Fortune Sacco’s left back James Ireri is in high spirits ahead of their return leg against current league leaders APS Bomet in the National Super League (NSL) at Kianyaga Stadium on Saturday starting at 3 PM.APS won the reverse fixture in Bomet back in March by a solitary, and thus the Kirinyaga-based side will be seeking to have their fair share of the season’s points in the fixture on Saturday, just like they did last season when they lost at Bomet but won at home, with all the three matches played between the two sides in the two seasons so far seeing just a goal in each match.
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Ahead of the match, the NSL debutant says they anticipate a tough encounter but remains adamant that they are the favorites to win the tie thanks to the home advantage as well as their approach to the game.”It will be a tough match but we have prepared well for it and will approach it with all the seriousness it deserves. We have home advantage and I believe we were the favorites to win in the first leg encounter but it did not happen. This time round there is no way we are letting the win slip away from us. We will fight for three points,” Ireri told Mozzart Sport.##NAJAVA_MECA_6447543##The defender missed the trip to Bomet as he was suspended having picked up a red card in the derby against Murang’a Seal in the eight-goal thriller that preceded the match with APS.
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He is, however, planning to be at his best to help the team collect maximum points in his first-ever encounter against the league leaders.Further, Ireri has issued a rallying call to his teammates to ensure that they hold firm to their automatic promotion spot as the race to the premier league heats up, adding that bagging a win on Saturday will set a good momentum for the remaining matches.”I missed the match in Bomet but I am ready for this one. We have maximum points to play for and I want to help my team achieve that. The promotion race is heating up and we cannot afford to drop more points at home. Winning this match will set a good momentum for our remaining matches to the end of the season.,” he added.Fortune Sacco defender confident of FKFPL promotionThe left back joined the Kirinyaga-based side at the start of the campaign from Division Two side EWASCO and has been a key player for the Nicodemus Omasete-coached side this season, missing only three matches so far.
