Gor Mahia custodian Gad Mathews admitted to gathering a wealth of experience after earning his maiden Harambee Stars call up in the just-concluded international break.Though he did not make the final squad that traveled to Uganda for the penultimate FIFA Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the former Wazito custodian picked up positives after a week-long camp with the National Team.🟢 | The captain Shakava and keeper Gad Mathews are all set for tomorrow ⚽️ | 🆚️ Al Ahly 🗓 | Sunday, Oct 24🏟 | Nyayo stadium ⏰ | 4pm Tickets➡️ 500/= & 300/=… to be available tomorrow as from 10am. #Sirkal | #Betsafe | #TotalEnergiesCAFCC pic.twitter.com/A2wIFcQWCp— GOR MAHIA FC (@OfficialGMFC) October 23, 2021 Speaking to Mozzart Sport, Gad admitted that he was on a learning curve after coming up against the best goalkeepers in the country. “Being called up has given me the right experience, I learned from the best goalkeepers in the country, Saruni is a senior and has been in the game for a long time, I’ve worked with Bwire and Ian gives you the experience of playing abroad,” said Gad.##NAJAVA_MECA_5991097##The 25-year-old rubbed shoulders with the experienced James Saruni who clinched the Golden Glove last season, Brian Bwire and Ian Otieno who plies his trade with Zesco United in the Zambian Super League. Gad is currently battling for a starting berth with experienced Malian custodian Adama Keita with head coach Mark Harrison juggling between the two keepers. 🟢 | TEAM NEWS Line-up to take on KCB today as from 1pm at Thika stadiumStarting team: Gad, Phillemon, Nkata, Shakava, Dennis, Wendo, Boniface, Alpha, Omalla, Lwasa, SammySubs: Adama, Joachim, Frank, Victor, Peter, Sydney, Macharia, Sando, Ulimwengu#Sirkal | #Betsafe pic.twitter.com/iXIHKklQb8— GOR MAHIA FC (@OfficialGMFC) September 25, 2021 The former Kariobangi Sharks shot-stopper however noted that the competition for places with Keita is positive with both sharing an equal number of clean sheets. “At club level, I have good competition in Adama Keita, he currently has two clean sheets and I also have two which means that the competition is stiff,” added Gad.
