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AFC top 8 finish on track: AFC Leopards clawing their way up KPL table

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AFC Leopards' Salim Abdala (left) and Said Tsuma of Thika United FC during KPL match at Thika Stadium on Wednesday, Sept 20, 2017. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

AFC Leopards coach Robert Matano is optimistic a top eight finish in the Kenyan Premier League is still a realistic ambition for the club.

Leopards have been blowing hot and cold this season, but ‘The Lion’ - a strict disciplinarian - seems to be slowly steadying the ship since taking over on an interim capacity from Romanian Dorian Marin, who lasted barely two weeks after succeeding Stewart Hall.

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