Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) debutants Murang’a Seal turned to Abdallah Juma’s expertise last month in a bid to turn their season around and save the club the embarrassment of sinking to the National Super League (NSL).Seal had a dream start of life in the top tier but couldn’t sustain the positive start that placed the team in the top three bracket for a couple of weeks.However, the team is clutching at straws hoping to end the eleven-game winless streak and in the end, keep their place in the table they got elevated to last year.##NAJAVA_MECA_7872780##Seal were promoted alongside Shabana at the end of last season with Migori Youth failing to advance to the highest level after losing the promotion/relegation playoff against Wazito who rebranded to Muhoroni Youth.Despite losing his first three league assignments Juma isn’t losing sleep at all as he believes a top-ten finish is a realistic target for him and the team.Balecho confident of Murang’a Seal rise under coach Juma AbdallahThe outspoken tactician succeeded Dennis Okoth last month, becoming the third gaffer to handle the team in the season as veteran coach Gabriel Kingi was in charge from the start, up to December 22.“The performance in the three matches has been impressive. We might not have secured the results we wanted but, the way the players expressed themselves was okay. A single win will unlock a lot of positives for us even as we aim to finish inside the top ten bracket,” said Juma.The former FC Talanta coach who was linked to Seal in 2021 said five wins from the remaining thirteen rounds will place the team in the top half of the log.“The league is competitive. Teams have been making significant leaps or drops from either winning or losing a game. If we win five out of the remaining matches, we will easily achieve our objective,” said the former Western Stima trainer.Meanwhile, the former AFC Leopards coach stressed on the need for improvement in midfield and forward departments.Harambee Stars CHAN team set to face Ecuador in friendly matchThe former Chemelil Sugar tactician revealed that the weaknesses he spotted in the two departments in his early days at the club informed the decisions he made in the mid-season transfer window.Seal signed four players in the window with most of them being offensive-minded.
