Former AFC Leopards and Bandari head coach Andre Casa Mbungo has trained his sights on clinching the South Sudan Premier League title following the impressive start of life at Jamus FC.Mbungo joined Jamus in August, marking his return to the touchline after nine months in the cold, as he had been unattached since parting ways with AS Kigali in November last year.Despite the limited pre-season time with the club, the tactician had a solid start at Jamus as he inspired the side to claim the Juba Super Cup, following the 3-1 win over Malakia early in September.Two weeks later, Mbungo and his troops added another title to their collection after being crowned the National Super Cup champions following a hard-fought 2-1 win over pre-match favourites El Merreikh Bentiu.##NAJAVA_MECA_8405640##Mbungo says he will build on the positive start and wrestle the title from El Merreikh Bentiu’s hands.“We have to try and win the league this season. We have made a good start, winning two trophies in two weeks,” he said.Before the two Super Cup finals, Jamus had been handed a rude welcome to continental football losing 5-0 on aggregate to Stade Tunisien in the preliminary round of the Confederation Cup.Kenyan coach bags first title in South SudanMbungo, a domestic cup winner with AS Kigali, said lessons and experience from the heavy defeat would be crucial in their quest for the title which will tag along with a ticket to the Champions League.“Things did not go as expected in the continental games but that was partly because we had a very tough opponent. The recent results show we have recovered from that setback and I believe we will have a good season,” he said.The former goalkeeper, who won two monthly awards during his stay at Bandari, was expected to join at least a revered football giant in the region but opted to sign for Jamus.He attributed his daring move to his desire to contribute positively to the growth of African football considering that he is a CAF instructor.“I took up the opportunity to come to South Sudan because this is African football and every chance we have to develop it should be taken. I have managed big teams in Rwanda and Kenya. I received interesting offers from Tanzania, but now I am here. South Sudan is the next big thing in sports,” he explained.Kenyan coach targeting third title in South Sudan after clinching Super Cup last weekendMeanwhile, the Charity Shield Cup winner with Kigali explained why he picked Kenyan coach Godfrey Oduor as his assistant at Jamus.“I took my assistant from Kenya because I really love the time I spent there. I still have connections and I visit once in a while. I would love to come back and work there someday but now my focus is on this club, and this opportunity. I mentored Anthony ‘Modo’ Kimani in Kenya and he is now doing great things,” he added.
