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Gor Mahia coach Steve Polack on Monday hailed goalkeeper Boniface Oluoch. Polack suggested that Oluoch was the key to Gor<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was a world-class display from Boniface [Oluoch], he literally kept us in the game and also helped us to get the points,\u201d Polack told goal.com.Mahia’s victory over Bandari.<\/p>\n
Oluoch made a series of saves that helped Gor Mahia maintain a clean sheet. Most notable was his penalty save against Ugandan striker William Wadri.<\/p>\n
\u201cBandari got a penalty and they could have staged a comeback had they scored but \u2018Boni\u2019 produced a world-class save to deny them, maybe had they scored, it could have given them the momentum to go for a second goal and the game could have easily changed the tide.\u00a0\u201c[Oluoch] played very well, he saved us, at 2-0 they could have scored from the penalty spot and then it could have been 2-1 and who knows, they could have kept troubling us for a second.\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Oluoch got a chance to prove himself during the International break when Gor Mahia played Al Ahli of Tripoli. And he has taken the chance with both hands.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen your chance comes you have to take it whatever position, be it in goal, in defence, striking area, in the midfield and Oluoch has surprised me because he took his chance with both hands. He was terrific against Kakamega\u00a0Homeboyz and against Bandari he has also performed well.” said Polack to goal.com<\/p>\n
Oluoch lost his starting position due to some below par performances where he seemed far too nonchalant at times. So much so that coach Hassan Oktay insisted that the goalkeeping position is the one where the club badly needed a solution. Hence the arrival of Mapigano from Tanzania. It is this competition that created the spark that Oluoch needed to return to form.<\/p>\n
\u201cRemember in Gor Mahia we have three young goalkeepers who are very good and for him [Oluoch] to come back and put up such a good display is very amazing of him.\u201d said Polack.<\/p>\n
Explaining why skipper Kenneth Muguna did not feature against Bandari, coach Polack says that as far as he is concerned, Muguna missed the match due to injury.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Muguna] missed out because of injury, I had to keep the injury to myself and did not want to tell anyone,” said Polack to goal.com<\/p>\n
Numerous outlets have reported that Muguna and Maurice Ojwang have requested release letters due to non-payment of salary which has not been paid in 3 months. Asked to comment on this, Polack responded that he is not aware of any release demands.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not aware, all\u00a0 I know is Muguna was out injured. Maybe he will be available when we face\u00a0Ulinzi Stars in our next league match.\u201d he said<\/p>\n