Stima coach Henry Omino. [PHOTO/goal.com]
Western Stima will begin their Kenya Premier League (KPL) 2017 campaign on Sunday playing at home against relegation survivors Sofapaka.
This is touted to be a different season for the power men as they begin their life without their instrumental midfielder Kenneth Muguna who was sold to Gor Mahia FC.
Although it is the international football break, the two will still lock horns as they do not have their players represented in any national team.
According to Nation, Stima coach Henry Omino on Saturday said they are ready for Sofapaka and will go with all their fires blazing to get the maximum points from the encounter.
“I am proud of my players, we are ready for the season opener and we will do our level best to win the match and start off the season on the right track,” said Omino.
“We don’t have players in the national team and this will give us a good opportunity to catch up with the rest,” he added.
This will be Stima's very first match of the season while Batoto ba Mungu will be hoping to use the opportunity to bounce back to after last weekend's 1-0 loss away to Sony Sugar at Afraha.
“We are not coming to be participants in this league. We are here to win games. Last weekend, we were unfortunate to lose, but we were not overwhelmed," said Sofapaka coach Sam Ssimbwa.
“My players created a number of good chances but finishing was a problem. We have worked on that this week and I believe that the least result we will get is a draw,” he added.