With promotion to the National Super League (NSL) in sight, Naivas head coach Jeff Maina has revealed his plan of strengthening his squad by bringing in three new players.Naivas top the Division One, Zone A league with 58 points, 14 ahead of second-placed Equity FC and require at least four points to seal a place in the second-tier.Maina who took over from the experienced namesake George who left a couple of months ago to deputize Robert Matano at Tusker disclosed that he was looking to beef up his goalkeeping department and forward line.Betking Division One Weekend Results#RadullLive pic.twitter.com/abA0c3NvtO— Carol Radull (@CarolRadull) March 15, 2021 He said he had overburdened the experienced Gradus Ochieng in between the sticks and hence the former Posta Rangers custodian needed competition for playing time as well as rest. The tactician noted that he has depth and quality in his squad enough to navigate the murky waters of the Super League and adding the three will help them meet their long term plan of top-flight football.”Promotion to the NSL is within a touching distance and thus we have to strategize on time. I need two to three players to inject competition in the forward and goalkeeping department. The squad which I have at the moment is strong enough to help us compete in the second tier but we can’t risk heading there without addressing the weak areas,” he said.Confirmed. Betking is no longer sponsoring the FKFPL and the Division One league pic.twitter.com/kWGCWjE5eJ— Jeff Kinyanjui (@Nyash88) August 6, 2021 Maina further lifted the lid on his intentions of securing maximum points from the remaining six matches in line with their target of garnering more than seventy points.”When the season began, we set a target of winning at least all our matches but somehow that did not happen. However, we have to win the remaining ones just to ensure that we get promoted and hit more than seventy points,” he added.
