Mombasa Elite head coach Benedict Simiyu has blamed fatigue in his camp for the 2-0 loss suffered in the hands of Shabana on Thursday at Mbaraki Stadium.Elite once again complicated their chances of drawing closer to the promotion bracket after bowing to Shabana in front of the home fans who haven’t celebrated victory in three consecutive matches.Full Time Mombasa Elite fc 0-2 Shabana fc Live from Mbarak stadium -Mombasa. pic.twitter.com/2zEadOuO5K— simba N Joseph (@SimbaJoseph) June 9, 2022 Simiyu said the three trips made to Bomet and Nairobi within nine days have inflicted fatigue in the players and thus, they struggled to contain Shabana who took home the three points courtesy of Vincent Nyabuto. The club that operated in the past years as Modern Coast Rangers traveled to face Silibwet Leons on May 22 in Bomet and would hit the road to the same venue five days later to play APS Bomet.Coastal Heroes cry foul after suspension from NSLThe team did not enjoy its Madaraka Day holiday as they had a date with Naivas at Camp Toyoyo.”We have played three consecutive tough away matches in nine days and it was difficult to get the boys ready for Shabana. It was obvious that the three long trips would affect us against Shabana and I call upon the league managers to consider giving teams sufficient rest time, “he said.##NAJAVA_MECA_6447543##The former Bomet coach who admitted to be missing the quartet of Brian Galo, Shariff Majabe, Jacob Kelly and Chrispine Erambo who are on trials abroad also blamed injuries for the recent poor run. He revealed that the team was forced to do without Owen Michael and Jamal Mohamed in the last two rounds as they are sidelined. Despite the poor run, he remained confident of arresting the situation and gaining promotion to the top flight at the end of the season.
