Why Muhoroni Youth boss is unfazed with Shabana, Nzoia's form in relegation dogfight

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FKFPL Why Muhoroni Youth boss is unfazed with Shabana, Nzoia's form in relegation dogfight

Mark Kinyanjui 15:03 - 13.03.2024

Muhoroni are in the bottom three positions in the FKFPL after 24 games alongside Shabana and Nzoia Sugar.

Muhoroni Youth head coach Charles Odera has explained why he is not worried about the prospect of fellow relegation candidates Nzoia Sugar and Shabana getting positive results.

Muhoroni are going through a deja vu season of battling hard to avoid the drop, a situation they found themselves in last campaign and had to rely on winning the promotion/relegation playoff to gain safety.

They are currently in 16th place and in the same playoff spot, with other teams like Sofapaka, Ulinzi Stars, and Talanta also battling hard to avoid the drop come the end of the season.

However, Odera is not worried about the prospect of other teams getting positive results, choosing to focus only on getting more consistent positive results.

“I have never bothered looking at another team’s struggles and only focus on our own games,” Odera told Pulse Sports.

“We do not worry much about other teams. They are praying for the best and so are we. We have to win our points and not worry about other teams. Our focus is to remain in the league.”

The topflight is set to take a break for the next three weeks, which should give Odera enough time to assemble his troops to give it their best shot in the last 10 games if they are to achieve his top 10 target.

“In the three weeks we have to rest, we will try to take part in multiple friendly matches to build their (players) confidence of playing at home in order to maximise on our crowd.”

Meanwhile, the gaffer has also explained how he motivates his team to get positive results amidst financial constraints.

“My job as the coach is to motivate the team to gain confidence that they can win games, not just draw.

“We do not have the finances to be able to sign more, so I can only tell them the importance of staying in the league. If they get relegated, there is no guarantee you will return to the top.

“So the best way is to tell them the importance of staying in the Premier League.”