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Sofapaka coach Alves eyes league title

By Rodgers Eshitemi | Aug. 30, 2019
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Sofapaka FC's John Avire jumps past Vincent Omumbo of Western Stima during KPL match at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on Wednesday, April 8, 2019. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Newly-appointed Sofapaka coach Divaldo Alves has set sights on winning the Kenyan Premier League title as they open their accounts today with a match against Posta Rangers, at Narok Stadium.

The ambitious Angolan-born Portuguese trainer, who has been with the team for the last two weeks since taking over from John Barasa (redeployed to assistant coach role), was unveiled yesterday in Nairobi alongside 11 new signings.

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