Newly appointed Kakamega Homeboyz head coach John Baraza has commended his team for getting their first win of the season this past weekend when they defeated KCB 0-1 in their second game of the 2022/2023 Football Kenya Federation Premier League campaign.Having gone down to a 1-2 defeat against Tusker in their league opener, the last season league runners up were still in search of their maiden victory under Baraza who replaced the sacked Bernard Mwalala ahead of the new campaign.pic.twitter.com/i0YrfTiyeG— Kakamega Homeboyz FC (@FcHomeboyz) November 20, 2022 In the clash played on Sunday, the Western based side ended up getting their first win of the season over the Bankers after Brian Eshihanda’s strike in the 47th minute proved to be the match winner in the clash, leaving the head coach delighted with their tactical execution on matchday which enabled them to grab the victory.“KCB made the encounter a very difficult one because they had some momentum in them after winning their league opener last weekend against Kenya Police and add to the fact that they are a good team who were also playing at home.##NAJAVA_MECA_6853992##We got the edge because we had no other option after losing last weekend. The most important thing we did was sticking to our tactics of not giving them spaces especially in our own half. And we managed to exploit the spaces left when we won the ball,” the head coach said.Additionally, the head coach also backed his team to replicate the good season they showed in the annulled 2021/2022 campaign as they continue their quest of lifting a first ever top-flight league title.Lions of Teranga seek to prey on Ecuador in do or die final group clash“Homeboyz is a club that has ambition. When you look at the campaign last season, despite it being called null and void by the federation, they had good performances. Basing on that, I feel that we are a team that is ready to compete,” he added.Following their first win, Baraza will be seeking to get his troops firing again when they take on Kenya Police in their second away game of the season set to be played at Nyayo National Stadium on Saturday.
