FC Talanta head coach Ken Kenyatta says they will keep motivating youngster Kevintom Machika to get better after he bagged the winning goal against Sofapaka on Wednesday afternoon at the Kasarani Annex.The Kenya U23 forward came off the bench to power home a stoppage-time header, a goal that helped Talanta come from a goal down to beat Sofapaka 2-1. The result saw Talanta end their four-match winless run, they had lost three of their last four matches.Machika joined the newbies at the start of the season from Kisumu All-Stars and was yet to find the back of the net for his new employer and he celebrated his first strike in style.An elated Kenyatta was relieved to see the rookie striker open his account and he says they will keep motivating him. He opined that the goal will hand him the much-needed confidence boost heading into the final 12 matches of the season.FTSofapaka 1-2 FC Talanta pic.twitter.com/YmQhOiIcno— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) March 16, 2022 “We must motivate him because he is still young, only 17 years old and with a whole future ahead of him. Today’s performance gave him the confidence he needs ahead of next fixture and he might still find the back of the net in the next match,” he stated.The tactician was further relieved to see the woeful run come to a close.“I vowed to win today’s match after the draw given we had lost three matches in a row prior to that. There is no way we were going to lose each of our matches even if it a question of being unlucky. So I’m happy we finally managed to win today’s encounter, “he added.Next for them is a return leg clash against Batoto ba Mungu on 1st April.
