Mara Sugar technical director Boniface Ambani believes that his side can replicate Sofapaka’s 2009 feat by winning the FKF Premier League at the first time of asking.The millers will be gracing the top tier for the first time next season having gained promotion after topping the second tier.Mathare United also earned a promotion after finishing second in the league. Naivas secured the playoff slot but ended up losing to Sofapaka on a 2-0 aggregate.##NAJAVA_MECA_8238603##Mara are currently preparing for the new season, which gets underway in three weeks’ time. On Sunday, they played MOFA FC in a friendly match, winning 2-1.Asked if his team can stun the big boys and clinch the league next season, the ex-Kenyan international stated that everything is achievable and that they could actually be in the race for the title.“Definitely… my target is always going for the top and nothing short of that. The boys are aware that we are going to the Premier League (FKF-PL) and that whatever happens in between, only God knows,” he told Citizen Digital.On how they will beef up their squad, Ambani said they will not be conducting any trials but have identified players who will be assessed for a few days before being acquired.“The good thing is that we don’t announce or call for trials to choose players who we will inject into the team. If we do such a thing, then the number of players who will flock to the trial ground will be overwhelming for us to choose the talents we want, and it will be chaotic. In most cases, we have a system in place whereby we just assess players for one or two days, and then when we are satisfied with them, we bring them into the team and move on,” said Ambani.Mara will learn their season’s fixtures when they are released later this week.Homeboyz turn to Manoah amidst coaching uncertainty
