Harambee Stars midfielder Kenneth Muguna says the team stands to gain a lot by playing high profile friendly matches.Muguna says the team had many lessons to pick from playing Iran during the March 28 international friendly match in Tehran despite the 2-1 loss.##NAJAVA_MECA_7194555##“Those are the kind of matches we need to be playing as a team. I urge football authorities to ensure we maintain such opponents. it is the only way we can improve.It was a big motivation for us to play Iran considering that it is a team that has been to the World Cup many times. There was a lot to learn though the results did not go as we expected,” he said.Muguna further said the match had also given him an opportunity to build on his fitness coming at a time he was just coming off an injury.Olunga spot on as Al Duhail reclaim top place“The match came at the right time as I was trying to build on my fitness. I had been out for more than one month and had not played in the league and so I badly needed to be match-fit. I got that opportunity,” he offered.The midfielder admitted that it had been difficult to build cohesion as the players were coming together after a long lay-off but since all players involved are professionals, the team was able to play well.Muguna, a former Gor Mahia captain began his career in the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) at Western Stima before joining the record Kenyan Champions. He briefly had a stint at Albanian side FK Tirana.##EDITORS_CHOICE##
