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He literally carried us in the first leg, and [on Saturday] he showed his worth again with great saves that kept us in the game. He deserves to be where he is and even at the national team, he deserves that number one jersey. I have to appreciate my players for their hard work and dedication. We had time to reflect on the first leg when football was suspended and an advantage too of watching the first week as football resumed and we set a clear path that we want to follow.
The tactician has further exuded his confidence, the four-time champions will perform well in the second round of the competition after struggles in the first one.
Goal on Monday. The players have been out for more than a month, then the game has returned and boom! They get competitive back-to-back matches. We might not see an impact immediately but soon after, we might see players getting injuries that will limit them from playing. We will play yes, as scheduled, but it was too soon; players needed about a week more or so to bring their bodies back to competitive matches. Once the workload increases, we will experience real struggles.
Ingwe were last crowned in 1998 and since then, they have failed to get their hands on the league title. It seems things might be different in the ongoing campaign since the 13-time champions are placed third on the table with 29 points. But Juma does not want to speak about it yet.
We enjoy training, playing, being out there in the dugout and that is what makes our job interesting. When you are out without it, you always feel something is not complete. I took it positively, I viewed it as a mid-season break. Every team in the league starts from the same place and the difference will be how everyone worked on their own during the break.
Prior to the break, the Bankers had played 15 matches and collected 30 points in the process.
KCB have managed to get nine wins, three draws, and three losses as well. They had scored 21 goals and conceded 12 in the process.
The star believes he has been on a learning curve since he joined the Nairobi club although he has not enjoyed regular playtime time under Robert Matano especially this season notably due to injuries and stiff competition.
“I have grown a lot since arriving at Tusker and I continue to learn every day. The things that I was doing at Zoo I can’t do them here because I have to work harder and match up with the expectations. I believe being here will make me a better player,” he added.
Madoya had expressed his desire to win the FKF Premier League title with the 2011 KPL champions. Tusker are at the top of the Premier League table after 16 games and enjoy 36 points, six more than KCB who are second but have played fewer games.