Gor Mahia midfielder John Ochieng has reiterated that K’Ogalo’s hunt for a record 20th league title is still in place even after losing to league leaders Kakamega Homeboyz in their last outing.The Mark Harrison-led side suffered their first defeat of the season in a match that was marred with controversies, with the center referee George Mwai allegedly getting attacked for awarding a non-existent penalty.According to Ochieng, the loss was a slight stumbling block in their march towards the title, saying that the loss only affected their plans to win the league without losing a league match at all.Full Time:Back to winning ways Homeboyz 2-1 Gor MahiaGeorge Odiwour ‘20Opoku Stephen ‘55 pic.twitter.com/5HE07S4ZI4— Kakamega Homeboyz FC (@FcHomeboyz) December 18, 2021 The combative player further revealed that the team will overcome that defeat and emerge stronger, thanks to the mentality surrounding the whole team.”Our title challenge is still intact. What happened in that game against Kakamega Homeboyz was just a slight derailment. We wanted to win the league unbeaten again but it will not be the case this season. K’Ogalo is a big club and the mentality of the players and everyone is top-notch and I believe we will bounce strongly than ever,” Ochieng’ affirmed.The former Chemili player has termed the maiden season loss as an eye-opener in the campaign, noting that it highlighted areas that they need to improve on.NEXT MATCH ⏭️FKF-PL | Round 11🗓 | Thursday 30th December 2021🆚 Gor Mahia FC🏆 | FKF-PL ⏰ | 1500 EAT🏟 | Nyayo Stadium#𝕊𝕚𝕞𝕓𝕒𝕎𝕒ℕ𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕚BETTER MUST COMECOME ONE COME ALL #OperationJazaStadi pic.twitter.com/G7UilN5Xdv— Official Nairobi City Stars Fc (@NrbCityStars) December 23, 2021 He is hopeful that they will stage a strong final kick of the year when they play Nairobi City Stars this coming week.”The defeat was an eye-opener for us as a team. It showed us where we need to put more work as we go for the championship. We have been working hard since then and we are ready to end the year strongly against Nairobi City Stars,” he added.With a game at hand, Gor Mahia are third on the log with 18 points, six less than Homeboyz who top the table with 24 points.
