Gor Mahia midfielder John Macharia noted that the club is brimming with confidence after the 3-1 win over Al Ahly Merowe and is hoping the belief in the squad can spur them on in the Mashemeji Derby.K’Ogalo take on arch-rivals AFC Leopards in the Mashemeji Derby on Wednesday 20 October at the Kasarani Stadium having beaten KCB in the season opener and Al Ahly Merowe. 🟢 | NEXT ASSIGNMENT We continue with our league fixtures as we take on AFC Leopards tomorrow 🏆 – League Match ⚽️ – 🆚️ AFC Leopards 🗓 – Wednesday, October 20📍 – Kasarani stadium 🕒 – Kick-Off: 3pm #Sirkal #Betsafe pic.twitter.com/a1YiXePMQD— GOR MAHIA FC (@OfficialGMFC) October 19, 2021 Speaking to Mozzart Sport, Macharia admitted that the away win over Merowe in the CAF Confederation Cup injected confidence into the side but refused to underrate AFC Leopards.“The team has good morale especially after Confederation Cup win, these are games that usually have a lot of pressure so coming from a win and going into the midweek Mashemeji Derby we will have confidence,”“AFC Leopards is a strong team but like I said the confidence in the team is high. The coach is also confident of his players and I believe we will have a good result,” said Macharia.Gor Mahia are yet to taste defeat in the Mashemeji Derby since 2016 and in the last derby clash overcame Ingwe on penalties to lift the FKF Cup which earned them a place in the Confederation Cup.The former FC Talanta midfielder would have loved to have fans in the stadium to cheer them on but touched on the win against Merowe. 🟢 | UPDATE The team landed safely at JKIA at 7am from Egypt and well recieved by Chairman. We thank God for the good trip. 🙏#Sirkal | #Betsafe pic.twitter.com/GtV65m8Irl— GOR MAHIA FC (@OfficialGMFC) October 17, 2021 “Fans would have had a big impact because they play a crucial role in games especially for these two teams. There is an impact that they have but since they are not there we have had to adapt and get a result,”“We dominated the game but they scored, the good thing is that we did not look down and continued to play. The coach told us that if we lost the game it would be because we wanted to,” added Macharia.
