Veteran defender David Otieno has rued inconsistency at Sofapaka as one of the causes of the poor run that the club has had this year and in the current campaign as a whole.Batoto Ba Mungu started the season with a resounding 3-1 win over Nairobi City Stars in their first match of the season in what seemed like a message to other clubs but they failed to replicate the same performance in their consecutive matches as they went for four matches without a win.20’Amos Asembeka with a great opportunity to make it two in two games but his shot is blocked by Sofapaka defender David OtienoSofapaka FC 0-0 Wazito FC#Wazito4life— Wazito Football Club (@wazitofc) December 8, 2021 Sofapaka have won only one match in 2022, the 2-1 win over Wazito in February, and have failed to string good results, winning back to back in only one instance in November spilling to December as they recorded a three-game winning streak.”Consistency is key to winning our matches. We haven’t had that since the year began and it has manifested in our results. We hope to get results and maintain them by being consistent in performance,” Otieno is quoted saying on the club’s portal.The former Wazito FC defender has also admitted that there is pressure at the club to turn around their poor results into something that will see the club have a decent finish at the end of the season.60’AttemptA dangerous delivery by David Otieno into Sharks penalty area, Guya connects but Obiero collectsSharks 1-0 Sofapaka— Sofapaka FC (@FC_Sofapaka) January 23, 2022 While making reference to the most recent defeat to Tusker FC, Otieno said that they will have themselves to blame as they had their own chances to win the match but they did not utilize them.”Definitely there is pressure to win matches. Tusker defeat only adds more pressure on us as a playing unit and as a team. However, we know our abilities and we want to focus ahead to avert poor results. We have to blame ourselves for finding ourselves in such situations because we had numerous chances to win the match but we are hopeful for a positive turn around,” he added.Sofapaka play KCB next and they will be hoping that they can start March on a high with a win.
