Nairobi City Stars assistant coach Patrick Gitagia has shared two reasons why they lost their match against Shabana FC.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsSimba wa Nairobi played host to the Glamour Boys in an FKF Premier League match on Saturday, 26 April at the Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos, with the visitors emerging 2-0 Victors.Kenyan defender eager for debut after switch to Mozambican top flightAfter a goalless first half marked by missed chances from both sides, Shabana broke the deadlock in the 52nd minute through Keith Imbali before Darius Msagha found the back of the net in the 71st minute for his first league goal of the season and his first in a Shabana shirt.Speaking to Azam TV after the game, Gitagia, who is also a football analyst, shared his review of the loss.##NAJAVA_MECA_8883783##“We lost concentration in the match because if you look at both goals, we were having the ball and then lost possession and got punished for that,” said Gitagia.Gitagia, who is in charge of the team due to the absence of head coach Salim Babu, who is away in Egypt on national team duty with the Kenya U20 side, also blamed his wingers for the loss.Gor Mahia cautions against free entry after collecting meagre revenue from ticket sales“Our offensive players also failed to track back, and that allowed Shabana to create chances from where we suffered,” he added.Further, the tactician explained the thinking behind his substitutions in the second half and the change of formation as he was chasing the game.##NAJAVA_MECA_8883771##“After conceding and with our position on the table, there was nothing to defend and so I brought Hansel (Ochieng) to partner Oalo (Dennis), disengaged one wing, had Makati upfront and played with three at the back to try and add pressure. There was a shot on target from that, but unfortunately, we could not score,” he concluded.Shabana coach coy on team’s title chances after win over City StarsThe loss meant that City Stars remain at the bottom of the league table with just 24 points after 28 rounds of matches and at the greatest risk of dropping to the National Super League (NSL).
