KCB left-back Herit Mungai has backed the team to clinch the Mozzart Bet Cup and book a slot in the CAF Confederation Cup.Despite their financial muscle, the bankers have never won a major title, a fact that disturbs Mungai and certainly anyone associated with the club.At the start of the current season, KCB was touted as one of the league title favourites given the kind of players they had signed and the efforts directed towards strengthening the technical bench.##NAJAVA_MECA_7828085##However, the team appears to have faded off as far as the title race is concerned, as they trail log leader Gor Mahia by fourteen points.KCB has been woeful in recent weeks, as the team hasn’t won in the last four league rounds.Bernard Mwalala’s charges haven’t found the back of the net in those matches, which include a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of former champions Tusker.Wanzala unfazed with competition for playing time from experienced duoMathematically, the bankers have a chance at the league title, but for Mungai, the Cup appears to be a more realistic target.The player who joined the club before the start of the season from Nairobi City Stars said the team was training to focus on the tournament that kicked off last weekend.KCB are among the teams that were handed a bye in the preliminary round, whose major surprise was the elimination of Bandari by Division 2 side Bungoma Stars.“The goal remains winning a title and representing the country at the continental level. Our eyes are trained on the Mozzart Bet Cup,” he said.Why Bandari were tossed out of Mozzart Bet CupThe player, who can also play as a wingback, expressed optimism about landing the title, saying the management had injected in fresh blood in the ongoing mid-season transfer window.The former FC Talanta man said the new players had demonstrated hunger for success and could, in the end, prove to be all that the team needed to end the long wait for the first major title.“We have quality and good balance in the team. The new players have shown potential and desire to win trophies,” added the former Kariobangi Sharks player.
