Despite the absence of three players, Kakamega Homeboyz coach Patrick Odhiambo is confident of picking up maximum points when they face Shabana this weekend.Homeboyz will play host to the league returnees at Bukhungu Stadium on Sunday, looking to gather three points for the eighth time in the season.Sights on Shabana FC @mozzartbetkenya #AbanaBeingo pic.twitter.com/JbSibvcrvP— Kakamega Homeboyz FC (@FcHomeboyz) December 7, 2023 The team will however have to do without the services of the trio of Hillary Juma, Brian Wekesa, and Felicien Okanda.Odhiambo told Mozzart Sport that the duo of Wekesa and Juma are battling injuries while Okanda is away on compassionate leave.Juma has been on and off the pitch in the last month due to a knee injury, while Wekesa is nursing an ankle problem picked up after the international break.##NAJAVA_MECA_7729441##Odhiambo backed the team to produce an incredible performance and down Shabana even in the absence of the three key players.“I trust the team will pick it up from where we left it last weekend. We would have wished to have a full squad, but the available players are equal to the task,” said the Mozzart Bet Cup-winning coach.Apart from seeking to register their eighth win of the season, Homeboyz will be looking to bag the fifth successive win as well as a clean sheet.Homeboyz have reaped maximum points from the last four matches and will hope to make it five on Sunday and draw closer to the duo of Posta Rangers and Gor Mahia.Focus shifts to Sunday 👊 🔜 We host @Shabanafckenya 📍 Bukhungu Stadium@mozzartbetkenya #AbanaBeingo pic.twitter.com/8uukBfSSmD— Kakamega Homeboyz FC (@FcHomeboyz) December 6, 2023 “We have prepared well for the game,” assured Odhiambo.The visiting team will be hoping to bounce back to winning ways after playing KCB to a 1-1 draw in their last game.Shabana, who are rumored to have landed the services of a new coach, will also be hunting for their third win in the campaign.“We are coming up against a tough and unpredictable opponent. We cannot afford to underrate them,” cautioned the former Gor assistant coach.Kibande cautions against ruling Tusker out of title race
