After making history in the 2022–2023 season by winning the Mozzart Bet Cup, Kakamega Homeboyz chairman Cleophas Shimanyula is once again looking to create history by winning the FKF Premier League title.Speaking during an event at Kakamega High School, where he hosted former ICT Cabinet secretary, Eliud Owalo, the Homeboyz boss stated that the club has come of age and is ripe to win its first league title ahead of the 2024–2025 season that gets underway in a fortnight.FKFPL: All 18 clubs latest transfers in and outs”We have been doing well in the past few years, where we have come close to winning the league on three occasions; thus, I believe we are now ripe to write history by winning our first league title in the coming season,” he stated.The Mozzart Bet-sponsored side came close to winning their maiden league crown two years ago in the 2021–2022 season.##NAJAVA_MECA_8262454##That season, Homeboyz finished second to eventual winners Tusker FC, albeit on a close goal difference.Tusker won the league by a four-goal difference after both tied on 66 points with the Kakamega-based outfit.Sofapaka CEO at crossroads with players over millions in salary arrearsDespite promising in recent seasons, though narrowly missing out on the most coveted trophy on the land, the Homeboyz boss reveals that stepping up on their performance will be the difference if they are to succeed in winning the league title.”The team has been performing well, and I am confident that if we can step up a little bit in our performance, then we will surely win the league title, which I am confident we will at the end of the season,” he added.##NAJAVA_MECA_8262744##Should Homeboyz win the league, then they will make history as the sixth club in the country ever to win both the league and domestic titles. This feat has so far been achieved by record league champions Gor Mahia, Tusker FC, AFC Leopards, Mathare United, and Sofapaka.Homeboyz will begin their league title quest with an away tie against newly promoted Mara Sugar at Awendo Green Stadium.
