Record Kenyan champions Gor Mahia saw their CECAFA Kagame Cup tourney come to a premature end following their 2-0 loss to Sudanese heavyweights Al Hilal with new head coach Leonardo Neiva noting his opponents were more experienced.K’Ogalo posted a tournament to forget after exiting without victory following their 2-0 loss that saw them finish joint-last in the group alongside Djibouti Telecom.Speaking after the match, the former Vipers SC head coach admitted that Al Hilal deserved the victory as they capitalised on their pedigree in high level competitions.Kagame Cup: Gor Mahia embarrassingly exit without victory following defeat to Al Hilal“Al Hilal deserve the win, they played well, they have more experience and they are more mature, every single year they play in the Champions League that is why I’m very pleased with this competition.“About the result, ‘hamna shida’, that is ok. I have only been here for two weeks, this is the time to give the players an opportunity to show themselves,” said Neiva.Gor Mahia looked disjointed in the tournament where they lacked their star players Austin Odhiambo and Rooney Onyango leading to them only scoring a solitary goal.##NAJAVA_MECA_8216346##Neiva was impressed with the quality of Al Hilal which he noted will come in handy ahead of their CAF Champions League qualifiers where they face South Sudanese side Al Merreikh.“Today we had a good atmosphere. We are using these games as preparations for the CAF Champions League and to give our players a chance. “The first half was okay for us but in the second half we came back and I enjoyed the behaviour of the players. We played against a high level club in Africa which is very good for us because we are going to play in the Champions League.Harambee Stars defender on the verge of completing move to Swedish top-flight side“We are using this tournament like pre-season for the big clubs in the Champions League. At the end of the month we are going to Nigeria for another tournament where we will expose our young players,” noted Neiva.Gor Mahia will now jet back into the country to prepare for the Coal City International Cup that is slated for Enugu, Nigeria from Thursday 1 August.
