AFC Leopards defender Vincent Mahiga says they want to be the buzz of town when they face struggling Gor Mahia in Sunday’s Mashemeji derby.Leopards will play their arch rivals in what promises to be an fascinating contest of the country’s biggest club football.In the 94 matches since their first meeting, K’Ogalo has been pulling the bragging rights with 33 victories to Leopards’ 27.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Last season, Gor won both ties over Leopards, recording 2-0 and 1-0, scorelines respectively.”We play for the fans and the badge. This time, we must halt the trend and put an end to Gor Mahia’s dominance as we aim to be the talk of town after the match since that will be the highlight fixture of the weekend,” Mahiga said.Despite the fact that the two sides have been winless in their last four league outings, Mahiga says they intend to take advantage of Gor Mahia’s recent form rut to get the better of their arch rivals ahead of the highly anticipated battle.The record league champions have had a rocky start to the 2024-25 FKF-PL season, with two wins, two draws, and equally two losses in their first six games, as they are presently 12th in the table standings, three points adrift of Ingwe.##NAJAVA_MECA_8516267##The poor start saw Gor part ways with Brazilian coach Leonardo Martins Neiva six matches into his reign, leaving his assistants Zedekiah Otieno and Michael Naam to head the defending champions on Sunday.”Currently we both have been struggling, but our counterparts have been on the receiving end, and I think it’s the best time to face Gor Mahia; at least in a long while we will take on them in their worst form with the sole aim to inflict more misery,” said the former Chemelil player.KCB FC assistant captain admits to top-of-the-table pressureThe ex-Nzoia sugar rightback goes on to say that they aim to avoid their costly blunders from previous meetings.”We have been making punishable mistakes that have resulted in defeats; however, on Sunday, we are determined to avoid such mistakes and capitalise on our opportunities,” said the one-time Kakamega Homeboyz defender.
