{"id":102927,"date":"2023-09-17T17:59:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T17:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/homeboyz-keen-on-maiden-kpl-title-says-coach-odhiambo"},"modified":"2023-09-17T20:28:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T20:28:21","slug":"homeboyz-keen-on-maiden-kpl-title-says-coach-odhiambo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/homeboyz-keen-on-maiden-kpl-title-says-coach-odhiambo","title":{"rendered":"Homeboyz keen on maiden KPL title, says coach Odhiambo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Kakamega Homeboyz head coach Patrick Odhiambo says they are keen on winning all their matches as they target amaiden Kenyan Premier League title.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after beating Tusker 2-1 at Bukhungu Stadium on Saturday, Odhiambo said they will have to keep up the momentum if their ambitions are to come true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to win as many matches as possible to win the title. Today\u2019s win has propelled us to a greater height and we need more of these to remain in contention,\u201d said Odhiambo.<\/p>\n<p>The FKF Cup champions had a brief stay in the CAF Confederation Cup, where they were eliminated in the preliminary round by Al Hilal Benghazi and Odhiambo said their focus is squarely on the KPL title.<\/p>\n<p>Homeboyz lost their opening match to newly-promoted side Murang\u2019a Seal two weeks ago, before the Fifa international break, but Odhiambo feels they are now in a better place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a tough match for us but we worked hard to play as a team and we are happy with the results. Rain affected our play since the field was very very slippery and thus difficult to control the ball,\u201d said Odhiambo.<\/p>\n<p>Homeboyz winger Ambrose Sifuna scored in the third minute with a clinical right-foot finish before Moses Shumah doubled the scores in the 15th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Tusker scored a consolation through Erick Zakayo in the 71st minute of a rain-soaked second half.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Kakamega Homeboyz head coach Patrick Odhiambo says they are keen on winning all their matches as they target amaiden Kenyan Premier League title. 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