Gor Mahia head coach Johnathan McKinstry has backed striker Benson Omala to find his scoring mojo back after going for four matches without finding the back of the net.The former Western Stima man was in hot scoring form in the first leg, scoring in nearly all the games; he leads the scorers’ chart with 19 strikes. The arrival of Patrick Kaddu saw him drop to the bench for the game against the Vihiga Bullets, a match in which Uganda grabbed a hattrick.##NAJAVA_MECA_7162581##The pair started together in the Mozzart Bet Cup round of 16 against Homeboyz and fired blanks as they bowed out of the cup. The duo was once again fielded together against Sofapaka, and the team once again failed to score.Last Sunday, Kaddu was dropped with Omala leading the line, and although he did not score in the 2-0 win, he looked sharp and on a couple of occasions came close to breaching the Sharks’ rearguard. AFC Leopards crisis ahead of midweek fixture against TalantaAsked if he is concerned by the attacker’s lack of goals in recent weeks, his coach was quick to brush off the question, saying he is not worried as the player still looks sharp and has had a couple of missed chances in recent games.”Omala’s energy levels and what he has been looking to do have been the same, and he has been pushing hard. It would be different if he were not getting chances; he is getting possessions, and he obviously had few options against the Sharks; against Vihiga a few weeks ago, he could have two or three goals,” the former Uganda Cranes coach said.He added that he is not concerned by his top scorer’s lack of goals but is more focused on getting wins for the record league champions.”Last week against Sofapaka, he hit the post, and he has another good chance. So it is not that he is not getting opportunities, and that is what is about being a striker: you get into the right places, and sometimes that happens, but you don’t get the luck, but he is doing everything I want him to do. We are winning matches, and that is the most important thing,” he added.Omala will have another opportunity to end his goalless run when Gor Mahia travel to Mombasa to play Bandari on Wednesday afternoon.
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