This archive report was first published on 6 December 2019.
Bandari, ranked 14th in the Kenyan Premier League, are set to face Wazito at Mbaraki Sports Club on Friday in a bid to snap their poor run.
Since being eliminated from the Caf Confederation Cup by Horoya AC from Guinea early last month, Bandari have failed to secure a win, with their last match against Tusker ending in a 1-0 loss.
Coach Bernard Mwalala, however, remains calm, insisting that there is no cause for alarm ahead of the Wazito encounter.
"We played very well against Tusker but still could not score. We missed key players but managed to play better than we have done in previous matches and I am convinced we are getting better and the bad run will soon come to an end," Mwalala told Nation Sport on Thursday.
Bandari will welcome back defender Nicholas Meja and striker Yema Mwamba from injury against Wazito, but will miss captain Felly Mulumba and Ugandan Fred Nkata who are still ruled out.
Winger Abdallah Hassan is also a doubt since he is in the Harambee Stars squad set to travel to Kampala for the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup.
Wazito, on the other hand, will miss highly-rated youngster Musa Masika and defender Johnstone Omurwa who are away on national team assignment with Harambee Stars.
Experienced tactician Stewart Hall has warned his charges not to underrate Bandari, saying, "Bandari are a good side obviously and therefore we are not favourites especially bearing in mind that we are playing in Mombasa and have to deal with the heat and other factors. If we manage that then we stand a chance but we will give it our best shot," said Hall.
