Bryton Onyona Reveals Why Gor Mahia's Win Over Kenya Police Was Crucial Ahead of Harambee Stars Friendlies

The youngster revealed that Gor Mahia's 2-0 win over Kenya Police was crucial to boost the confidence of the 7 players heading to Harambee Stars ahead of upcoming friendlies.

Gor Mahia defender Bryton Onyona has revealed why securing victory over Kenya Police was especially important following his maiden call-up to the Harambee Stars squad.

Gor Mahia produced a solid performance to earn a 2–0 win against the defending champions, courtesy of goals from Felix Oluoch and Shariff Musa.

But beyond the three crucial FKF Premier League points, Bryton Onyona explained that the team had a bigger motivation, to send a statement to Equatorial Guinea and Senegal ahead of the upcoming international friendlies.

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Harambee Stars face Equatorial Guinea on November 14 at 18:00 at the Emir Complex, before taking on Senegal on November 18 at 18:00 at the Mardan Stadium in Turkey.

Bryton Onyona: Why It Was Important for Us to Win Against Kenya Police FC

Bryton Onyona explained that winning the match was crucial, not only for Gor Mahia but also for the players heading to the national team.

He said the victory would give them confidence and carry the winning spirit into the upcoming international duties.

The young defender added that with Gor Mahia contributing seven players to the Harambee Stars squad, all of whom started the match, they felt a responsibility to perform well and secure the result.

“It was important that if we won this game, it would be a huge boost for those players going to the national team, the winning spirit,” he said in a video shared on Gor Mahia’s X (Twitter) handle.

“We have an important game for the national team, and we just had to win. We are the majority there, seven of us, and we started the game, so we had to perform.”

Bryton Onyona admitted that the match was a tough one, acknowledging that Kenya Police are a strong side and came into the game determined to defend their status as champions.

He explained that Gor Mahia managed to catch them by surprise, noting that the chances they often create but fail to convert finally counted on the day.

He added that after scoring the first goal, Gor Mahia capitalised with a second and focused on ensuring they did not concede.

“It was really tough. Police are a big team, and they came for us; they are the defending champions. However, we caught them by surprise; those chances that we usually create and don’t convert, today was a good day to do so,” he revealed.

“We punished them with the first one, then we added another one and decided to bury the game and not concede.”

Bryton Onyona Reacts to Maiden Harambee Stars Call-Up

Bryton Onyona described receiving his first Harambee Stars call-up as a great feeling, admitting that he had not anticipated it.

He credited his hard work for the achievement and said he intended to maintain the same level of performance he had shown for Gor Mahia over the past seven games, confident that it would lead to even better opportunities in the future.

“It’s a good feeling. I didn’t see it coming. Hard work is everything. I will continue playing how I have for Gor Mahia for the past seven games, and I know things will be better after that,” he added.

According to Bryton Onyona, the victory over the Kenya Police not only reinforced Gor Mahia’s dominance in the FKF Premier League but also gave Onyona and his teammates heading to the Harambee Stars a vital confidence boost.