FKF Division One outfit Compel SC head coach George Mutimba has hailed the support received from the members of the community saying that it has pumped his charges whenever they take to the field at the Ilala Panpaper Stadium in Webuye.Compel, who acquired a slot in the third tier through a merger with the defunct Nyota FC, has taken the league by storm making Ilala a fortress for the visiting teams.##NAJAVA_MECA_7838772##The Webuye-based club alongside flower growers Vegpro FC are the only side in the league yet to drop maximum points at home. Under the tutelage of Mutimba, Compel has nicked seven wins out of a possible nine, playing two stalemates and collecting 23 points in 9 home games.It is this newfound winning mentality in front of their fans that Mutimba attributes to the conducive relationship between the club and the surrounding community, “they are always challenging the boys to be at their best and making it clear to them that they are beyond this league, this alone coming from fans is a motivator to this young once,” he told Mozzart Sport.The expert, who has led the club to ten wins in sixteen matches this term, further suggested that the winning mojo at the team is due to the perfect support they are getting from the management who have gone out of their way to ensure allowances are paid on time.“The team is driven by the urge to storm the NSL, furthermore, this squad is passionate about the team and football in general making it easy for me as a coach to execute my work,” he added.“Everyone here understands their roles perfectly, the management has been supportive; the players are paid handsomely and on time prompting better showing from them,” added Mutimba.Kenya Police beat AFC Leopards, Kakamega Homeboyz to Brian Okoth’s signatureMutimba also says the transfer of some of his players to FKF Premier League clubs has worked wonders with the rest of the arsenals pulling their carts hoping to secure better deals after the campaign, furthermore, it has enabled the gaffer to unearth some of the hidden talents within his team.“The players who moved to the premier league in one way helped raise the spirits in the team, everyone is giving their best to secure moves to the first division, and as a coach, I have got an opportunity to offer playtime to some players who we never used before and the outcome is flabbergasting,” he offered.The gaffer has a message for the twelfth man as he plots a promotion battle in the second phase of the campaign.“We still have more games to play and we cannot do it without our fans. It is my humble request to them to come out in large numbers whenever we are in action and together stroll to the NSL. We need them more than before,” concluded Mutimba.Homeboyz land defender from Tanzanian clubCompel SC are currently placed second on the log with 32 points, two behind league leaders APS Bomet, and will hope to storm to the summit of the league when they take on Green Commandos on Saturday at Kakamega High School Grounds.
