AFC Leopards tactician Fred Ambani has listed the positive lessons drawn from their barren draw against Bandari in their season opener.The two sides locked horns in a FKF Premier League match on Wednesday, 14 October at the Police Sacco Stadium with both firing blanks up to the final whistle.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsWith Leopards chasing the elusive league title, the result left their fans, who had filled the stadium frustrated.While Ambani was also visibly frustrated at full time, he chose to focus on the positives from the high octane clash as expressed in his post match press conference.“We wasted a lot of goalscoring opportunities. However, it is better to fail to score than failing to create them at all. At least, creating means we are a step away from scoring,” said Ambani.Is Eto'o being groomed to succeed Motsepe?The former Wazito FC head coach also explained the reasons for starting two central defensive midfielders (CDM) in Musa Oundo and Taddeo Lwangu as opposed to one CDM which yielded better results last season.“We started with Taddeo to see his impact as has been in pre-season. Additionally, Kelly (Madada) was away for quite some time with the U23 and had some fatigue,” he explained.In the end, the former Zoo fc tactician admitted to Bandari being Leopard's bogey team with all their last four matches ending goalless.##NAJAVA_MECA_10027931##“Maybe we do not always have luck against them (Bandari) but we will get back and assess where we went wrong. I am not happy with the result but we will build from there.”The result leaves Ingwe 12th on the log with a single point after match day one and with ground already to cover with their arch-rivals Gor Mahia assuming the summit of the league table following their 4-2 win over Murang’a Seal.After finishing second to Gor Mahia last season, the 13-time league champions have set their eyes on the ultimate price this season in what would end their 29-year wait for the league title.Government gives fresh assurance on Talanta, Kasarani stadiums amid AFCON 2027 hosting concerns
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