- The Shabana FC versus Sofapaka FC match will be played on Sunday at the Dandora Stadium.
- The match is expected to kick off at 4 PM.
- The two sides have each collected 24 points so far, with Sofapaka having a better goal difference than Shabana.
Sofapaka FC will host a strong Shabana FC side at the Dandora Stadium on Sunday, January 26 in an eagerly awaited Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) tie.
The two sides will be fighting for a chance to overtake AFC Leopards and climb to the fifth position in the standings.
Sofapaka occupies the sixth position at the moment with 24 points, edging out Shabana by virtue of having a better goal difference.
The hosts go into the match that is scheduled to kick off at 4 PM on the back of a 2-0 defeat in the hands of Gor Mahia.
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The defending champions scored their goals via Geoffrey Ochieng and Shariff Musa in the game that was played in Machakos.
Sofapaka FC interim head coach Ezekiel Akwana was not a happy man after the defeat, citing poor officiating as one of the reasons why his side lost.
“The referee is the one who has made us lose this match, because if you see how the first half went, he gave them a lot of advantages in the middle of the pitch.
Yes, the first goal we conceded due to our mistakes but the second goal had not even crossed the line, but he ruled it out to be a goal.
So, officiating has been somewhat low in today’s match,” he told SportPesa Blog shortly after the encounter.
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Akwana added that he will go back to the drawing board and prepare his side with nothing but a win on his mind in their next fixture.
According to him, his charges made a lot of blunders especially in the defence department, something that they will work on.
“My players in general have not played a good match because our speed was a little bit slow although we created some chances.
My goalkeeper made errors at the start of the match, but in our next match, I will rectify those blunders and we will manage to get a positive result,” explained Akwana.
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The experienced tactician, who has had an opportunity to coach Mathare United in the past, further revealed that their main goal is to finish inside the top five positions at the end of the season.
Meanwhile, Shabana will be looking to return to winning ways after playing to a 1-1 draw with Bandari FC in their latest game.
The Glamour Boys bottled a 1-0 lead to settle for a point in the entertaining match that was played at the Mbaraki Stadium one week ago. Shabana’s goal was scored by Brian Michira while Joseph Onyango found the back of the net for the Dockers.
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