Versatile Kakamega Homeboyz player Brian Buleti has backed the team to defend the Mozzart Bet Cup title despite being paired against a strong side in the quarterfinals.Homeboyz clinched the cup last season after beating Tusker 1-0 in the final stage at the Kasarani Stadium.Kevin Amwayi scored the match-winning goal in the second half to inspire the club to its first major title since its inception.##NAJAVA_MECA_8021056##Homeboyz, who are under the tutelage of Patrick Odhiambo, are well on course to defend it as the team is in the last eight.The holders will face KCB in the quarterfinals, a game Buleti hopes will go in their favour and march to the last four.Chrispine Erambo lifts lid on how he has been getting first team footballKCB beat Bidco United 3-1 in their round of sixteen contest, while Homeboyz dumped Tusker out following a 1-0 win.Buleti, who returned from an ankle injury recently, is confident that the team has what it takes to have the gong remain in their possession.“I am certain we will defend the cup. We are having quite a good run in it, as we haven’t conceded so far. Everyone in the team is working hard to have the title remain in our cabinet,” he told Mozzart Sport.Kibwage optimistic of Tusker lifting league title despite trailing Gor by eight pointsHaving watched the quarterfinals of the CAF Champions League and the Confederation Cup played in the last two weekends, Buleti said Homeboyz players drew lessons from the matches and will seek to play at such levels next season.Homeboyz debuted in the Confederation Cup last year but lost 4-1 on aggregate to Al Ahly Benghazi of Libya in the preliminary round.“We want to test ourselves again in CAF matches. Watching the big guns play last weekend was inspiring, and as a team, we dream of joining and competing next season,” said the player, who can play as a right back and a central midfielder as well.
