Tusker to travel to Arusha for pre-season friendlies

FKFPL Tusker to travel to Arusha for pre-season friendlies

Mark Kinyanjui 09:48 - 05.08.2023

The brewers will head to Tanzania for friendly matches with local sides as they up their preparations for the 2023-24 season.

Tusker FC are set to travel to Arusha, Tanzania to take part in a couple of friendly matches as they continue preparations for the 2023-24 season.

The club confirmed to during the unveiling of their new players on Friday that they will be heading to the neighbouring country for preseason.

The club are trying to put themselves in a position of strength as they prepare to make amends for their near-misses last season, where they lost the title by just one point and lost the FKF Cup final to Kakamega Homeboyz.

Speaking during the press conference held to unveil new players, head coach Robert Matano confirmed that the club will be taking part in three friendly matches next week against Arusha, Singida Big Stars and newly-promoted NBC Premier League side Mbuni FC Arusha.

“We are supposed to play a division one team that has just been promoted to the premier league called Mbuni. There is also another club called Arusha FC we will be facing,” Matano said.

“We will also be playing Singida somehow. We will play three matches in Arusha. We are leaving here on Sunday. We will be there for one week as we continue preparations for the next season.”

Meanwhile, Matano insists that his side do not regret losing two trophies at the final hurdle last season, but feels they must learn quickly in order to make amends this time round.

“We do not regret, winners never regret. We just look back at what happened and then you become stronger because winning and losing is part of the game," he added.

“When you lose, you see a lot of mistakes, maybe we did not do much as we expected, maybe we took things for granted the way we lost. Those are learning curves.

“That is why I brought these boys in. They have the energy, hearts and want to make names for themselves so they can do more for us.

“They are not just changes, they are meaningful changes. You can change, yes, but how are you changing? You change for the better.”