Gor Mahia captain Harun Shakava is hoping that they can have a positive result when they face off with AS Otoho d’Oyo in Brazaville in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup playoff on Sunday.According to Shakava, a positive result away from home will make their work in Nairobi light when the two teams lock horns again in the return leg as they will be seeking to just get the job done.Gor Mahia to face Otôho d’Oyo without new signingsThe skipper further warned his colleagues of the threat posed by the Congolese side, noting that they have a more compact team that has vast experience in CAF assignments but at the same time maintained that they are ready for the task ahead of them.”If we get good results away it will be so good for us when we come back for the return leg at home. At home, we will be having the fans and we will be familiar with everything. They are more experienced than us in CAF competition if you look keenly and they have also maintained their players. It is a big team and the majority of their players have matured in the game if you compare with us who have very few players with CAF experience,” Shakava said.🟢 | UPDATE We touched down safely in Ethiopia where we catch our flight to Brazzaville, Congo. So far so good, we thank God. #Sirkal | #Betsafe pic.twitter.com/R0pHuXBFWQ— GOR MAHIA FC (@OfficialGMFC) November 26, 2021 The former Nkana FC defender added that the team is raring to go ahead of the match while remaining hopeful that they will manage to remain fit as they have a very lean squad and an injury to any of the players would be a big blow to the team.”The team is in a good condition, we are all psyched up and ready. The friendlies were more like a team bonding exercise because we have some new players who have joined us. There is pressure because if one more player gets injured the way Sydo (Sydney Ochieng) did, it will be tough. But we will put up a strong fight. We are hoping that nothing like an injury comes up to any of us,” he added.Once again Gor Mahia have traveled without any hitch. Illuminati. https://t.co/uIBfzrva36— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) November 26, 2021 Shakava further revealed that the team is very competitive at the moment thanks to the new players who have since joined K’Ogalo forcing everyone to fight for a place in the team, making the team better in return.”Last season we lost a couple of good players but we have replaced them and it makes the team very competitive which pushes the team with everyone fighting for a place,” he finished.
