By Samuel Gacharira,

History as well as tactical acumen will be put to test when Tusker go head to head with Sony Sugar at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.

Whenever Tusker go into the June transfer window outside the top four, the coach eventually loses his job. Indeed a nerve-wracking trend for current boss Francis Kimanzi.

Nested at position seven, fourteen points adrift the league leaders is undoubtedly an underwhelming performance from the ten time league champions.

Goalkeeping howlers from the inexperienced Farouk Shikalo have proved costly in recent times and the constant rotating of the defence has done little to arrest the current situation. Consequently, they have conceded an average of 1.15 goals per game so far.

With the title race gathering pace every round the brewers will hope to turn tables and conquer Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno’s charges come Saturday. But they come up against a side that is equally desperate for victory having gone five matches on the trot without a win which makes the fight for three points to be even fiercer.

Zico will certainly fancy a win against his star studded opponents but he has to be wary of the attacking threat posed by Tusker’s attacking trio of Kevin Kimani, Clifford Alwanga and Jesse Were who on a good day can wreak havoc.

The match is slated for 1545hrs EAT on Saturday.