After a blistering start to the season that has seen them sit third on the log, Nzoia Sugar FC head coach Salim Babu is hoping their impressive form will prevail against Mathare United.The Slum Boys will be playing their first league match on Thursday afternoon since early April after forfeiting their season due to financial reasons before the end of last campaign.Mathare United appoint Boniface Omondi as new head coach ahead of league returnThe former Western Stima head coach admitted that Mathare will have had more time in their hands to prepare for the clash but is hoping his side’s confidence will carry the day.“We have started preparations for the Mathare United game and we have started laying the game plan but it is a team that has not played a game yet and they will have prepared well for us. If we go with the same morale that we have had in the past three games, we will be able to get a convincing win,” said Babu.##NAJAVA_MECA_6892461##Nzoia have only suffered a single loss this season which came against Gor Mahia in the opening match of the campaign as they have picked up wins over KCB, Nairobi City Stars, and Sofapaka coupled with a draw against Bandari.FKF mull over idea of starting a reserve league after meeting with top flight coachesAfter surviving relegation in the final few games of the season last term, Babu emphasized on the importance of putting more points on board in the first half of the season.“Our target is still the same, everyone is fighting down there and we fight at the top of the table it becomes easy for us but in the first leg we have to take a lot of points to have an easy second leg,” added Babu.
