SamWest Blackboots head coach Andrea Marco Ongwae has hit out at SS Assad over the manner in which the two sides’ first match of the National Super League (NSL) season was abandoned.The two sides were scheduled to take on each other on Sunday 22 September at Vapor Grounds, Ngong’ but the match failed to kick off due to the unavailability of a fully equipped ambulance.##NAJAVA_MECA_8400978##Match commissioner Michael Mwangi then granted SamWest, the hosts 45 minutes to provide a fully equipped ambulance.With the directive taking effect from 1415 hrs, the ambulance arrived at 1506 hrs, six minutes after the agreed time which made SS Assad refuse to proceed with the match citing failure by the home team to meet pre-match medical requirements within the stipulated time frame.Two Harambee Stars prospects dazzle for Wigan, Leyton Orient in English Football League CupIn an interview with Mozzart Sport, the former Gor Mahia player took time to explain the matter, accusing Assad of unsportsmanlike behaviour.“We had a very good pre-season, one of my best pre-seasons in a team. In our first game against SS Assad, the morale was high to play our first game at home but some technicalities came up about, the ambulance and the timings and we didn’t play the match.##NAJAVA_MECA_8400982##The case is yet to be decided by FKF. They didn’t show any spirit of sportsmanship and fair play since another ambulance arrived on time but they declined to play even after the match commissioner told them he was the time manager and the ambulance was on time,” said Ongwae.The matter is before the League and Competition Committee of FKF who are yet to give their verdict, more than two weeks after the incident.Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma responds to numerous Kenyan fans’ requests to his club RakówOngwae is yet to lead his charges to a win this season having lost their next two matches against Mombasa Elite and Darajani Gogo respectively.However, the former Nairobi City Stars defender is unfazed despite his team finding themselves at the bottom of the NSL table.##NAJAVA_MECA_8400971##“We are very comfortable as a team and I believe we are going to have a good and better season than last season. We will treat and approach all matches with seriousness,” he stated.Up next for Blackboots is a trip to Migori County to face off with Migori Youth on Sunday 13 October.
