Coach Akonnor determined to reclaim league title, Gor Mahia's Ngala says

Gor Mahia’s head coach Charles Akonnor is now settled and working on reclaiming the league title, club administrative secretary Ronald Ngala has said.

 “The coach joined us when most of our players were turning out for Harambee Stars hence he could not determine his first eleven immediately. He is now okay after understanding his players and ready to reclaim the title,’’ said Ngala.

 His very first major assignment with Gor was on September 10 against Tanzania’s Simba SC during the Simba Day celebrations where the Tanzanian side floored Gor 2-0 away in Tanzania.

On their return to the local scene, Gor suffered a 1-0 season opener defeat at the hands of Bidco United before their full squad assembled again after the international break.

 “The coach is experienced…after his three consecutive league wins… we are confident he will help the team redeem from last season’s trophy less dismay.’’

The record champions have so far won three times from four outings and sit third on the log with 9 points, one behind leaders Kakamega Homeboyz but with a match in hand. Over the weekend, Gor demolished Posta Rangers with a deserved 3-0 win to hand the mailmen their first defeat of the term.

Meanwhile the team’s lead striker Ghanaian Ebenezer Adukwaw is still under observation after suffering a shoulder injury on October 10 during the ODM at 20 finals in Mombasa just after scoring the solitary goal that handed Gor Mahia the trophy.

 Ebenezer is one of coach Akonnor new signings, and has hit the ground running. Lewis Bandi, another new signing, is also sidelined with soft tissue injuries.

 They next face Mathare United on October 30 in their fifth outing in a mid-week fixture. The ‘Slum Boys ‘over the weekend handed Shabana FC their second defeat of the season before their home crowD in Kisii with a 1-0 scoreline.

 “All my players were in good spirits (against Posta) and we could do nothing other than a deserved win in honour of our late Patron (Raila Odinga). We were all happy after the win and we are planning to do more for our fans,” Coach Akonnor said.