Leopards have an advantage against KCB, says Mwalala as he begins league campaign

KCB coach Bernard Mwalala has explained the reason AFC Leopards will start as favourites when the two sides face off in an FKF Premier League fixture at Kasarani Stadium today.

While Ingwe played their season opener against FC Talanta which ended in a 0-0 draw at Nyayo Stadium, the Bankers were not able to kick off the season as their fixture against Kakamega Homeboyz was shelved to allow Abana Baingo play their first preliminary round return leg fixture of the Caf Confederation Cup against Al Hilal Benghazi in Libya.

The cancellation of the fixture has left Mwalala, who took charge of the team at the start of the season after replacing Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno insisting Ingwe will head into the game with an advantage as they have already rectified mistakes that arose against Talanta.

“It is going to be a difficult game, but my boys are inspired as they look ahead to the new season, already AFC have played one match, their season opener, and this gives them a slight advantage heading into the game because they have already rectified what they saw in their game against Talanta,” Mwalala told People Sports.