Ange backs Mathare United to overcome pressure, secure promotion

Mathare United striker Donald Ange insists that the club is well on course to secure a return to the Football Kenya Federation Premier League.Mathare were relegated last season, ending their 25-year-long stay at the highest level after finishing second from bottom.The club kicked off life in the National Super League with promise but it appears that the race to win two of the available promotion slots is getting hotter on their side.##NAJAVA_MECA_7981110##Currently, Mathare trail league leaders Naivas by three points and are above the third-placed Nairobi United on goal difference.The team is just two points ahead of the fourth-ranked Mara Sugar.Second chance for Mandela as Talanta defender gears for return after skull surgeryThis contrasts the form the club was in the earlier days of the campaign where they enjoyed a comfortable lead at the summit.Despite the pressure, Ange is confident that the team will win the league and scale to the top flight.“It is normal to be under pressure in football. The top teams have the pressure to remain at the top while the bottom-ranked ones have their worries to take care of. I am sure we will make it as we have the quality to do it,” said the Congolese forward.Ange backs Mathare to secure automatic promotion to the FKF Premier League.Ange who is on his second stint at the club said the experience and depth in the team are sufficient to overcome the pressure and attain the set goals.Mathare will have to appoint a new coach after Leonard Odipo left the club under unclear circumstances last week.Unconfirmed reports indicate that former Harambee Stars coach Francis Kimanzi is among the favorite tacticians to succeed Odipo.

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