Kakamega Homeboyz centre-back Brian Eshihanda believes that the training drills they had throughout the week will bear fruit when they face Ulinzi Stars on Sunday at the Mumias Sports Complex.Homeboyz, who have been forced to host the remainder of home matches at Mumias following the closure of Bukhungu Stadium.Bukhungu is among the facilities set to host the CHAN tournament late this year and had to be closed for an upgrade to meet the required standards.##NAJAVA_MECA_7939299##Eshihanda revealed that the team’s training sessions during the week were centred on converting chances in readiness for the contest with the soldiers.He said the team had put much emphasis on scoring goals after struggling to win matches in a convincing manner this year.The defender exuded confidence that their preparations would see the team bag maximum points for the second time in the year.”We want to start life at Mumias with three points. We have trained well, especially on taking our chances. We haven’t been scoring much, but I believe we will win our game with a good scoreline on Sunday,” said the central defender.Why David ‘Messi’ Owino’s move to Taiwan fell throughBoth teams will hope to win the game and return to winning ways after registering draws in their previous assignments.Homeboyz were held by FC Talanta to a one-all draw, while Ulinzi and Kenya Police laboured for a barren draw on Monday in Lang’ata.Unraveling the mystery behind Bolton Omwenga’s two-year football hiatusDespite being a defender, Eshihanda is the second-best-scoring player at the club, courtesy of the four goals he scored in the first leg of the campaign.The former striker in the Homeboyz youth team of yore remained optimistic about adding goals to his tally in the remaining eleven matches of the campaign.”I crave to be on the score sheet again. It’s been a while since I scored in a league match. My primary role is to defend, but when I get chances, I also ensure that I score for the benefit of the team,” added Eshihanda.
