Nzoia Sugar head coach Salim Babu is glad that his decision to whip the players out of their comfort zones is slowly achieving the intended results. Since taking over at the club in January, the sugarmen who were flirting with relegation have shown the hunger to keep the top flight status much to the satisfaction of the experienced trainer.Nzoia who beat Mathare United 3-0 last Saturday at the Kasarani Annex have not bowed to any opponent in the four matches Babu has been in charge.Salim Babu is the new Nzoia Sugar head coach. He replaces Ibrahim Shikanda who resigned last month. pic.twitter.com/NgsDjHHQlL— Meshack Kisenge (@kisengemeshack1) January 28, 2022 The former Western Stima boss began his tenure at the club with a one-all draw against Kakamega Homeboyz before recording a similar scoreline against Nairobi City Stars.He inspired the side to the second victory in the campaign after edging Kariobangi Sharks by a solitary goal two weeks ago and whipped Mathare to inch closer to safety.Babu who has also been playing attractive football said he inherited a squad that lacked the motivation to grind out results and his immediate task of injecting the will in the players to work their socks on match days is paying off.”I have been spending more time talking and encouraging them to give their best on match days. Much as they are grasping the tactics with ease, I must also laud them for playing to instructions and how they have been taking in my advice. I can only urge them to keep the good spirit up,” he said.A glimpse inside Babu’s coaching masterclass that downed highly rated Kariobangi SharksBabu who previously tutored National Super League side Kisumu All Stars before Nzoia came calling further praised his players for their renewed resolve in beating relegation and possibly finishing in a respectable bracket.The former Sony Sugar coach said the attitude the players had depicted was the best ingredient for survival and tipped them to maintain the good run up to the final round.Meanwhile, the club’s assistant captain Kevin Juma urged his teammates to play their hearts out in the remaining rounds and help the club finish in a better rank than those achieved in the previous seasons. The midfielder who was on target against Mathare had his sentiments backed by Joseph Mwangi who believes a top ten finish is viable.
