M. KisengeEchesa tips Sofapaka to roar again
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Former Kenyan international feels Batoto Ba Mungu will be too hot to handle in the second leg
Sofapaka team manager Hillary Echesa believes the return of Harambee Starlets head coach David Ouma to the club will go a long way in bettering their second league performance.
The 2009 league champions brought back the CAF level A coaching badge holder last month to serve as an assistant to Kennedy Odhiambo as well as head the technical department.
Echesa, a former player at the club expressed hope that the revamped technical bench will yield positive results when the league resumes unlike in the first leg where the club blew hot and cold on the pitch.
Earlier on today, our Team Manager Hillary Echesa joined other Premier League club representatives in receiving our share of 20 balls from the Federation ahead of @FKFPLG season next month.
— Sofapaka FC (@FC_Sofapaka) September 30, 2020
We say thank you @Football_Kenya ???? pic.twitter.com/RHi3JKQh6A
Sofapaka who are scheduled to host Wazito at the Danson Mwanyumba Stadium, Wundanyi this weekend had won four matches in fourteen rounds played before the March 25 Presidential decree.
"The team is set for the resumption of the league. The players have in the past days stepped up their training drills and their fitness levels are good. The technical bench got a boost last month following the arrival of Ouma. I believe his experience alongside that of the head coach will help the team meets its objectives of the season, " said the former Chemelil Sugar midfielder.
The retired Kenyan international also tipped the club's creative midfielder and the fit again Brian Magonya to reclaim his place in the starting team.
????In our continued series of 2018/19 best strikes today we are at goal no 4 and it's none other than youngster @magonya_brian .
— Sofapaka FC (@FC_Sofapaka) March 31, 2020
⚽ Magonya's header was our second of the match against @TuskerFC_club. The tie end in two all draw.@betikaKe@TheOfficialKPL
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Magonya who had been sidelined for more than a year after a knee surgery was sparingly used as an impact player in the previous rounds but Echesa reckons that he is fully fit to rumble again.
"He made few cameos before the league was halted. He has been working hard behind the scenes to rediscover his form. Through his efforts, he will walk back to the starting team," he added.
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