The FKF Premier League Champs are set to match up against Gor Mahia on Wednesday, September 21st in the FKF Super League Cup at the Thika Stadium (1 p.m). Tusker ended Gor Mahia's recent dominance on the league table when they claimed the 2020/21 title while Gor Mahia defeated bitter rivals AFC Leopards 4-1 on post match penalties to claim a spot in the knockout competition.
The Super Cup is used to open the new season which will kick off on September 25, whereas the Brewers have a better chance to carry the day as they have been actively involved since the season came to a close. Unlike Gor Mahia, who only regrouped three days ago to start preparations for the new season, Tusker, led by coach Robert Matano, have been in camp as they prepared for their Caf Champions League preliminary matches more so beating Djibouti' Arta Solar 7 at Kasarani in the return leg.
The Brewers have already qualified for the first round of the competition after winning 4-1 on aggregate, drawing the first meeting away 1-1 before winning the home fixture 3-0. Already coach Matano has gotten the opportunity to use his new signings, among them striker Ibrahim Joshua, who impressed against Arta Solar in both legs as he scored two goals, and Shami Kibwana, who joined the team from Kakamega Homeboyz.
In the last four matches between the two sides, Tusker have only managed to beat Gor Mahia once, and it was last season’s second game when they won 2-1.
Before that game, Gor Mahia had dominated Tusker, as they beat them in the first round fixture 2-1, and in the 2019-20 season, Gor Mahia sealed a double over them as they won the first meeting 2-1 before hammering them 5-2 in the second meeting. The two teams will use the fixture to gauge their preparedness ahead of the new season with Tusker set to kick off their campaign to defend the title with a home game against AFC Leopards while Gor Mahia will be at home against KCB, who finished second on the table last season.