Two matches are on the cards on Wednesday at the Kasarani Annex in the ongoing Elite Pre-season Cup tournament that kicked off on Tuesday with two encounters.In the first match at Kasarani Annex, Ulinzi Stars will take on National Super League side MCF starting at 2 PM with both teams having their eyes on topping the pool after Kenya Police FC and Nairobi City Stars played to a one-all draw yesterday.The Soldiers were in the initial plan that had six teams, being placed in the first pool, but they withdrew with just a day to the start of the competition, only to reappear again and were re-allocated to the second pool.Elite Pre-season Cup FT ResultsSofapaka 0-0 Kariobangi SharksKenya Police 1-1 Nairobi City Stars#ElitePreSeasonCup— Murimi Njiru (@muriminjirujnr) September 20, 2022 Ulinzi made ten new signings, eleven if you include coach Bernard Mwalala, and the gaffer will be out to test his guns during the tournament.MCF on the other hand lost a couple of their players to top-tier sides, their biggest loss perhaps being that of their top scorer Ezekiel Okare who finished second on the NSL scoring chart, attracting the attention of Bidco United.Later at 4 PM, Rainbow FC, who were recently promoted to Division One will take on Bidco United for the second match of the day, the opening match in the tournament for both teams.Kesho shughuli inaendelea.#ElitePreseasonCup pic.twitter.com/puiUFtO78G— Kariobangi Sharks FC (@k_sharksfc) September 20, 2022 Rainbow’s coach Eric Macharia is upbeat ahead of the encounter, his excitement coming from rubbing shoulders with the big boys in training, and is promising a decent display from his charges.”We are very privileged to be invited to a pre-season tournament. We are happy because we are going to play top-tier sides as we are in the same group as Kariobangi Sharks, Bidco, and Sofapaka. We have prepared the boys and we you should be ready for good football,” Macharia said.Sharks already played to a barren draw with Sofapaka on Monday in Pool One while the other match in the other pool also ended in a draw.
