It is one down and one more to go, but with less pressure for Kenya’s 3rd most decoratedfootball club. Relief was written all over Tusker FC coach Robert Matano after guiding his team back to continental football after they sealed their qualification on Wednesday after drubbing Ulinzi Stars 4-1 to top the table on June 30.A Brian Birgen own goal and goals from Brian Marita, Kevin Okoth, and Chris Ochieng’ are all Tusker FC needed to edge Ulinzi Stars and seal their ticket for the CAF Champions League next season.Matano said that playing in the Champions League was Tusker’s ambition since the start of the season, noting that he was happy that they fulfilled it. He went ahead to say that it was something special and it took everyone’s commitment to get there.“This is a good achievement for the team and has been our ambition since we started the league; to play in the CAF Champions League. Through the commitment and effort of the players, we have made it and this is something special for us. I am very happy because of the work we have done as a team. After losing twice in a row, we had to come back and work harder because everyone knew that we wanted to do something special and come out with good results,” Matano told the club’s portal.SIGNED. SEALED. DELIVERED!!!NDOVU NI KUU!!!! pic.twitter.com/ALAae4icsf— Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) June 30, 2021 The former AFC Leopards tactician however noted that says that despite booking a CAF Champions League ticket, they are not yet done with this season’s business and they will now turn all their focus to the remaining league games to win the trophy they last won in 2016.“This was just one of our targets this season and it has come early. But that does not mean that the work is done. We still have a lot to do, we still have the trophy to fight for. This is now behind us and the focus now is on the games that remain,” the coach added.Tusker are set to face off with Gor Mahia on Thursday next week at Ruaraka when they resume league duties.📸| The boys get back to training this morning after earning a deserved break yesterday. But here are some images from our win in Nakuru on Wednesday.#KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/zYMuj5vqcv— Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) July 2, 2021
