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Ulinzi Stars vs Gor Mahia: TV channel, live stream, team news and preview

Ulinzi Stars vs Gor Mahia: TV channel, live stream, team news and preview

Struggling K’Ogalo will be keen to end a bad run of five matches without a win when they face the Soldiers in a top-flight battle

Gor Mahia will be keen to bounce back to winning ways when they take on Ulinzi Stars in an FKF Premier League match on Monday.

K’Ogalo have already conceded top-flight title and will be going flat out to steady their ship as they have not won in their last five matches, losing thrice and drawing twice.

Coach Sammy Omollo will also be searching for his first win since taking over on an interim basis following the exit of Portuguese tactician Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto two weeks ago.

Game Ulinzi Stars vs Gor Mahia
Date Monday, July 26, 2021
Time 15:15 (EAT)

TV Channel, Live Stream & How To Watch

In Kenya, the game will be LIVE on TV.

Kenya TV channel Online stream
StarTimes - KTN Burudani FKF Facebook Page
Outside Kenya TV channel Online stream
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Squads & Team News

Position Ulinzi Stars squad
Goalkeepers James Saruni, and Jackton Odhiambo.
Defenders Brian Birgen, Harun Mwale, George Omondi, Alex Khasambuli, Benard Ongoma, and Quintine Indeche.
Midfielders Boniface Onyango, Clinton Omondi, John Kago, Byron Odiaga, Omar Borafya, and Kelvin Thairu.
Forwards Elvis Khandoro, Ibrahim Shambi, Masuta Masita, Mark Bikokwa, Bonaventure Muchika, John Njuguna and Oscar Wamalwa.

Ulinzi Stars coach Benjamin Nyangweso also challenged his players to bounce back to winning ways in the home fixture.

“We played well against KCB [in our last game] but we came out empty-handed so I have asked my players to respond with a win against Gor Mahia,” Nyangweso told Goal.

Probable XI Ulinzi Stars: Saruni (GK), Birgen, Mwale, Omondi, Khasambuli, Onyango, Clinton Omondi, Kago, Khandoro, Shambi, Masuta.

Position Gor Mahia squad
Goalkeepers Boniface Oluoch, Caleb Otieno, and Gad Mathews.
Defenders Geoffrey Ochieng, Joachim Oluoch, Charles Momanyi, Philemon Otieno, Kevin Wesonga, Fred Nkata, Andrew Juma, Frank Odhiambo, and Harun Shakava.
Midfielders Ernest Wendo, Alpha Onyango, Sydney Ochieng, Nicholas Omondi, and Victor Ayugi.
Forwards

Jules Ulimwengu, Abdul Karim Nikiema, Clifton Miheso, and John Macharia.

Coach Omollo has admitted his side his lacking consistency in their matches and has promised to work with what he has to turn the results around.

“We have lacked consistency in the last six matches because we have been rotating a lot. That usually destroys the balance of the team but we have to work with the situation we find ourselves in,” Omollo said ahead of the game.

“We also need to score more because we have scored only three goals in five games. We need to be sharper in attack, be calmer and composed and try to get ourselves in the game. If we can defend better and score more, I don’t see a reason why we should not finish the season strongly.”

Probable XI for Gor Mahia: Mathews, P. Otieno, Ochieng, Shakava, Momanyi, Wendo, Onyango, Nikiema, Ulimwengu, Macharia, Miheso.

Match Preview

Both teams suffered defeat in their last outings – Ulinzi Stars going down 2-1 against KCB while Gor Mahia lost 2-1 against Kariobangi Sharks.

In the first round meeting, Gor emerged winners after registering a 1-0 win while last season, the first-round meeting ended in a 0-0 draw before the second round tie was cancelled owing to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

In the last six matches between the two sides, Ulinzi Stars have only managed a single win against K’Ogalo while the outgoing champions have picked up three wins against the Soldiers, with two matches ending in draws.

Gor Mahia are currently placed eighth on the 18-team table with 40 points from 25 matches while Ulinzi are 10th with 34 points from 26 matches.

Original author: Dennis Mabuka
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