Shabana FC coach Sammy ‘Pamzo’ Omollo has explained why he believes his team’s fortunes will change next season and perform better compared to the struggles that they underwent last season.For the better part of last season, the Glamour Boys were in the relegation zone and narrowly escaped from the jaws of the chop.In the end a strong performance in the last five games saw them finish the league in 15th place, just above the relegation/ promotion playoff spot.##NAJAVA_MECA_8273580##Pamzo who joined the team halfway through the season to lead them to survival is now confident that this season, things would be different for various reasons first of which is that they have had enough time to prepare.”I believe a good pre-season is key and this time round, we have had a better pre-season than we had last time. We will have had over a month to prepare before the league kicks off,” he said.The additions that he has made to the squad will also strengthen the areas that he considered weak in the last campaign and this will help them become a formidable team.𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🔰Frederick Ochieng will spend the new campaign on a season-long loan at Shabana FC .Ochieng joined us at the start of last season from Vihiga Bullets.Our best wishes Fred! 👊#AbanaBeingo pic.twitter.com/QbSzISif68— Kakamega Homeboyz FC (@FcHomeboyz) August 14, 2024 “I have also made good signings. I am satisfied that we will compete better,” he went on.The former league-winning coach with Tusker (in 2011) is also glad that his team will get to reap from home support after the completion of the renovation works at Gusii Stadium.”Last season, we played home matches away from home which didn’t bring the best of us in terms of home support and home advantage. We will benefit massively from home advantage this season,” he added.Francis Baraza on why coaches should scout from school games after 29 years of experienceFurther, the former Posta Rangers tactician believes that they are wiser after last season’s predicaments and have also gelled as a team having spent more time together.”We have learnt our lessons. We are more mature as a team than we were on return to top tier. We have gelled and so it’s now time to perform,” he continued.Shabana will open their league campaign away to Bidco United on Sunday, 25 August at Thika Stadium.
