And despite the dominance, the Portuguese tactician, who will be taking charge of his first derby on Kenyan soil, has told the Gor Mahia players to put their feet on the ground as this will count for nothing.
“I am really excited because the derby is always a special game,” Van Pinto told FKF social media pages ahead of the clash.
“I know what it means to the fans and what they feel for this type of game, sometimes the players feel the same way but we try to make them calm and we are trying to push our thoughts to how we play the game.
Goal. Aussems believes the team has a chance of lifting the league as well as the Shield Cup. he is impressed with the work done on the team which will form the basis for his work.
Ingwe have been without a coach since Trucha quit, alleging some officials were interfering with his work. The Czech Republic citizen was appointed to lead the 13-time champions in early November to help the team challenge for the 2020/21 league title.
Assistant coach Anthony Modo Kimani has been in charge of the team on an interim basis.
CLUB UPDATE
The Tanzania Mainland League champions opted to part ways with the 55-year-old Aussems after he failed to guide the team to the group stage of the Caf Champions League despite the quality of the players at his disposal.