Gor Mahia’s pre-season was underway to the worst possible start after a group stage exit at the CECAFA Kagame Cup but head coach Leonardo Neiva has asked for patience from the fans.K’Ogalo suffered an early exit from the tournament following losses to Red Arrows from Zambia and Sudanese giants Al Hilal coupled with a draw against Djibouti Telecom.Kagame Cup: New coach Leonardo Neiva explains why Gor Mahia lost to Al HilalThe Brazilian tactician who has had barely two weeks to work with his players called for patience following their disastrous exit from the Kagame Cup.“Just be patient…be patient please, now is transition time, we cannot change things so fast, I did not come here just to play, we came to compete and try to win. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8216346##“This is football, we should accept, we should suffer now and use the three games, two defeats and a draw like a big lesson for us to move forward,” said Neiva when asked about his message to Gor Mahia fans.More concerning for Neiva is that Gor Mahia only managed to score a single goal in the tournament and failed to keep a clean sheet.Kagame Cup: Gor Mahia embarrassingly exit without victory following defeat to Al HilalThis poor showing saw Gor Mahia finish joint-last in the group with a single point, a situation that prolongs their 39-year wait for a Kagame Cup title.The Kenyan champions will now shift their focus to the inaugural Coal City International Cup slated for Enugu, Nigeria from Thursday 1 August.##NAJAVA_MECA_8219467##Their opening game will see them take on seven-time Brazilian champions Corinthians on Friday 2 August.
