Dilemma for Leopards officials as club faces in fixtures glut

What you need to know:

  • The team has been scheduled to play two different matches tomorrow afternoon. According to the Kenyan Premier League portal, Ingwe are scheduled to play Sofapaka tomorrow in their round 27 match that failed to take off two weeks ago due to lack of security personnel.
  • And at the same time, Leopards have been scheduled to play Ulinzi Stars in the third round of the Gotv Shield. By close of business yesterday, both the KPL limited and Football Kenya Federation were adamant that their fixtures will stand.
  • Leopards assistant coach, Ezekiel Akwana, yesterday said they are preparing for the Gotv Shield match as that was the fixture that was made known to them first.

AFC Leopards players and members of the team’s technical bench are confused by the fixtures glut the 13-time Kenyan champions have found themselves in.

The team has been scheduled to play two different matches tomorrow afternoon. According to the Kenyan Premier League portal, Ingwe are scheduled to play Sofapaka tomorrow in their round 27 match that failed to take off two weeks ago due to lack of security personnel.

And at the same time, Leopards have been scheduled to play Ulinzi Stars in the third round of the Gotv Shield. By close of business yesterday, both the KPL limited and Football Kenya Federation were adamant that their fixtures will stand.

Leopards assistant coach, Ezekiel Akwana, yesterday said they are preparing for the Gotv Shield match as that was the fixture that was made known to them first.

“We have notified both the KPL and the FKF about it (the fixtures glut), but they are yet to get back to us. We are however preparing for the Gotv Shield match because that is the match we knew about first,” he said.

The league match between Leopards and Sofapaka was meant to be played on September 30, but was postponed due to lack of adequate security personnel.