Owen Mboya returned to haunt AFC Leopards as his sole goal earned Posta Rangers a hard-fought 1-0 win over the twelve- time league champions at Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos.Moulded by Leopards through their youth team before graduating to the senior team, Mboya struck the winning goal in the tenth minute to guarantee his side the seventh win of the season. Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsThe youngster was at the right place at the right time to tap in a cut back from the experienced Shami Mwinyi, who did the donkey work on the right wing. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8867607##Mwinyi used his pace and trickery to skip past his marker Julius Masaba, before wheeling into the area where he laid the ball on the path of Mboya for the finish. It is a goal Leopards left back Samuel Semo will not wish to replay it, as he failed to notice and track Mboya’s movement on the blind side allowing him to slot past debutant James Ssetuba. The Leopards goalkeeper had hoped to keep a clean sheet in his first appearance for the club, only for the youngest player on the pitch, in the first half, to spoil the plan. Good Friday for Ulinzi as Muchiri dents Police’s title hopesSsetuba joined Leopards in the mid-season transfer window, from Kakamega Homeboyz, but was forced to wait for his debut for two months, as the technical bench has been preferring Levis Opiyo in between the sticks. Leopards were largely expected to react strongly after falling behind, in the first quater of the game, but the title hopefuls were lethargic and gave the Posta back line little to do. “We have to win on Saturday”- Otieno rallies Gor Mahia with top-spot in sightRonald Sichenje was arguably the hungry leopard on the pitch, as the flank man labored hard on the left side in a bid to draw his side level. Quality deliveries, tracking back and goal attempts were all witnessed from Sichenje, but it was not going to be his day as Posta held on the slim lead to take home all three points. While Mboya needed a single chance to give his side the lead, his namesake Felix Oluoch Mboya will be guilty of failing to double the advantage, at the very least, as he wasted three clear opportunities. Kenya U20 shelve plans for Morocco training camp ahead of debut U20 AFCONOluoch troubled the Leopards defence with his pace, especially in the second half, but was casual with the chances that fell his way. The win takes Posta to 14th on the log with 28 points, three off the red zone.Leopards remain seventh with 37 points, 12 behind league leaders Kenya Police.
