Mombasa Elite head coach Muhamed Ahmed Mchulla has pointed to lack of concentration in the opening minutes for their loss of unbeaten start of life in the current National Super League season.Elite who are still at the top of the standings with twelve points after five rounds surrendered their unbeaten run last Sunday after going down 2-0 to Shabana at the Awendo Green Stadium.Mchulla said the duo of Yusuf Mohammed and Brian Michira who were on the scoresheet caught them flat footed early in the game and subsequently, disoriented his plan.NSL Wrap: Sacco fortunate to preserve unbeaten start after humiliating All StarsElite who operated in the previous seasons as Modern Coast Rangers had won their opening four matches in a convincing way and are already being deemed as potential candidates for the one of the two automatic promotion slots.”We did not play well in the first half and worse still, we got punished for the avoidable mistakes we made. The hosts capitalized on lapses in concentration and scored early goals in the first half. We tried to rescue at least a point but they defended well until the last whistle. We lost as a team and we will definitely come back strong as a team,” he said.Vile mashabiki wa Shabana Fc aka kamati maalum ya nidhamu nchini tunavyotamba baada ya ushindi dhidi ya Mombasa Elite Fc 🔥💪🏾.#ShabanaNiYetu pic.twitter.com/3WY5AkYbOo— Shabana Fc Kenya (@Shabanafckenya) December 19, 2021 Mchulla in the meantime says the top drawer preseason preparations and the support from the management has been paying dividends thus far.The coastal side that is said to be under new management had a week-long preseason camp in Busia and recruited heavily in the past window.Mombasa Elite sign Obino ahead of new NSL seasonElite who signed 21 players in the window conducted week long trials at Camp Toyoyo and back in Mombasa to replace those who ditched the club.”I was left with nine players and I am glad the new office helped me acquire new players. They bankrolled our preseason preparations and have been there for the team,” he added.
