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AFC Leopards will hope that former Chemelil Sugar stars unlock the secret codes that have prevented them from beating the millers since Leopards’ promotion in 2009 when the two sides lock horns in the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) on Saturday 11 February at the Nyayo National Stadium.
Looking for first win in six
Leopards will be lining up defender Abbas Kiwalaabye and lethal striker Victor Ochieng who is also a Kenyan international after having signed the duo from Chemelil in the recent transfer window and will aim for a first win in six attempts against the millers.
Leopards have managed just three points from a possible 18 in meetings with Chemelil in the past three seasons, all having come from draws after sharing spoils courtesy of 1 – 1 draws in both games last season and a barren draw in their first meeting of 2010. The first three matches have all ended in Chemelil’s favour.
Bad spell
Apart from drawing blanks in the Chemelil fixtures, another bad statistic that Ingwe will be aiming to put to bed is the fact that since 2009 they have lost all three of their opening games with two goal margins.
In 2009, they went down 2 – 0 to Western Stima at Bukhungu Stadium, they were then vanquished by KCB with the same margin in 2010 and the same was repeated when they met Tusker at the beginning of last season.
Favourites
Despite the statistics however, Leopards go into this game as strong favourites not just for the match but also as title contenders but that is only on paper, the statistic after 90 minutes is what will count. The game is one of the season opening double header at Nyayo Stadium and will kick off at 1600hrs.
