Mulembe United Secretary General James Saisi believes the team will resume league matches this weekend rejuvenated.Mulembe has been out of action for two weeks after failing to travel for their match against Mombasa Stars at Mbaraki Sports Grounds and the cancellation of a league match against Rainbow last weekend.##NAJAVA_MECA_7968288##The unwanted break came as relief for the Mumias-based club who had started exhibiting signs of fatigue and loss of form as the team had not won in the previous three games.Before the walkover, Mulembe had recorded consecutive defeats to Nairobi United, Mara Sugar, Kisumu All Stars, and Dimba Patriots. This performance saw them drop further on the twenty-team ranking.The club administrator attributed the struggles to financial challenges and a young team that is yet to create chemistry between themselves.“It has been two tough weeks for our team, but we are coming back stronger starting with the Darajani Gogo match. The league is competitive and we needed the break to put our house in order,” asserted Saisi.“Running a team in the National Super League (NSL) is not easy, finances have proved to be the main undoing at our club. The patron has coughed up to Ksh 5,000,000 since he took over and the season is not yet over, but we will keep pushing to ensure we finish the season,” he added.KCB ordered to pay former player Erick Maina close to a million shillingsSaisi, who took over the running of the team at the start of the season, also hailed the club’s organization and style of play under veteran coach Edward Manoah.Mulembe finds themselves second bottom on the log tied on 16 points with Silibwet Leons after the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) docked them three points for failing to honor a league match.Malawi Flames up the ante ahead of Harambee Stars clashSaisi says points deduction from the football governing body in the country, had an impact on his young squad but thanked the technical bench for a steady response in curbing the situation.“Since Manoah took over the team we have had a steady rise in how the team plays. The transition is there to be witnessed by everyone, the results are not coming but we believe soon we will find our shooting boots and put everything under control.”“This is a young squad and if they continue playing the same way we have seen them play in recent matches, then we are assured of league survival,” he added.“The docking of points had an impact on the boys, but having an experienced coach beside them helped shape the situation and everyone is looking at how we can reduce that deficit,” he concluded.Mulembe United have been docked three points and two goals for not honouring their league encounter against Mombasa Stars last weekend#FootballKE#NSL2024 pic.twitter.com/zKIXNMKDan— Brian Odhiambo (@Odhiambo_Brian1) March 12, 2024 Mulembe will have a chance to climb the ladder on Sunday when they take on Darajani Gogo at KIBHT Grounds.
