AFC Leopards will be hoping to end a four-game winless streak when they host Vihiga United at Thika Stadium on Saturday afternoon while Vihiga will be seeking to win and keep their survival hopes alive.Vihiga United slipped to the last place after losing to Posta Rangers at Thika Stadium as they conceded the second goal in the dying minutes of the game to go down 2-1 despite holding onto a point for the better part of the second half.With three games left for Vihiga, a win would come in handy as they strive to stage a fight against relegation in a battle that could go all the way to the final day.Mike Mururi’s charges managed to hold Ingwe to a barren draw in the first leg of this encounter and will be hoping to produce a similar or better result with their stay in the top flight at stake.Vihiga’s assistant coach Samuel Twago earlier told Mozzart Sport that fatigue is catching up with the team from the numerous trips to honour their matches, adding that it is helping send the team back to the NSL.Vihiga coach explains how fatigue is sending them to the NSLIngwe’s defender Washington Munene, who scored their consolation against City Stars with a well-taken freekick, is adamant that they will beat Vihiga and get back to winning ways.”We are going into this game to win and end our winless streak. We do not focus on the opponent as much so where they are on the table does not matter, we focus on building ourselves and getting ourselves ready for the game. We have not had a very good run recently and we are aiming to correct that. The morale in the team is high. “We are neither at the top nor are we threatened by relegation, therefore we are playing for our pride because we are a big club. Playing for AFC requires you to play the best game all through, and that’s what we will do against Vihiga United,” the former Wazito FC defender said.IN CASE YOU MISSED IT @woshimunene3 first @AFCLeopards goal from a well taken free kick 🚀🚀🚀#Betsafe #OursForever #INGWE pic.twitter.com/tweLDl0ssY— AFC Leopards (@AFCLeopards) August 5, 2021 Leopards have been handed a boost with the return of Benjamin Ochan and Tsuma Said who had contractual issues and the two started in their previous outing against Nairobi City Stars.Leopard’s tactician Patrick Aussems confirmed that he has extended his stay at the Den, with a source at the club revealing to Mozzart Sport that he agreed to stay for one year, and that brings stability to the team as they plan for a strong finish.Stewart Omondi has been in fine form for Vihiga United despite their poor run, scoring in each of their last three games and will be hoping to continue his scoring form later today.Vihiga’s major undoing in the league so far has been their poor scoring form as a team, managing a paltry 14 goals in 29 games and it could mean more trouble against a defensively strong opponent such as AFC Leopards.
