Kibera Black Stars chairman Alphlet Mwakuluma has spoken about the positive influence that former international Fred Ambani has had on the team.Two months ago, the team was struggling in the middle of the National Super League (NSL) table.But a pep talk by former international Ambani seemed to have changed the fortunes of the team who beat Migori Youth 2-0 at the weekend to go top of the log with 25 points.Victor Wanyama, MacDonald Mariga’s touching gesture to ailing volleyball queen Janet Wanja“When the team was struggling I invited Ambani to speak to the players since he had the experience of helping Mara United earn promotion to the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) last season,” Mwakuluma reveals.“One of the things that Ambani told our players is that they needed to believe in themselves. To believe that only them can help the team qualify to the top league and it worked wonders because all of a sudden the mentality of our players changed and we are seeing the results,” said the club chairman added..##NAJAVA_MECA_8593741##Ambani was a Technical Director at Mara United but left a few weeks ago after an apparent fall-out with the team management.The Kibera Black Stars boss believes the team can now dream of playing in top flight next season and will be looking to build on their current performance to earn promotion.“We are all feeling motivated after the recent spate of results and the players are keen to earn promotion because they believe it is now possible,” he revealed.Fred Ambani on changes made at AFC Leopards following unbeaten startHe also revealed that the team is looking to sign four players during the January transfer window.“We want to sign experienced players who will help us achieve our ambitions of making it to the top league and we hope to have them on board before the league resumes.”The league has taken a short break and will resume on January 11,2025.
