‘Carry painkillers’ – Shimanyula warns AFC Leopards fans ahead of FKF Cup semis

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FOOTBALL ‘Carry painkillers’ – Shimanyula warns AFC Leopards fans ahead of FKF Cup semis

Kiplagat Sang • 12:44 - 17.05.2023

The football administrator says Ingwe will suffer big time in front of their fans on Saturday.

Kakamega Homeboyz chairman Cleophas Shimanyula has warned AFC Leopards fans of a convincing defeat in the FKF Cup semi-final match at Nyayo Stadium.

Ingwe, after a Mashemeji Derby rarity – they managed to beat Gor Mahia for the first time in seven years – will face Homeboyz for another ultimate test.

The domestic cup offers the local heavyweights a chance to lift a trophy this season, but Shimanyula warns that this may not be possible at all.

"AFC Leopards must be ready for a beating; they must get prepared to lose, and nothing is going to stop us [Homeboyz] from beating them," Shimanyula said.

"My only worry, for now, is for AFC fans: if you know you suffer from pressure-related issues, please take your medicine before coming to the stadium, and they should also carry painkillers to consume after the game; it will be a total massacre that they will regret watching.

"By the end of Saturday, we will know who between Homeboyz and AFC is the best, we will beat them in front of their fans, and we will show them how to play football. I want their fans to come in large numbers and witness their team losing."

Given the fact that the match will be hosted at the same venue where Ingwe defeated K’Ogalo, Leopards fans will hope their team will have a second straight win at the same stadium.

However, Shimanyula warns that Homeboyz will use the advantages of the stadium’s surface to teach Leopards football.

"I am happy the game will be played at Nyayo Stadium, which is a good venue with a nice playing surface for my boys to show them [AFC] how to play football. Our focus is to win the trophy; we want to beat AFC and win in the final," he concluded.

In what is dubbed the 'Ingo Derby,' Ingwe and Homeboyz will meet for the first time since their Premier League match was disrupted by chaos at Bukhungu Stadium in April.