On Saturday, Ken Owino spoke of how he “couldn’t wait” to play against his former side Posta Rangers, and how true that turned out to be Sunday afternoon, as the lanky defender proved to be the difference as AFC Leopards returned to winning ways with a 1-0 win over the Mailmen at Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos.Playing for the first time against a side he captained this season still, the Leopards mid-season signing rose highest in the 42nd minute to nod home a Brian Wanyama corner, giving Ingwe a much-needed win after failing to win in their previous two outings.45″ Ken amesema Pole.Posta 0-1 AFC#Fkfpremierleague pic.twitter.com/9LZxl1WbRJ— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) April 14, 2024 Despite not moving a place on the log, the win for Leopards – the first this month and their ninth of the season – took them just a point behind their day’s opponents, who once led the league, but are now on a downward spiral.Posta, who last week promoted assistant coach Bernard Kawinzi to take over from John Kamau, have now lost four matches on the bounce, and started on the backfoot in this contest.FKFPL: Talanta stun Tusker to leave them on brink of trophy-less campaignLeopards, who named Owen Mboya in the starting team for his league debut, saw Brian Yakhama’s long-range effort go wide before threatening on a series of set-pieces.The hosts broke the deadlock just minutes before the break when Owino nodded home his first goal for Leopards and after taking a lead through halftime, almost doubled the scoring when Clifton Miheso saw his curling effort after 52 minutes saved by visiting keeper John Njau.##NAJAVA_MECA_8027799##Luke Namanda and Jaffari Owiti were the next to go close but were denied.That wouldn’t matter at full time, however, as Ingwe’s run under Tomas Trucha this year continued to blossom.
