On August 4 2020, Gor Mahia’s second fiddle Samuel Njau was for the first time in the 2020/2021 Football Kenya Federation Premier League handed a rare feature in between the sticks as he was named in the starting eleven against Kakamega Homeboyz.Ninety minutes later, in his first appearance of the season, the dread-locked custodian helped the outgoing champions end a seven match win-less streak as he astonishingly saved two penalties awarded to Homeboyz. K’Ogalo emerged victorious in a narrow 1-0 win.The goalkeeper’s heroics against Homeboyz led to him being named as the matchweek 30 player of the week. Could it have gotten any better?⭐|Your Player of the week for Matchday 30 is Samuel Njau of @OfficialGMFC #BKPL pic.twitter.com/owa8rn2SPp— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) August 6, 2021 Speaking to Mozzart Sport, Njau expressed his delight at the opportunity handed to him by the new technical bench led by Englishman Mark Harrison who was also overseeing his first match at the club as he revealed what kept him going from when the league started back in November 2020 to August 2021.“It has been hard work and patience because since the league started back in November 2020, I have been training yet I did not feature in any game. I have just been waiting for my time to come and hopefully I can utilize it,” the goalkeeper remarked.What followed after his first impressive display was another feature against KCB where he kept a second consecutive clean sheet. But after those two appearances, the goalkeeper was once again reduced to the familiar bench position as Gad Mathews took back the number one slot in the last two games.FT: Gor Mahia 1️⃣ – 0️⃣ Kakamega HomeboyzSamuel Njau’s goalkeeping heroics and Sydney Ochieng’s goal earns Gor Mahia the win at Thika Stadium#BKPL #GorVsHomeboyz #AbanaBeingo #WeAreHomeboyz #Sirkal pic.twitter.com/hOW1APpTz2— Tisini (@TisiniSports) August 4, 2021 Heading into next season, Njau knows the one thing that will help him get a taste of the action on a consistent basis now that the record champions have also added Malian goalkeeper Adama Keita to the fray.“Mine is just to continue working hard and to play according to the new coach’s instruction because it is all about listening and doubling the efforts when given a chance,” the custodian concluded.
