For their final match of the season, which happens to be their most important too, Ulinzi have spiced their tension filled preparations with combative military lingo, obviously to cow their opponents, Sher Karuturi`Sports. but will karuturi oblige them? will the Naivasha flower men walk out of Afraha with bowed heads and hidden tails?
Coach Benjamin Nyangweso told reporters during his team's training at Afraha Stadium that the match will be total war, fought with all ammunition in their stores. Is that mere big talk or words of conviction? If u ask me, that is how scared men talk, projecting fake bravado to mask their trembling limbs.
It is true the military side have been consistent throughout the season but Sunday's game is different. It is a really tense affair and Ulinzi have definitely cracked under pressure on more than one occasion this season, including the previous weekend when they came up short against Red Berets. In addition, they are leading the league partly because hot favourites Sofapaka and Tusker floundered along the way.
Although Karuturi have not had as great a second round as they did the first, during which they stringed a chain of credible away performances, securing a number of draws and a few wins on the trot, they have proved enough times already that they are no pushovers in Kenya's increasingly competitive soccer scene. Ulinzi forced a 0-0 result at the flower men's fortress in Naivasha but that is no conclusive measure of what to expect come Sunday.
On the basis of their stubborn performances throughout the season, grinding out one result after another, I can not begrudge them of their deserved victory if they beat Karuturi.
But how I would love to see the passionate and artistic K'ogello and their faithful fans lifting the KPL trophy this year. They really believed in themselves and put up a marvelous fight against the men of present day Kenyan football. It is possible, but Ulinzi must fumble against Karuturi first, let's see what Sunday has in store for us.
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