Sofapaka head coach Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno has cautioned his charges against looking down up Division 2 side Bungoma Stars whom they play this weekend in a Mozzart Bet Cup round of 16 match.Batoto Ba Mungu will host the fourth-tier club at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos hoping to win and sail to the last eight of the tournament.Ahead of the game, Zico wants his players to afford their opponents the respect they deserve and give their best in the game to avoid the embarrassment that comes with being eliminated by a lower-tier club.##NAJAVA_MECA_7992444##Bungoma have punched above their weight so far in the tournament as the club has eliminated the 2019 champions Bandari and FC Talanta.“Bungoma Stars is not an easy team since they eliminated Bandari and Talanta and therefore we are very ready for the team and we treat this match with the seriousness that it deserves,” said the former Harambee Stars coach.Karani eyes FKFPL comeback following sparkling performance in the Mozzart Bet CupSofapaka tested their preparedness for the game in friendly matches during the FIFA international break.The former league winners played against Tusker, Mathare United, and Young Kings who won the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom tournament for the Nairobi Region.We haven’t reached this far by fluke, says Bungoma Stars coach after eliminating FC TalantaZico said the friendlies as well as the training sessions they had during the break gave him time and space to try different formations and get the boys ready for the cup assignment.“So far we have had very good training sessions, and for me, this was like a mid-season training camp and we have tried different combinations which will help the team win matches, going forward,” he added.Bungoma, under the tutelage of Silvanus Otema, will look to pull yet another surprise when they face Sofapaka and advance to the quarters.
