{"id":8776,"date":"2016-08-18T21:59:54","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T21:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=8776"},"modified":"2016-08-18T21:59:54","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T21:59:54","slug":"nizigiyimana-discusses-the-difficulty-of-retaining-the-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/nizigiyimana-discusses-the-difficulty-of-retaining-the-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Nizigiyimana discusses the difficulty of retaining the title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/nizig-tusker-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"513\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Unlike last year when Gor Mahia had virtually won the league at the halfway mark, this season they are locked in an extremely tight with none of the top sides able to gain a measure of consistency. For Kogalo fans who are used to winning, the past few weeks have been particularly difficult.<\/p>\n<p>Burundian left back Karim Nizigiyimana told the official KPL portal that even discussing the results is too difficult and uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t like to talk about our games anymore because it hurts. It is painful because we are not getting wins as much as we would like, or as much as we had been used to last year, and truly it is disappointing for everybody in the team.&#8221; he said to kpl.co.ke<\/p>\n<p>Nizigyimana had a sensational season in 2016 where he was voted defender of the year and almost grabbed KPL player of the year. He was in superb form all season long, running tirelessly up and down the right flank sending in accurate cross after accurate cross until he ended up leading the league in assists. This season however he and others have been unable to replicate this form and the fan reaction has started to affect the players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is even more painful because we have very supportive fans and seeing them disappointed every weekend feels bad,\u201d said Nizigiyimana.<\/p>\n<p>He asked for patience from fans given that the gap between Gor Mahia and Tusker is only four points with several matches to go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGor Mahia has very competitive fans. They like to see the team win and they want to see that every day. Last year we gave them a lot of that so I would just like to ask them to continue believing in us because we plan to win this title for them. It will be hard but we will fight till the end. And we will win,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed the team will need the 12th man to throw their support behind the team. And most of all the fans will need to behave themselves to avoid another three point deduction. But the players will need to do their part. 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