Naivas central midfielder Brian Ouru has shed light on the factors behind the team’s collapse in their pursuit of the FKF Premier League spot last season.The team, under the guidance of Collins Omondi, started the season strongly and established a considerable lead over other teams by the end of the first leg.However, the departure of some key and senior players triggered a series of inconsistent results, leading to a rapid drop from the automatic promotion places to third place.##NAJAVA_MECA_8229016##A winless run in April extending to May, including back-to-back defeats from Kibera Black Stars and Mara Sugar, heavily jeopardized their chances of featuring in the top tier.Despite winning their last five games, it was not enough to secure promotion, as they finished third and booked a place in the playoffs.As fate would have it, the team lost 2-0 on aggregate to Sofapaka in the playoffs, missing out on a chance to feature in the top-flight league.Ouru, who has played for Naivas since their time in the third division, attributed the struggles to lapses in concentration and improved tactics from opponents whenever they clashed.”It is football, and we only have three outcomes: win, draw, and lose. As a playing unit, we were determined to get positive results, but it never went our way. Most teams and players would change their tactics when meeting us since they knew playing excellently against Naivas might get you a chance to be scouted,” he said on a podcast show dubbed Tik Taka.President Ruto nominates Kipchumba Murkomen as new Sports Cabinet SecretaryOuru further denied claims that the playing unit was out to sabotage the coach and his technical bench.He said Naivas is a club guided by standards, and players have never thought of working against the coach.”Naivas has never and will never sabotage a coach. We get on the field to give 100%, and we can’t lose a match intentionally for the coach to be sacked. We aim to win each match, and that’s the club’s philosophy,” he said.The former MacMillan midfielder remains confident of leading the team to the top tier next season if he stays at the club.Ouru was one of the most influential players last campaign, netting five times and creating ten assists for Naivas.Former Kenyan international charged with murder of minor
