Having played their first league match after eight months Mathare United head coach Boniface Omondi admitted that their only challenge is fitness.The Slum Boys had a rough welcome to the league as they went down 2-1 to Nzoia Sugar FC who look to be the surprise package of the season thus far.Matano: It’s too early to think of the titleMathare United pulled out of the 2021-2022 season due to financial challenges that made it difficult for them to honour matches after issuing a walkover against Bandari.The team failed to drop to the National Super League, despite finishing last after the Football Kenya Federation declared the 2021-2022 season null and void.##NAJAVA_MECA_6911189##Omondi who was taking charge of his first league game against Nzoia noted that the only issue plaguing his side is fitness which he hopes to solve after a few games.“We don’t have a lot of things to change because if you look at the game against Nzoia, they were playing their sixth match while we were playing our first and there was a difference in the level of fitness.Mathare United ace happy to be back after injury nightmareThe guys are ready to play, I have a right back who is 18 years who I signed him from Division One. My center back is also young and we are trying to build something. After three or four games we will be much better,” said Omondi.Mathare will resume league action with a clash against Ulinzi Stars on Wednesday 4 January.
