The former Kariobangi Sharks star also spoke about the advantages one enjoys at
K Ogalo compared to the other Football Federation Premier League sides. The biggest difference is that Gor Mahia is a door-opening club that one can be spotted easily by any club that wants a quality player, explained the goalkeeper.
In his first season at Gor Mahia, Mathews participated in a Caf assignment for the second time and said a game against Algeria s CR Belouizdad - which eliminated them from the Champions League this season - was his toughest game. The toughest game at Gor Mahia was against CR Belouzidad of Algeria, he said. Having socked in six goals in that encounter and making a couple of saves, I had learnt a lot and it made me challenge myself on improving on various areas to be the best.
Nobody trained for this game, we were not fit for the game and the results were evident. We cannot get positive results this way, as players we are suffering. Someone might think we do not know how to play or we are not equal to the task but it is because of what is going on at the club. The office [management] is the main cause of this. I feel sorry for ourselves, fans and families.
On Saturday, it took the Algerians just seven minutes to get the ball in the back of the net. Geoffrey Ochieng conceded a free kick in a good area, giving the Algerians a chance to bring the ball into the danger zone.