Sofapaka FC head coach Ezekiel Akwana has blamed the match officials for his side’s 1-0 loss to Kenya Police FC in their Sportpesa Premier League 2025/26 match staged on Wednesday, 5th November 2025 at the Police Sacco Stadium.
Edward “Ondimo” Omondi returned to haunt his former club after netting the decisive goal in the 40th minute. Police FC, who recently parted ways with their historic coach, Etienne Ndayiragije, the man who delivered their first-ever title in the 24/25 season, held on to the lone goal to secure a crucial win.
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Speaking in his post match interview, Akwanna blamed the referee for their loss lamenting, “Today, officiating has been very poor, and the referee cost us the match. He was giving nonexistent advantages.”
The Batoto Ba Mungu Coach further accused the referee of awarding questionable cautions to his players that disrupted their momentum.
“He was being forced to caution players, I heard him being told by the assistant referee to caution a police player, but he refused, and for my players, he reacted very quickly,” Akwana stated.
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Despite the loss, Akwana praised his players, stating that they started the first half at a low tempo but gained momentum in the second half and is now shifting focus to their next match.
“We started badly in the first half; we started slow, but second half we recovered and played to our best.” He said.
“We are going to work on recovery so that next get we have the speed to move forward and win because we have suffered back-to-back losses,” Akwana stated. Sofapaka’s next league match is away against Bandari on November 08.
The result ensured Kenya Police remained one of the only two sides, alongside AFC Leopards, yet to taste defeat after four games.
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