Elly Saenyi (11) celebrates with teammates during a previous match/ HANDOUTMurang'a Seal forward Elly Saenyi is confident the team can snatch all three points in their mid-week SportPesa Premium League clash against Sofapaka today at the St Sabastian Park.
Seal find themselves perched in 14th place, whereas Sofapaka are 17th with just a solitary point. Their run-up to the new season has been a mixed bag of results, opening their campaign with a bitter 1-0 loss to Ulinzi Stars courtesy of Paul Okoth's late strike. They, however, bounced back with a strong 2-0 win over APS Bomet at the Awendo Green Stadium before suffering a 3-1 drubbing to Bandari.
Saenyi believes Seal have what it takes to grab their second win of the 2025/26 season with a strong display against Batoto Ba Mungu. "We will push ourselves and ensure we get all three points in our coming match," Saenyi said.
Saenyi joined Seal in August 2024 from four-time League champions Ulinzi Stars. He made an instant impression, marking his debut season for Murang'a Seal with a thunderous strike in a 2-2 draw against record champions Gor Mahia last season.
But his promising start was derailed by injury, forcing him to spend much of the campaign on the sidelines. After being sidelined for five months due to injury, Saenyi made his appearance during Seal's previous match against Bandari as a substitute. "I have been out for like five months now due to injury."
"It was my first game and I came in as a substitute despite the results not being what we wanted," he noted.
In that encounter, Joe Waithira had fired Seal ahead in the seventh minute before Geoffrey Ojunga and Amza Mubarak struck in quick succession to hand Bandari the lead at the break. Joseph Otii sealed the win for the hosts in the 77th minute.
Despite the setback, Saenyi insists there were encouraging signs in their performance. "We lost the match, but there are a lot of positives we took from the match."
The forward also called on the fans to rally behind the team as they seek a morale-boosting victory. "Our fans have faith in us, so we cannot let them down," he added.
Head coach Osborne Monday welcomed Saenyi’s return, saying it has added a fresh spark to Seal’s attacking play. "He has been performing well in training, so we rewarded him with some game time."
"He has brought something different to the team," Monday said. Seal will be buoyed by having done the double over Sofapaka last season.
In the first leg, they secured a hard-fought 1-0 win through Jackson Macharia's spot kick. The second leg saw them secure a 2-0 win through Ally Yusuf and Harun Mwale's strikes.
Sofapaka entered the tie with a winless run since they kicked off their season. Their matches have seen them draw 1-1 against AFC Leopards before suffering defeats to Gor Mahia (2-0) and Kakamega Homeboyz (1-0).
