Madagascar’s FOSA eager to test Leopards
FOSA Juniors coach Bob Kootwijk (left) with his players soon after arriving in Nairobi on February 8, 2017. They later flew to Kisumu en route to Kakamega for their Confed Cup clash with AFC Leopards on February 11. PHOTO | MARTIN MUKANGU |
What you need to know:
- FOSA arrived in the country on Thursday morning ahead of Sunday’s Confederation Cup preliminary round, first leg clash between them and home side AFC Leopards.
- This game will be played at Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega, starting from 3pm.
Madagascan side FOSA Juniors’ coach Bob Kootwijk is seemingly spoiling for a fight in his team’s debut appearance on the continent.
FOSA arrived in the country on Thursday morning ahead of Sunday’s Confederation Cup preliminary round, first leg clash between them and home side AFC Leopards.
This game will be played at Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega, starting from 3pm.
Speaking to Nation Sport at the JKIA so after landing on Kenyan soil, FOSA’s Dutch coach dared to describe Leopards as a team that is “not organised”. He made this statement after spying on the big-cats during that 1-0 loss to Gor Mahia in the KPL Super Cup at the Afraha Stadium in Nakuru 10 days ago.
Kootwijk pointed out: “Leopards were not organised when I saw them in Nakuru. They seem to be building a team even though I still expect them to be aggressive on Sunday.”
“I was more impressed by Gor Mahia, but Leopards still have a good team that looked physical. They will have home advantage this time round but we are a young and energised team that is full of talent.”
