Road to Anfield: Nation rely on experience
Nation FC captain Allan Munga (right) tries to steal the ball from Paul David Amwayi during a training session at Railway Club, Nairobi on February 28, 2019. Nation FC is preparing for the Standard Chartered Bank ‘Road to Anfield’ tournament to be played at St Mary’s School in Nairobi on March 2, 2019. The winner will travel to Liverpool. PHOTO | SILA KIPLAGAT |
What you need to know:
- Nation FC is only one of the many sports teams affected by the demolitions at the iconic grounds with others including Mwamba Rugby Football Club and Kenya Commercial Bank women's volleyball club.
- In addition to winning the Standard Chartered Bank Trophy, the local winning team in Saturday's tournament will attend an English Premier League match at the 54,074 capacity Anfield stadium and benefit from a professional training session to be conducted by Liverpool FC legends and coaches.
Nation Media Group’s football squad members will bank on experience as they take another stab at the Standard Chartered Trophy on Saturday at Nairobi’s St Mary’s School.
Nation FC are among 94 teams drawn for this year’s Standard Chartered Bank Trophy tournament, popularly known as “Road to Anfield.”
The winner of the five-a-side, one-day tournament earns a four-day trip to England to represent Kenya at the global finals of the Trophy in May at the home of English Premier League (EPL) leaders, Liverpool FC.
“We haven’t trained much this year and only started light workouts this week, so we will bank on experience,” Nation FC captain Allan Munga said on Thursday.
"The most important thing is to compete and we are confident we shall offer good resistance to the teams in our group," Munga, a striker, added.
The Nation FC squad, coached by Mark Agutu and John Ashihundu, has been working out at the Railway Club, Nairobi, and had their training programme severely affected by the demolition of structures at the club, including the swimming pool and changing rooms, over a tenancy dispute last week.
Nation FC is only one of the many sports teams affected by the demolitions at the iconic grounds with others including Mwamba Rugby Football Club and Kenya Commercial Bank women's volleyball club.
In addition to winning the Standard Chartered Bank Trophy, the local winning team in Saturday's tournament will attend an English Premier League match at the 54,074 capacity Anfield stadium and benefit from a professional training session to be conducted by Liverpool FC legends and coaches.
