‘Pamzo’ confident Shabana will evade the dreaded relegation axe

Despite collecting just a point against Nairobi City Stars at the weekend in a Kenyan Premier League match, Shabana FC head coach Sammy ‘Pamzo’ Omollo is optimistic that his side will catch up and avoid relegation before the season concludes.

He was speaking after they held Nairobi City Stars to a barren draw in Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos where both teams were reduced to 10 men with Shabana’s Prince Ayeko and Newton Ochieng of City Stars both shown matching orders.

"The boys played as per the orders. We were just unlucky to get maximum points from the match," said Pamzo, adding that, "We even played better when we were 10 men but we didn’t utilised our created chances.”

The former Kenya international has at the same time said they are targeting maximum points when they host Tusker in their next encounter in Homa Bay County.

"I will give the boys some rest before preparing for the next tough assignment against Tusker FC where we will count on the home advantage to emerge victorious."

The Glamour Boys are placed 17th, deep in the relegation zone, with 18 points from 20 matches.