Mathare United have managed to patch up a team made up of both experienced and budding players ahead of their start of life in the 2022-2023 Football Kenya Federation Premier League season.Among the new faces at the club who are expected to make their league bow is Gedion Werre, an attacking midfielder who joined the club after leaving National Super League side Kajiado FC.##NAJAVA_MECA_6892891##The 2008 league champions are scheduled to kick off their campaign with a duel against Nzoia Sugar on Thursday at the Kasarani main Stadium.The club alongside Vihiga Bullets and Wazito had been locked out of action in the past five rounds as they were listed as interested parties in a court case at the Sports Disputes Tribunal.AFC Leopards coach trades blame with Posta Rangers counterpart over goal validityWerre who penned a year-long deal with the slum boys says he is pumped up ahead of his league debut that he anticipates will end with a win given the weeks of preparations.Mathare had been training from the time the FKF Executive Committee annulled the past campaign, a move that secured the club’s place in the top flight.”I can’t wait to kick the ball in the top division. I have been patiently waiting for the opportunity to showcase my talent at this level and I am happy that the wait is almost over. We have been training for a while and it is my hope that we will start the season with a win,” he said.Werre who is commonly known as Mamba in the meantime tipped Mathare to attain a respectable finish rather than fighting relegation as it has been the norm in the past two to three seasons.KNVB’s finest Francis Kimanzi wary of Bottom Up U19 Tournament timelinesThe slum boys have been beating the drop by a whisker but Dandora Wigan Academy graduate believes that the calibre of players the club has is good enough to see them finish in the top half of the log.”The kind of players the coaches assembled is good enough to guide the club to a good finish. I can assure all that we will not be fighting for survival this season,” he added.
