Gor Mahia coach dismisses concerns over few goals after another slim win

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FKFPL Gor Mahia coach dismisses concerns over few goals after another slim win

Joel Omotto 08:00 - 18.02.2024

Gor Mahia coach Johnathan McKinstry believes victory is all that matter and not the number of goals scored after his side posted yet another slim on Saturday.

Gor Mahia coach Johnathan McKinstry has shrugged off concerns that his side are scoring few goals after yet another 1-0 win, this time against Nairobi City Stars, on Saturday.

K’Ogalo have made it a habit of winning by one-goal margins this season, Saturday’s win the eighth time they have won 1-0, while they have scored more than once six occasions.

That has led to concerns among some fans that Gor Mahia are not free-flowing but their coach is not losing sleep over that as long as his team keep winning.

“Chances are that we are the second highest scorers in the league,” McKinstry, whose side have scored 26 goals, two less than Kenya Police and one behind City Stars and Tusker FC told Azam TV.

“We spread our goals within the team. Other teams score three, four or five in one game but I prefer to score [one] regularly.

“We have played against top teams like Tusker, Posta Rangers and won and today [Saturday], we came up with a victory and that is what you need to win the title.”

It was also the first time Benson Omala was scoring after a two-month drought and the striker now feels he can start finding the back of the net more regularly.

“I have been working, the drought has ended now I want to keep scoring. I looked at the goalkeeper, the pass came with good pace and I just had to give it direction,” Omala, who had gone seven games without scoring.

Against the run of play, Omala connected well with a good pass rom new signing Shariff Musa to give break the deadlock after just four minutes.

With their striker now finding his feet, Gor Mahia will hope that he maintains the run as they bid to retain their league title.

K’Ogalo have an eight-point lead over second-placed Posta Rangers, having accumulated 47 points, and have a tricky run of fixtures coming up, starting with the mailmen, before Bandari and Kakamega Homeboyz come calling.

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