Following the disappointing back to back losses to Mali, Harambee Stars defender David Calabar Owino has pleaded with fans to back the team.Kenya saw their dream to feature in the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup go up in smoke following the 5-0 and 1-0 losses to Mali last week in the Group E qualifiers. Kenya’s World Cup dreams evaporate after home loss to enterprising MaliCalabar who has amassed 62 caps highlighted the significance of the support from fans and promised better results in the upcoming games. “I can tell Kenyans to support the team, the team is all of us, Kenya is for everyone it’s not mine and it’s not yours either, we really need our fans’ support because it pushes us,”Great to see you David👊It’s a full house here with our Kenyan defender, David Owino Odhiambo being the last player to join the team back in training from his visit back home.Welcome back. pic.twitter.com/nuELcQiA4Z— NapsastarsFc (@napsastars_fc) August 4, 2021 “When you enter the field you know that there are 42 million-plus Kenyans relying on us so we just as for their support and we as the players will try our best to give positive results,” said Calabar. Kenya still have Rwanda and Uganda left to salvage some pride following the humiliation against Mali and will be looking to improve on their torrid record of one goal thus far in the qualifiers.The Napsa Stars defender opened up on the new head coach Engin Firat and also the new players who have been incorporated into the team. Firat rues missed chances in Mali defeat”He is a good coach generally and understanding, he knows what he wants and has a plan that he has laid out, it’s now up to us to execute it, I have an idea the kind of style of play he wants,””I have not played with most of them but from what I saw in training, the quality and talent are there so character is what will determine everything. You might have the right qualities but if the attitude is not positive problems will arise,” added Calabar.
