Mara Sugar coach Benedict Wanjala wants a show of mental strength when his side travels to Luanda Villa FC for their National Super League (NSL) round 30 fixtures at the Mumboha Grounds on Sunday.The Millers, currently leading the on-the-log standings with 62 points, are on a fine run, having won seven consecutive fixtures but the tactician wants more when they take on an invisible Luanda at Home.##NAJAVA_MECA_8082459##Villa have yet to lose a league game in front of their fans for over three years, Interestingly, Mara was the last side to inflict defeat on them at Mumboha, denying them a chance to proceed to the NSL in the 2020–2021 season.”Technically and tactically, we are good, so we are only working on our mental strength, which we need to keep the momentum. The boys are good, what we need is to remain focused and working together. We are eagerly waiting for the day,” Wanjala told Mozzart Sport. At the same time, Wanjala has hailed his charge’s fine showing so far this season, and more so in April, where they won all five matches, scoring 13 times while conceding a goal, as he asserted the need to take a game at a time.”We are trying to take one match at a time, now that we are finished with April matches, our focus now shifts to Luanda and May games.”We respect Villa, they are a good team but we are working hard to make sure we win against them to keep pace with the rest of the group,” averred the tactician.NSL: Promotion-chasing Mathare, Naivas seek to bounce backMara led the NSL standings after toppling Mathare United but the former APS Bomet gaffer does not want to be carried into promotion talks at the moment.“We are in a pole position to clinch promotion to the top-flight league but that is not our focus now, Let’s win our matches and see what happens at the end of the season,” he added.Wanjala is well acquainted with the atmosphere at Mumboha, yet he remains resolute. Drawing from his experience in the Bomet Derby and previous Coastal derbies, he feels adequately prepared to secure maximum points.“The fans want revenge for what happened three years ago, we know they will come in large numbers but my boys are also equally to the task, we have spent the better part of the week looking at all possible scenarios and can confidently say we are ready,” he concluded.Gor Mahia’s McKinstry optimistic ahead of Murang’a Seal clash
