they are well prepared for the showdown.“The two teams have always had a close game, and in the most recent meetings we have always shared points, so I expect a very tough match because they will want to have a good start while we will be aiming to bounce back to winning ways. Nonetheless, we have prepared well, and I expect a good show from the lads,” Ouma added.Misfortune for Sofapaka as talented duo set to miss Rangers gameFurther, the coach is delighted with the fact that he has most of his players available for selection but for Geoffrey Ojunga and David Obasanjo who will miss due to illness and injury respectively.“I am glad we don’t have major injury concerns except for Geoffrey Ojunga and David Obasanjo, who are under rehabilitation after being out due to illness and a hip injury, respectively. The rest of the squad members are available, and I hope we don’t experience any problems before the match on Saturday,” he concluded
