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Babu insists he was not worried about Gor Mahia even after they took an early lead.
Kenya Police coach Salim Babu is delighted with his side’s victory over Gor Mahia after the home side beat the reigning league champions 3-1 in an FKFPL match that took place at the Police Sacco Stadium on Saturday.
Austin Odhiambo scored the opening goal for K’Ogalo, but Kenneth Muguna scored the leveler before Tito Okello (both former Gor Mahia players) scored a brace to inspire the side to make a dramatic comeback and grab all three points to put them third on 33 points.
Babu revealed that the team underwent an intense one-week training program, anticipating a challenging match against a formidable opponent.
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The training routine was tailored to match the anticipated tough competition, focusing on key aspects.
According to Babu, the team's commitment to their training regimen played a crucial role in the success of their game plan.
“The game was good and went according to plan and how we trained,” Kenya Police coach Salim Babu said after the match.
“We trained for one week knowing we would face a tough team so our training routine also had to be tough, but we did what we knew would help us.”
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Babu outlined the aspects that were identified as crucial to gaining an advantage in the match.
“Keeping the ball and finishing is something we really had to work on because we knew it is what would count to our advantage for this game and we are pleased that it worked well.”
Babu has revealed he was never scared of Gor Mahia especially having observed how they set up after scoring the opening goal in the seventh minute.
“We conceded the goal in the sixth minute but I told them to stay focused as it was not a problem because in the first half, we also had chances to score.
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“We needed to stay patient and take our chances which is what we did. I was not too worried about them based on how the game was going after they scored first, so we knew we would have to beat them.”
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