AFC Leopards chairman Dan Shikanda is optimistic about the club’s prospects for the 2024-2025 season, citing a year of stability as the foundation for future success.The former Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards player confidently predicts that Ingwe will finally break their 26-year title drought next year.Last season, AFC Leopards secured a fifth-place finish in the league after shaking off first-leg struggles and reached the semifinals of the Mozzart Bet Cup, ultimately finishing in third place, the same position they had attained in the previous campaign.##NAJAVA_MECA_8269518##According to Shikanda, the club is now poised for even better results due to the stability they have built over the past year, emphasising that retaining coach Tomas Trucha has been crucial for the club’s continuity. “We’ve been trying to build a team since last year, and I can confirm we are stable, and next season will be better. We have maintained our coach, so this will allow for an easy transition, which will stabilize the team. We are going to win the league,” Shikanda said in an interview on Wednesday.More on the squad stability, for the first time in a long while, Ingwe has been relatively quiet in the transfer window, signing just four players: Samuel Semo, Peter Manyang, Julius Masaba, and Sydney Lokale. Additionally, the club is expected to bring in a young goalkeeper, with Morgan Kwena, a former Shanderema Secondary School keeper, being a key target.Harambee Stars to seek new ‘home’ for AFCON qualifiers after new development in Ugandan stadium”We are signing about four key players, and then we shall have one developmental goalkeeper because we are building from the back for the future. Although we’ll have maybe a striker coming in later because we are also working on our attack, which was ranked 12th in goals scored,” Shikanda added.Currently, AFC Leopards are in Kakamega, where they are intensifying preparations for the new season. They have played a series of friendly matches, with another one scheduled on Wednesday against MOFA FC.On Thursday, the team will travel to Uganda for a match against Express FC in Kampala on Friday, before returning to Nairobi for the final phase of preparations.The new season kicks off on Saturday 24 August, with Ingwe facing Mathare United in their opening game.STARS ABROAD: Kenyan trio suffer Carabao Cup exits as Odada and Mwangi feature in Scotland
