Bandari FC head coach Anthony Kimani was visibly excited with his team’s performance on Thursday afternoon, as the coastal side led early and held on to secure a win away from home against high-flying Mathare United.The win was only their third on the travels this season and their ninth overall this season – lifting them to eighth position on the FKF Premier League log with 30 points.##NAJAVA_MECA_7108294##“That was a tough match as expected,” Anthony Kimani said after the 1-0 win over Mathare United. “Mathare have definitely made their name this season beating AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia and so we had to be cautious. I am really happy with how strong we were today and finally found the win.”Umaru Kasumba put Kimani’s side in the lead after 15 minutes and they didn’t look back, creating several goal-scoring opportunities that didn’t go unnoticed by the former Kenya international.“Yeah, we missed several sitters there, probably that’s the only thing I felt we didn’t do well enough today,” Kimani said.Bandari have found consistency hard to come by this season after being among the top sides in the previous Premier League seasons.Ah! Tumewalipizia wale jamaa wa kelele 😅 pic.twitter.com/LOnVw8q1oC— Bandari Football Club (@BandariOfficial) March 16, 2023 After a rough start to the season – that saw them go on a five game winning run in the first sex games of the season – Bandari have looked to get the gears moving quite efficiently since their last fixture in January, when they beat Nairobi City Stars via the much-talked-about last minute penalty at the Mbaraki Stadium.REVEALED: Why Cheche was recalled to Harambee StarsSince then, Bandari have gone on to win six of their eight games played, with only one loss to the defending champions Tusker FC.“I think my players have finally gotten over being complacent,” Kimani said. “When you have a look at how we played before, we just didn’t look engaged enough. We slacked defensively and didn’t create as many opportunities on the other end.“I am glad to see all that change and hopefully this momentum persists.”Kenya imeamua kwamba Burdaan litaandaliwa pale Harambee Stars 🇰🇪Vijana wetu hodari, waalimu wa mpira ndio watakao wakilisha sherehe ya Pwani. Abdallah Hassan, Siraj Mohamed na Andrew Juma ndio watakao kwenda kuwatesa Iran baada ya kupata mwaliko katika kambi ya Taifa. pic.twitter.com/W5vlXAIxrL— Bandari Football Club (@BandariOfficial) March 16, 2023 Asked about the inclusion of three of his players – Siraj, Abdallah and Juma- in the provisional Kenya national team squad, Kimani was happy for the entire Bandari fraternity saying, “Its definitely a good thing for our family to have several players from Bandari called up to the national team. It speaks of the collective effort we put as a team and the excitement for them sips through to everyone of us. I can only wish them well.”Going forward, Kimani hopes that the international break will serve them well as they look to take a rest and work on the last stretch of the league.
