Despite the recent struggles at Silibwet Leons and failure to collect maximum points in eight straight matches, creative midfielder Obed Biketi is upbeat the team will turn things around and survive relegation.Just like in the previous campaigns, Silibwet finds themselves in a familiar territory grappling with the burdens of a mass exodus of players and unpaid allowances that have demoralized the playing unit leaving them fighting for league survival.The club started the season on the wrong foot waiting till match week six to record their first win of the campaign and when they thought they had got the rhythm, they lost head coach Mark Otieno.##NAJAVA_MECA_7894727##Life post-Otieno provided nothing to smile for, as it initiated a mass movement of players leaving the team at the mercy of a few fringe players who opted to stick with them for the remainder of the campaign.Fast forward, the club is fighting to survive in the league having registered three wins and four draws, a run that places them at the bottom of the log.Biketi told Mozzart Sport that the team was working tirelessly to arrest the poor form and survive the drop.”We will bounce back from the poor form. We are doing everything possible to get our shooting boots which will mark the beginning of our survival quest as discussed internally among the playing unit,” said Obed.NSL: Mathare United skipper tips them to gain promotion after sealing return to top of logThe midfielder who received an invite to train with Kakamega Homeboyz in the just concluded mid-season transfer window regretted that the lack of a qualified coach at the helm had worked to their disadvantage.Leons were poised to bring in a new expert at the start of the year but the same has not been realized leaving the players to carry out training sessions on their own.”The training sessions are not carried out well, things are not working out but I believe we will get it right if the management keeps their word and amendments are implemented. The chemistry levels between players have also gone down since we have to train ourselves,” he added.The player also admitted that the team morale and coordination have also gone down with some of the senior players leaving the camp, but banked on the rookies at the club to step up and rescue the sinking ship.“Players are demotivated but I believe we the youngsters will step up and try to rescue this team because if it excels we will have made a name for ourselves and not the club,” stated the 20-year-old who can also slot comfortably on the flanks.Biketi, who is in his maiden season in the NSL, has contributed four assists and scored a goal thus far in the season.How Dimba Patriots got suspended from National Super League
