{"id":41136,"date":"2021-12-08T16:51:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T16:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=41136"},"modified":"2021-12-08T15:25:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T15:25:32","slug":"oputi-tips-homeboyz-to-thump-mathare-as-kpl-enters-round-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/oputi-tips-homeboyz-to-thump-mathare-as-kpl-enters-round-8","title":{"rendered":"Oputi tips Homeboyz to thump Mathare as KPL enters round 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Kenyan Premier League side, Kakamega Homeboyz, are keen to relive the windfall of the 2018\/2019 season, where they basked in unprecedented glory after wrapping up in second place behind record champions Gor Mahia.<\/p>\n

With competition entering its 8th round, the western Kenya-based club are joint leaders with Kariobangi Sharks on 16 points, albeit, with a game still in hand.<\/p>\n

This follows a superb run in the league thus far, where they remain unbeaten after winning five out of their six matches, with the other ending in a draw.<\/p>\n

Right at the heart of Homeboyz watertight defence is 20-year-old custodian Geoffrey Oputi, who has pulled off some sublime and daredevil saves this season to keep the net out of the opponent’s reach<\/p>\n

From their six matches thus far, Oputi has only conceded thrice, quite a commendable performance by a youngster who initially nursed a burning desire to develop a career in handball and who only ended up on the football pitch after being constantly hounded by his teachers.<\/p>\n

Oputi hopes to extend his good run as the Bernard Mwalala-tutored side come up against bottom-placed Mathare United at Bukhungu Stadium this afternoon.<\/p>\n

A win might propel Homeboyz to the summit depending on how Sharks fare against Kenya Police at Moi Stadium, Kasarani.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking forward to a good outing on Wednesday given a positive result will propel us further towards our goal,\u201d said Oputi.<\/p>\n

It won’t be a walk in the park for Homeboyz though, given the Slum Boys will be battling tooth and nail to register their first win of the season after a false start that leaves them at the very rump of the log.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are determined to lay claim to this season’s silverware and we have been training very hard to achieve that objective. We never rested even during the two-week break. That’s just how serious and determined we are,\u201d said Oputi.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, champions Tusker will look to put the Caf Confederations Cup heartbreak behind them when they flex muscles with Ulinzi Stars at ASK Grounds in Nakuru.<\/p>\n

The soldiers are heading into the match on the back of a 1-0 loss to Wazito at Utalii over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Wazito, on the other hand, travel to Wundanyi where they confront Sofapaka. Both sides are high on confidence after registering wins in their last fixtures.<\/p>\n

Whereas Sofapaka humbled Police 2-0 at Moi Stadium, Kasarani on Saturday, Wazito gunned down Ulinzi Stars.<\/p>\n

Nairobi City Stars host Nzoia Sugar at Ruaraka in another match scheduled for the day. City Stars have vowed to bounce back to their 2-1 loss to Kariobangi Sharks in their last encounter over the weekend.<\/p>\n

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