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With the below par CECAFA campaign behind them, Gor Mahia will now turn attention to the local league which happens to be their last hope for a title this season.<\/p>\n
Coach Bobby Williamson has said the team is putting CECAFA in their rear-view mirror and focusing on the next league game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have put what happened in Rwanda behind us and are focusing on the task ahead. We want to battle hard to retain the league title,\u201d said Williamson who guided K\u2019Ogalo to winning their first league title in 18 years last season.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course we are all disappointed with the performance we posted in Rwanda. There are some matches that we should have won given the dominance we enjoyed but we have picked so much positives from the tournament which we hope will be of great benefit for us in the league,\u201d he said to the Nation.<\/p>\n
Williamson stressed the need to stay positive and realize that they are not at the top of the league.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou cannot count points you have not yet won, and as it stands Tusker are on top of the league table. But of great consolation is that they have played three matches more and are only two points ahead of us.\u201d<\/p>\n
New signing defender Charles Bruno though dissapointed with the CECAFA campaign has said that the team learned some important lessons.<\/p>\n
“I am happy at the chances we got but disappointed that we didn\u2019t advance but we pick a lot of positives from the tournament which will be pivotal as we turn our focus to defending the league title.” he said to futaa.com<\/p>\n
Bruno also saw some positives especially with regard to their performance against APR which beat Gor Mahia thoroughly in 2009<\/p>\n
“Things did not go much as we had hoped for but generally as a team we tried our best though we feel we could have done much better. Most people didn\u2019t believe in us more so in the APR game but they were shocked at what we pulled only for bad luck to see it end in a draw.”<\/p>\n
The league is at a crucial stage. The next two weeks they have four matches in a space of 12 days. After facing Sony, they will only rest for four days before taking on KCB at the same venue.<\/p>\n
Five days later they will host Ulinzi Stars again at City Stadium before clashing with Bandari on September.<\/p>\n
The potential title decider will be played in September 14 when Gor Mahia face league leaders Tusker at Kasarani.<\/p>\n
Williamson knows that things will not be easy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI said that the CECAFA tournament came at the wrong time. Now we have a busy schedule ahead of us and I just hope we will avoid injuries. If we come out of the next three weeks unscathed, it will be great to the team and to the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n
This comes at a time when there are unverified rumours of a go slow at the Gor Mahia camp due to non-payment of allowances.<\/p>\n
There is also the fact that some players are beset by injuries, specifically Patrick Oboya and Innocent Mutiso.<\/p>\n
As Charles Bruno said, fan support is crucial to the players.<\/p>\n
“We did not have as many fans there as we are used to back here but of course we are thankful for the few who stood with us there and at home, he said.”<\/p>\n
Once again as has been said on this column before, fan support will be crucial. Fans will need to invest time, money and moral support in the club. These next two weeks could make or break the league campaign. If you are a true Gor Mahia follower then this is your time to show it.<\/p>\n