Despite a rocky start to Ken Kenyatta’s reign at Kakamega Homeboyz, the club’s captain Moses Mudavadi has tipped the head coach to succeed.The experienced strategist began his tenure at Abana Abeingo with a humiliating defeat to league debutants Mara Sugar F, who thrashed Homeboyz 3-0 in the season opener on Sunday 25 August, at Awendo Green Stadium.The 2023 Mozzart Bet Cup champions’ winless start to the season continued last weekend, with a scoreless draw against league returnees Mathare United at the Mumias Complex earning them their first point of the season.Ex-Tusker defender Boniface Onyango admits to Homeboyz’ advantage in Sunday’s clashDespite Kenyatta’s winless run at Homeboyz, Mudavadi is confident he will overcome the poor start.”The coach has been good thus far, and I can’t assess him on the first two results. He arrived late for pre-season training and had to prepare us for the league in under two weeks.”So far we are adapting to his philosophy, and going by the results last weekend against Mathare United shows that we are making strides coming from a loss to a draw, and I am confident he will thrive at the club,” said Mudavadi.##NAJAVA_MECA_8350571##The midfielder adds that collective teamwork among the players will be crucial for the ex-Ushuru tactician to thrive at the club.”The coach is giving his all, and the buck now rests with us, the playing unit. I am convinced that if we can work together smoothly and provide him with the appropriate assistance, he will perform,” stated the soft-spoken veteran.Commenting on Sunday’s match, the Kenyan international emphasised the importance of winning while conceding that it will not be a simple assignment.Kakamega Homeboyz head coach admits to pressure ahead of Tusker clash”We have one point from a possible six in the last two matches, which is not an acceptable record for a club of Homeboyz calibre. We need to step up and get our first maximum points of the season against Tusker, but it won’t be easy because they’re also looking to get back on track,” he said.Mudavadi, one of the club’s longest-serving players, added that the two sides’ past four meetings will not be taken into account now that they are under different leadership.##NAJAVA_MECA_8350580##Homeboyz have beaten Tusker three times in the last four games when Patrick Odhiambo, who has since moved to KCB, was in charge.Last season, the Brewers beat Abana Abeingo 1-0 at Ruaraka Grounds in the 2023-24 final match of the season.”On paper, we seem to have an upper hand towards Sunday’s match, but the successes we have managed against Tusker in the past two seasons, where we managed three wins from the four meetings, were under the then leadership, which has since changed both sides,” he claimed.
