AFC Leopards’ assistant captain, Victor Omune, acknowledged that Sunday’s (29 September) match against Nairobi City Stars was a challenging encounter and urged his teammates to keep improving as they pursue the club’s first league title in 26 years.Ingwe secured a 2-1 victory at Dandora Stadium, with goals from Victor Otieno and an own goal by Wycliffe Omondi. A rare goal from Elvis Noor served as consolation for Simba wa Nairobi. The win pushed Leopards to second place in the standings with nine points, just one behind leaders KCB FC. However, they could drop to third depending on the result of Kariobangi Sharks’ match against Kakamega Homeboyz, which was interrupted due to rain in Mumias.##NAJAVA_MECA_8369709##Despite the positive result, Omune admitted that Tomas Trucha’s side needs to improve further. “It was a good game, but we didn’t play as well as we wanted. It was a tough match,” he said in a post-match interview.Though Leopards struggled at times, Omune expressed relief that they managed to grind out a win.”We started well but slacked a bit, allowing them to get back into the game. However, we responded after they scored. It’s good to win, and not every victory will be convincing. Sometimes, you just have to grind out results, and that’s what happened today,” he added.FKF Premier League clubs at risk of losing millions as KBC FTA deal hangs in balanceLooking ahead, Omune discussed the club’s ambitions of ending their league title drought, which stretches back to 1998. He stressed the need for continuous improvement if they are to challenge for the title.”If we want to win the league, we still have a long way to go and many things to work on. We need to push ourselves, play well, and win because there’s no point in playing well if we don’t get results.”Omune also took the opportunity to encourage fans to keep supporting the team, highlighting the club’s strong attendance in recent seasons.”To the fans, I urge them to keep coming in large numbers. We want even more of them to show up, maintain discipline in the stadium, and we promise not to let them down,” he concluded.Trucha on why AFC Leopards did not deserve victory against Nairobi City Stars
