Kakamega Homeboyz FC chairman Cleophas Shimanyula has dismissed his AFC Leopards counterpart Dan Shikanda’s bold claim that Ingwe will secure the league title this season.Shikanda made the declaration during the FKF Awards Gala in July, vowing that Ingwe would end their 26-year title drought in the 2024-25 season. However, this is not the first time Shikanda has made such a promise.##NAJAVA_MECA_8284465##Ingwe has come close to clinching the league title several times but has consistently fallen short of adding to their 12th championship, which they last won in 1998.When Shikanda took office in 2019, he vowed to deliver the title to fans, but that promise has yet to be fulfilled.Recently, the former AFC Leopards player assured supporters that the wait would end next season. However, Shimanyula has dismissed Shikanda’s claim, labelling it as mere wishful thinking.”Shikanda is just daydreaming, building castles in the air. He knows it’s impossible for AFC Leopards to win the title, yet he’s already blowing his own trumpet as he does every time a season is about to start,” Shimanyula told SportsBoom.“He’s dreaming, and who doesn’t dream? It’s good for him to dream now. He should celebrate winning the title in his dreams, but not in reality, because I don’t see it happening anytime soon.”Michael Olunga on whether he will become a coach after retirementShimanyula further likened Shikanda’s promises to those of Arsenal, who have often come close to ending their own two-decade title drought without success.”This isn’t the first time Shikanda has fed Ingwe fans empty promises. They’ve become a ‘next season’ team, much like Arsenal in the Premier League—always promising a title next season but ending without a trophy. Nothing will change at AFC Leopards; they won’t win the league.In fact, ask them to beat Homeboyz both home and away before they even think about the title. That’s what they should focus on—getting maximum points from us. I know it’s a tall order for them, just as winning the league next season will be.”AFC Leopards last won a trophy in 2017, clinching the Mozzart Bet Cup, and Shimanyula predicts another trophyless season for them.”They won’t win anything—not even the domestic Cup. They’ll end the season without a trophy. Mark my words and ask me when the season concludes. It’s unfortunate for Shikanda to give his fans false hope when he knows it’s not possible.”Shimanyula also criticized Shikanda for putting undue pressure on the players, suggesting that it could be counterproductive.”He’s putting too much pressure on the players, and this may backfire. He should have handled it quietly, set internal goals, and communicated his expectations to the players without making unnecessary noise.”Derrick Anami credits younger sister Jentrix Shikagwa after Mathare United move
