Muhoroni Youth FC will continue preparations for the forthcoming Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) 2023-24 season with two more friendly games.The league is set to begin on the 26 August 2023.Youth will on Saturday, 12 August 2023 play newly promoted side Shabana FC at Muhoroni Stadium in the first warm-up. Akhulia lauds in form Chris Ochieng, wants him to keep improvingA day later on Sunday, the coach Charles Odera outfit will play against National Super League (NSL) club Mara United at the same venue.“We want to get into that competitive mood and gain fitness ahead of the new season,” Odera told Mozzart Sport. On Wednesday, Youth played another friendly game against the CAF Confederation Cup representatives Kakamega Homeboyz FC – losing by Eston Esiye’s second half free kick.Homeboyz are gearing up for the Charity Shield Cup clash against champions Gor Mahia on Saturday and the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary match against Libya’s Al Ahli Benghazi. FRIENDLY MATCH Full-time Muhoroni Youth FC 0-1 Kakamega Homeboyz (Estone Esiye)#FootballKE pic.twitter.com/v7r45sc5TF— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) August 9, 2023 “It was a good build up after a long layoff. We had an opportunity to closely watch in action some of the players we intend to recruit,” said Odera.Youth will kick-off their return to the top tier with an away trip to Nairobi City Stars before they entertain their home fans in their next match against Nzoia Sugar FC. Muhoroni Youth FC Chief Executive Officer Collins Dave is confident of a good season ahead. “We have managed to renew contracts of most of our players, and that’s what we wanted for the purposes of continuity.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7417715##The team has, however,lost left back Yusuf Juma to Kakamega Homeboyz and Robert Onyango to Bandari FC. “There’s nothing much we could do as they were out of contract. We wish them all the best,” Dave added.
