Tusker FC will on Saturday host Kenya Police FC at Nyayo Stadium in one of the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) round of 25 biggest games with so much at stake.The brewers from Ruaraka are seeking to defend their title and are placed second on the log behind leaders Gor Mahia. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7180468##With just ten games to go, any slip up could prove costly, but Robert Matano is not worried at all.”Winning or losing against Police FC will not determine who wins the league. The league is just the league, and anything is still very possible,” the experienced gaffer, told Mozzart Sport. Tusker midfielder Rodgers Ouma hailed after bailing out brewers in midweek tiePolice FC is a collection of stars, including internationals and decorated players, who would ordinarily send shivers down any opponent’s spine, but not Matano, the ‘Lion’.”I’m also a star,” the former Sofapaka and AFC Leopards manager boasted. “We’re not scared of them, Police is like any other team in the league, and we’re ready to face them,” he said.A look at the head to head record depicts a balanced affair between the two sides, but in their most recent clash in the league, Police FC lived up to the hype, annihilating the 12-time champions 3-0. Yet, for Matano history and statistics count for nothing in football. “That’s gone, we have a brand-new game tomorrow, that’s what matters,” he said.Frustrated Wazito coach, Charles Odera hopeful of survival despite stretching winless run to 18 matchesInterestingly, Tusker, despite not having a standout striker in the form of Gor Mahia’s Benson Omala, the leading league’s top scorer with 21 goals or Elvis Rupia of Police FC, who has netted 16 times, the brewers are still the fourth best scoring team with 33 goals.”We don’t just train one individual to score, no, we score as a team,” Matano said.Tusker’s goals are quite spread with Deogratious Ojok having 5, Shami Kibwama, 4 and Jackson Macharia also 4.
