Gor Mahia head coach Jonathan McKinstry has backed his team to contest for titles after ending the 2021/22 season trophy-less. He wants his team to be in titles contention this campaign and plans top the log by January.The Irishman joined the club in July as Andreas Spiers’ replacement. He has managed to steady Gor Mahia’s ship and four matches into the new season, they are unbeaten with three wins to their name and can be said to be favourites for the league title this campaign.##NAJAVA_MECA_6903572##On Wednesday Gor picked a 1-0 win over Bandari, a result that moved them to third in the log, and in his post-match interview, the tactician said his team must contest for league titles this campaign.“Gor is a massive club that should be competing for titles, whether it’s the league title or the FKF Cup,” he stated.Despite trailing Tusker, who play KCB on Thursday by two points, the former Uganda Cranes head coach says he wants to leapfrog the defending champions to top the log and even wants to open a six-point gap at the helm of the log.”Our target in the first half of the season is to be competitive and get into January at the top of the table. If we can access a six-point gap, we’ll be in a good position to contend for the title, he added.Gor Mahia goal Vs Bandari What do you think? pic.twitter.com/EXdhTMGppd— Max (@BettKMax) December 21, 2022 On the win over Bandari, the tactician was happy to pick the points despite not being at their best in terms of performance.“It was an extremely difficult game for us and we knew it would be because of the side Bandari are. I am happy that we got some valuable three points because our energy levels were not really full after playing only on Sunday in another difficult game. Overall I am more than happy for the win,” he added.Gor Mahia will next take on KCB on 4th January.Montreal hire ex-Wanyama teammate as head coach
