Former Kakamega Homeboyz captain Allan Wanga believes that the club stands a chance of winning its first-ever league title if the management keeps the playing unit intact for a long period.Homeboyz are among the scores of top-flight teams that have never laid hands on the title since inception.The club won its first major title last year after beating Tusker 1-0 in the Mozzart Bet Cup staged at Kasarani Stadium.Wanga, who retired from football in September 2021, says Homeboyz can easily end the search for its maiden league crown if the management holds on the priced players and allows them to serve the club for a long time.##NAJAVA_MECA_8130320##“The dream of winning the league title will only come true if the club will stop letting good players leave. Two seasons are enough for a strong and balanced squad to deliver the league title,” he said.Wanga, gave an example of the annulled 2021-2022 season where Homeboyz lost the league title on goal difference after matching their point tally to that of Tusker.I wish I didn’t retire – Allan Wanga sad as Kakamega Homeboyz blow chance to win the FKFPL titleThe former Kenyan international expressed displeasure with how Homeboyz allowed the influential players in the 21/22 season to leave, instead of building the team around them and fighting for the gong in the subsequent season.David Okoth and Yema Mwamba, are some of the most on-song players in the said campaign where both hit double digits, whom Homeboyz either sold or allowed to leave at the end of it.“When we finished second, we let the key players leave instead of retaining their experience for the next season. Letting good players go is never a good idea especially if you’re driven by the urge to win titles. Nzoia is a good case study of the effects of building a new team every season,” he stated.Wanga officially retires from footballThe former AFC Leopards forward, meanwhile, challenged Homeboyz players to make home advantage count going forward.Abana Abeingo struggled to win matches at home for the better part of last season and faced similar difficulties earlier in the current term.“The players ought to understand what it means to play at home and capitalize on it. Sometimes ago, it was very difficult to take a point from a game away to Bandari. This is something the current Homeboyz players have to learn,” he added.
