Shabana FC head coach Sam Okoth is calm and has downplayed his team’s promotion chances, noting that it is too early to confidently say that they will grace the top tier come next season.After 17 rounds of league matches, Shabana lead the log with 39##NAJAVA_MECA_7153538##points, nine more than second-placed Murang’a Seal FC. They have largely been consistent for the better part of the season, and pundits are backing them to grace the top tier next year for the first time since 2006.The team has managed to get results even in the most difficult of circumstances, showing the character of a side that is determined to return to the top league after several failed attempts.Okoth admits that a return to the top league is their main agenda but observes that it may be too soon to plan a celebratory parade with the bigger chunk of the second leg yet to be played.”We are on the right path, and of course the goal is to get promoted to the FKF Premier League come the end of the season, but we are alive to the fact that it is too early. We just played our first second-leg match, and it is too early to chest thump over promotion chances,” the former Kenyan international told Mozzart Sport.🚨 Sherehe Kubwa Sana Alert 🚨🏆 | National Super League⚽️ | Shabana Fc 🆚️ Silibwet Fc🗓 | Sunday, April 9th🏟 | Gusii Stadium.⏰ | 3:00PM EAT#ToreBobe #ToreMoreroGate chargesVIP 200/=REGULAR 100/= pic.twitter.com/DtWqOhhQah— Shabana Fc Kenya (@Shabanafckenya) April 5, 2023 “We just have to remain focused, work hard, approach each and every game with the seriousness that it deserves, and hope that, come the end of the season, the stars will align. Right now we are doing well, but in a league there are good and bad times, and how you react when results are not going your way will determine if you have what it takes to get promoted”.In the last two seasons, Shabana have fallen short in the final phase of the season, thereby missing out on promotion. Asked if he feels the current group of players can achieve the team’s main goal, the tactician pointed out the team’s unity as a catalyst that could spur the team to the top tier.”I have a tightly knit group. We are very honest with one another, and the unity that we have ensures that we are pulling in the same direction. I think that is our biggest strength, and my prayer is that nothing will come in between now and the end of the season. The goal we have is achievable if we continue doing the things that we have been doing and keep improving on the areas that we are not doing too well,” he added.Shabana will host Silibwet on Sunday at the Simeon Nyachae Stadium. This will be the team’s 18th match of the season.
