Experienced Kakamega Homeboyz goalkeeper Faruk Shikalo has admitted that the growing rift between them and league leaders Gor Mahia is a source of concern.Homeboyz who are bidding to win their first league title this season trail Gor by ten points heading to the second leg of the term.Three rounds ago, Homeboyz were within touching distance of Gor but the three successive losses have seen them drop from the top three bracket to the seventh slot.##NAJAVA_MECA_7781705##Shikalo conceded that the ten-point gap wasn’t an easy one to close in given that the competition was stretching to the final and most important stretch.“It worries us a lot as the gap is growing big. It works against our plan to win the league title,” said the Kenyan international.Shikalo who joined the Mozzart Bet Cup champions last year emphasized the need to double efforts in the second leg.Oundo header delivers Ingwe vital win over UlinziHe said the team had not lost hope in the title race and expressed confidence in bridging the gap and achieving their target at the end of the season.“We have to work harder and catch up. There is time to recover and find our footing,” he stated.The shot-stopper who was part of the Harambee Stars squad that participated in the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Egypt returned in between the sticks on Saturday when Homeboyz lost 3-0 to Kenya Police.He was at pains describing how tough it was witnessing the team crumble and being unable to respond to the questions from the law enforcers.Kapaito magic leads on-form Tusker to KCB drubbingShikalo however remained confident of the team’s redemption after losing the last three matches against Police, Nairobi City Satrs, and AFC Leopards.Before the three losses, Homeboyz had won and kept five clean sheets in five matches‘It was a bad day in the office. It happens in football. The same team that won five successive matches is the same that has lost the last three. We are doing our best as we seek to get back to winning ways,” he added.
