This was to be AFC Leopards’ season; the season for them to finally end a near three decade title drought. See, the last time Ingwe were champions of Kenya in 1998, the late Daniel Arap Moi was still the Head of State. Three presidents later, they are still hunting for the illusive league glory.Yet, ten rounds into the 2022-23 Football Kenya Federation Premier League, FKFPL campaign, it looks like that jinx may painfully continue for a little longer, but looks can be deceiving, so they say.##NAJAVA_MECA_6966940##In nine fixtures so far, the Patrick Aussems coached outfit has only managed a paltry three wins, a worrying four losses and two draws.But the club’s chairman Dan Shikanda believes that “mambo bado’, its still early in the day to write them off. “When Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia, people dismissed them, but what happened in the end?” he posedShikanda, who talked to Mozzart Sport, paused in reference to the South Americans, who went ahead to win the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 despite losing their opening group match.FKFPL: Nzoia take hunt for three points to Police doorstep as Gor return to old stomping yard”The league is still wide open, and any team can win it, including Mathare United,” he said.The 2008 league winners, are the only team yet to win a match this season. In six games, the Slum Boys have lost five and drawn one.”As it stands, any team that wins all remaining matches stand a chance of lifting the league. The title race will be more clearer after the first leg games,” he remarked.Shikanda, who also played for Leopards arch rivals Gor Mahia in his heydays, is calling of fans to be patient and continue to rally behind the team.”Even Liverpool won their most recent Premier League title after thirty years,” Shikanda offered some words of comfort.Linton Maina scores, assists twice as FC Koln run riot in BundesligaHe declared confidence in the whole team, dispelling rumors that Aussems could be fired. “I have confidence in every person in the team,” he said.They will be seeking to build on Wednesday’s 2-1 win over strugglers Mathare when they face Bandari FC on Sunday in Mombasa.
