Nairobi United coach Edwin Mwaura has revealed that the team is not thinking of promotion just yet, but is focused on winning the remaining league games.Nairobi, newbies in the second tier, find themselves in a pole position to notch one of the available two automatic promotion spots to the FKF Premier League at their first time of asking.##NAJAVA_MECA_8018588##They are ranked third with 52 points from 26 rounds, four points behind league leader Naivas FC.However, after their weekend 2-0 win against the Kibera Black Stars at the Mpesa Foundation, Mwaura said he had confidence in the team picking up maximum points in all the games ahead, which could undoubtedly place them in the top-flight league.“The boys are ready to work and are showing intentions; we believe if we continue with the same trajectory, the goal will be achieved,” offered the expert.“We are taking each game at a time and with the way the players are conducting themselves, we have confidence in them; they have all the capabilities to win each attack thrown at them,” he added.Mwaura noted that they respect each opponent that comes their way, saying: “Each team has their moment and we need to prepare well for that, We won’t underestimate any opposition but we will go gun-blazing to get three points.”Stars in Africa: Mixed results for Kenyans in Zambia, Malawi and TanzaniaOn his side, Kibera Black Stars gaffer Owen Makokha blamed the team’s loss on their mental preparedness and lapse in concentration, while at the same time faulting some of the decisions made by match officials of the day.“We had lapses in concentration from some of the players and it cost us the match, Football is a game of chances; if you don’t use your opportunity well, the opponent will hit at you.”“Football is not about physical fitness; we need to find out the mental preparations of our players. Though I feel we have some incidents where decisions did not go our way, that is for the match officials; we can’t handle that,” Makokha stated.On squad depth, the former Fortune Sacco gaffer said: “We have a challenge in terms of squad depth because most of the boys in the team are still young and are still learning the game and I doubt if they have the quality to juggle in this tense league.”Trucha displeased as AFC Leopards concede one of the fastest goal in league historyMakokha, who started the season with Division One outfit Equity FC, has revealed his footprint for the slum boys, suggesting major revamps at the end of the season that would transform the club into a promotion contestant outfit.“For the last eight years, that team has struggled in the NSL but when I came, we agreed to steady the ship and be ambitious enough to climb the ladder, They have overstayed in the second division and we feel it is time Kibera Black Stars started competing with the big boys.”
