Domestic cup action will resume Saturday afternoon as the Mozzart Bet Cup competition enters the quarterfinal stage with two matches lined up at Dandora Stadium.Carrying the burden of being the defending champions will be Kakamega Homeboyz, who after another decent record this season, will battle out for a last four place when they meet KCB in the day’s early kickoff at noon.Following them at 1500 EAT will be fellow FKF Premier League representatives Sofapaka, who will face Salim Babu’s Kenya Police, aiming for their first taste of silverware in the top division.It’s Matchday! #MozzartBetCup pic.twitter.com/Cz6O8aqh9k— Mozzart Bet Cup (@FKFCup) April 27, 2024 Despite being hit by flu this week, Homeboyz, under the tutelage of Patrick Odhiambo, are brimming with confidence as they match up against a KCB side that has been on a barren run of hardware for a better part of the last decade.So high is Kakamega Homeboyz form, that they are yet to concede in the tournament which they last won last season, and are looking to become modern-day back-to-back victors of the competition that could secure them another stab at making the CAF Confederation Cup.Mozzart Bet Cup:Otieno eyeing golden boot awardSpeaking ahead of the match, Homeboyz winger Ambrose Sifuna believes the club’s experience playing in the tournaments will come in handy over a KCB side knocked out in the quarters of last year’s edition.He said: “We have the much-needed experience of playing tournaments. The record we have gives us confidence heading into the game against KCB but we have to work hard, take our chances, and defend well. KCB has quality players, and every team in the tournament wants to win it.”Mozzart Bet Cup: Experience key against KCB, says Homeboyz wingerSuch will be the backdrop of the early game, much as it will be reflected in the second fixture when three-time FKF Cup champions Sofapaka meet newbies Kenya Police, who are ever in the pursuit for tangible outcomes since their promotion in the Premier League.A winner of the competition and skipper for Sofapaka Humphrey Mieno weighed on the clash saying: “For us, it’s all about securing the win and progressing to the next round, whether it’s through penalties or within regular time.“We are looking at these games differently, it is not all about participating but winning the cup and flying the country’s flag in CAF games.”##NAJAVA_MECA_8063166##Kenya Police on the other hand despite lacking deep advancements in the competition have been on an unbeaten run since late December, and even with the chance of finishing at their best league position (2nd), a chance lays in wait for hitting one of their biggest targets this year.“We have a perfect opportunity to win our first championship, which is our main goal of the year,” Police keeper Patrick Matasi, also a former cup winner, said. “We understand it won’t be an easy task considering we are up against stronger opponents, but we equally have a solid squad, which I am backing to get the job done at the tail end of the season.”
