The Mozzart Bet Cup kicks off on Saturday afternoon, with round of 32 matches set to be played. Nine matches will be staged on Saturday, with seven more set to follow on Sunday.The Cup returns after a one-year break. It was not staged during the 2021/22 season as the federation had been suspended by the government. After the restoration of the federation, the Cup has now returned. The winner competition will represent the country in the CAF Confederation Cup.##NAJAVA_MECA_7069113##The Cup was recently handed a huge boost when Mozzart Bet pumped 60 million into it. The three-year sponsorship deal sees the Cup renamed Mozzart Bet.On Saturday, FKF Division One side Zetech Titans will host 2017 winners AFC Leopards at the Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani.This is the first-ever meeting between the two sides in the competition. Zetech will be hoping to stun an Ingwe side that has not conceded a goal in the last eight matches. Leopards are fifth in the FKF Premier League with 29 points, while the schoolboys are ninth in the third tier with 15 points.Zetech coach Bernard Kitolo is excited and looking forward to the game.”The boys are excited and looking forward to the game against Leopards. We are not under any pressure; if anything, it’s the Leopards who should be feeling the pressure because they are the giants, and we are the underdogs, and we are coming to play our game. We have our philosophy, which I have urged my boys to stick to, and let’s see how everything turns out,” he said.Mozzart Bet Kenya announces Ksh 60 Million sponsorship for the FKF CupHe continued “Earlier this week, we played KCB in a friendly that ended in a 1-1 draw. The aim of that game was to give the players a taste of playing against a top-tier team; KCB had just played the Leopards, and it was important for us to play a strong team ahead of our friendly game. It gives players confidence, and also the window is open, and a good performance could give players a career breakthrough; I think that’s enough motivation for them, “he added.On his part, Ingwe coach Patrick Aussems has his eyes set on continental football.”Now we play the cup, and it is also a big competition. With the Cup, after only five games you can play in the continental competitions, and that is what we are focusing on now. We are really improving collectively with our playstyle as well as our aggressiveness,” Aussems said.Ingwe coach Brian Wanyama says they cannot afford to underrate the third-tier side.”It’s definitely going to be a tough game. Cup competitions are always tricky, and as such, we have to give our best. We will approach the game the same way we do in our league matches and try to progress to the next round,” he stated.”Obviously we want to play continental football, and winning the Cup is a route that can help us achieve that. We are ready, and we will fight from start to finish,” he added.Mozzart Bet Cup gets underway tomorrow.#MozzartBetCup pic.twitter.com/tsTvtfeYso— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) March 3, 2023 In the other games, ambitious FKF Division One side Rainbow FC will entertain National Super League side Migori Youth at the Kasarani Annex, and at the same venue, Garissa-based Regional League side Berlin FC will entertain 2016 winners Tusker FC.In Kisii, the Division One side, Michael Olunga Foundation (MOFA) FC, will host KCB at the Simeon Nyachae Stadium. In Kericho, Lions FC will host the 2021 semifinalists, Bidco United.The Mumias Sports Complex will host a doubleheader. The first will be between a Division One side, Nyota FC, and their NSL counterparts, Darajani Gogo. The second match will equally be a Div. 1 vs. NSL clash when Luanda Villa face-off against Murang’a Seal FC.FKF Premier League side Ulinzi Stars will head to Kajiado to play National Super League side Kajiado FC at Ildamat Stadium, and the last Saturday clash will be an NSL showdown between Mwatate United and Coastal Heroes in Wundanyi.Mozzart Bet Cup: Four matches to be beamed live on KBC and Mozzart Bet Facebook page
