Harambee Stars midfielder Timothy Ouma was in attendance as Kakamega Homeboyz came from a goal down to halt AFC Leopards’ nine-game unbeaten streak following a hard-fought 2-1 win at Dandora Stadium on Saturday. The midfielder was expected to fly back to Czech Republic after the conclusion of the March FIFA International break, where he was involved in Harambee Stars’ two 2026 World Cup qualifiers against The Gambia and Gabon.However, he is yet to reunite with his club, Slavia Prague, despite the Czech Republican season still running, raising concerns over his extended break from club duties.##NAJAVA_MECA_8831664##Ouma was pictured in the stands during the match, that is commonly referred to as the Ingo Derby, in the company of friends and players drawn from local clubs. On the pitch, Leopards had a dream start, taking the lead in the eighth minute through Victor Omune, who finished off a superb team move.Positioned at the right place at the right time, Omune had an easy time in guiding a hard-drilled low cross from Ronald Sichenje, to take his tally to five goals in the campaign. So good was the move and finish that the Homeboyz goalkeeper Ibrahim Wanzala watched helplessly as the ball went into his net, ruining his hopes of keeping a clean sheet in his second start of the season. Kamau’s second half changes pay off as Mathare rally from behind to floor PostaThe goal appeared to awaken Homeboyz, who recovered from the sluggish start and began eating into Leopards’ dominance and testing Levis Opiyo in between the Ingwe sticks.It was, however, not a walk in the park for the visitors, as Leopards were good on the ball and limited the spaces when out of possession, making it difficult for Homeboyz to penetrate their area and pull the trigger at Opiyo.”I’m not angry anymore”: Gor Mahia coach buries hatchet with technical bench after disagreementA lapse in concentration by the Leopards defence allowed Moses Shumah to draw Homeboyz level in the 45th minute, diving in to connect a cross from John Omondi.The Leopards back line had successfully managed to cage the Homeboyz danger man for the better part of the first half, but let their guard down, allowing Shumah to net his 14th goal of the season.With just a goal separating him from the league’s leading scorer, Ryan Ogam, Shumah put in a shift in the second half in a bid to catch up with the injured Tusker man.However, despite testing Opiyo twice in the second half and showing promising signs of scoring, he was withdrawn in the final quarter for Henry Omolo. The move by coach Francis Baraza to rest Shumah for Omolo proved right, as the young forward won the game for Homeboyz in the 84th minute, after poking the ball home from the box.Odhiambo tells Bandari players to “enjoy the music” at Gusii Stadium on SundayReleased from the national U20 team camp few hours ago to honour the club fixture, youngsters Omolo and Oliver Majaka combined in the box, with the former taking the last touch that sailed to the left of Opiyo.Although Majaka’s ball took a deflection from a Leopards defender, it fell on the well-positioned Omolo, who would net his third of the season.Homeboyz held on the slim lead in the remainder of regular time and five minutes of injury time added on, to hand Leopards their first defeat in three months.
