Muleya confident ahead of Chicken Inn tie

TRIANGLE Football Club goalkeeper Matripples Muleya is confident of a good outing when his team plays aganst Chicken Inn FC this Saturday.

The side from the Lowveld is still within the relegation zone and every point now is crucial.

His incentive he said, is to leave Bulawayo with maximum points after beating Chicken Inn on Saturday. He said going into the fixture he has all the motivation to want to excel.

“We started the season very well and I was one of the best goalkeepers in the league in terms of numbers but as the season progressed, things changed.

Muleya said playing in Bulawayo for him is like playing on home soil because he grew up in the city.

“The same can also be said of our coach Thulani Sibanda who has coached Bulawayo Chiefs for a long time,” he said.

Muleya said as a team they know the kind of challenges they will face from their opponents who are playing well and are in the title mix.

“This means that any result from this match is possible but I am giving my team a chance to win,” he said.

Their opponents Chicken Inn are in fourth place and cannot to be ruled out of the title chase as they are eight points behind the log leaders Ngezi Platinum.

Muleya said the team is fully aware of the task at hand.

“They are in a contrasting situation to us. It is obvious that at this point we are approaching the match as underdogs but one thing for sure is that we know them and we have worked a lot on trying to stop them from attacking us where it would hurt most,” he said.

Matchday 24 Fixtures:

Saturday: Greenfuel v Simba Bhora (Greenfuel Stadium), FC Platinum v Herentals College (Mandava Stadium), Chicken Inn v Triangle United (Luveve Stadium), Yadah Stars v Bulawayo Chiefs (Baobab Stadium), ZPC Kariba v Ngezi Platinum Stars (Nyamhunga Stadium), Sheasham v Cranborne Bullets (Bata Stadium)

Sunday: Black Rhinos v Manica Diamonds (Bata Stadium), Hwange v Highlanders (Colliery Stadium), Dynamos v CAPS United (National Sports Stadium)