Gor Mahia coach Johnathan McKinstry was scheduled to leave the country this (Thursday) morning for the Christmas break.The Irish manager, who has been in the country since July, will endure a thirty-hour flight to Mexico City to link up with part of his family for the Christmas holidays.He is expected back on the new year’s eve, ahead of the Football Kenya Federation Premier League, FKFPL resumption on January 4th.1984 Africa Champions CupZamalek vs Gor Mahia. Gor players livid after Zamalek were awarded a penalty. Abbas Magongo was also shown red before hell broke loose.The match was abandoned and Gor were banned for two years from CAF Competitions pic.twitter.com/i6dGcpouFZ— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) December 19, 2022 The former Rwanda’s Amavubi and Uganda Cranes coach guided K’Ogalo to a hard fought 1-0 win over visiting Bandari FC in the FKFPL at the Kasarani Stadium on Wednesday.The 19-time Kenyan champions have now won three of their four opening fixtures of the 2022-23 season and drawn one, and are placed third on the log standings with ten points, two off leaders Tusker FC. Kakamega Homeboyz FC, who have played two more games, are second on 11 points.McKinstry is not worried that his side is not scoring as many chances as they are creating them. With more games, he believes the goals will come with better fluidity and cohesion.Mataarisho yetu yamekamilika, tuko tayari kwa mechi yetu dhidi ya Gor Mahia hapo Kesho. pic.twitter.com/9iAtb9wt8z— Bandari Football Club (@BandariOfficial) December 20, 2022 “I’d be worried if we weren’t creating the chances, but the fact that we’re creating them is positive,” he told Mozzart Sport.”We’re making a big change because if you look at what K’Ogalo was doing last season or the season before, the team was a lot more defensive, a lot more men behind the ball … low block and playing on the counter, whereas we’re making a big shift, trying to be more aggressive, press teams … and because of that, we’re creating a lot more chances.”He made reference to Newcastle United in the Premier League, who at the beginning of the season created a lot of chances, but could not put teams away, a situation that has since improved. “At times it boils down to hard luck, but when you continue to create chances, the goals will definitely come.”Gor Mahia will next face KCB when the league action returns.
