William Muluya asks Shabana fans to be patient after admitting loss to Sharks was unlucky

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FKFPL William Muluya asks Shabana fans to be patient after admitting loss to Sharks was unlucky

Mark Kinyanjui 14:03 - 25.09.2023

Muluya has praised Shabana’s fans for their unwavering faith in the team and asked them not to lose hope as the Kisii-based side lost by chance in his opinion.

Kariobangi Sharks head coach William Muluya has issued a rallying call to Shabana FC fans not to grow tired of watching their team in the top flight after going without a win in each of their first four league games.

Shabana lost 1-0 to Kariobangi Sharks in stoppage time through Geoffrey Onyango's goal, making it the fourth time this season that Tore Bobe have lost in stoppage time after they lost to fellow promoted side Murang’a Seal in similar circumstances in their first game of the season.

Speaking after the match, Muluya noted that Shabana performed very well and took the game to Sharks, but lost concentration in the end.

He also heaped praise on his goalkeeper Bernard Jairo, who “worked hard” to deny Shabana three clear goal-scoring opportunities before Sharks smashed and grabbed the win at the very last minute.

“I am happy with the contributions of my goalkeeper Jairo who worked very hard,” Muluya said. “This is because before we got a goal, they had created three or four chances which were open,” he added.

Muluya offered that Shabana need to work on staying focused for the whole duration of a match and keep their concentration levels up if they are to stand a chance of starting to get wins in the topflight.

“Sometimes, it is also about psychology because they have been conceding goals in the last minutes. When you see them getting exhausted, their concentration tends to go down but I think Shabana played very well against us.”

Muluya has praised Shabana’s fans for their unwavering faith in the team and asked them not to lose hope as the Kisii-based side lost quite by chance in his opinion.

“Their 12th man is behind them and gives them support. Their fans should not grow tired and become impatient. I think Shabana are doing a splendid job.”

Shabana will face a beleaguered AFC Leopards in their next league match this weekend.