Nzoia Sugar FC head coach Salim Babu is happy that his team cheated on the drop but does not want to be dragged into the relegation dogfight again.The Bungoma-based millers finished in 14th position after seeing off Leopards 3-1 at the Sudi Stadium in Bungoma. The result helped them leapfrog Bidco United who took the final automatic safety position with Wazito FC settling for the playoff spot.##NAJAVA_MECA_6454444##Nzoia battled the drop for the better part of the season and Babu’s arrival at the end of January somehow helped stabilize the team after what was a difficult start to the season under former Kenyan international Ibrahim Shikanda.Babu is happy that his team is safe from the drop. The former Kisumu All-Stars coach termed the season as challenging but exciting and has now shifted focus to next season’s campaign.“I am happy that we have beaten the drop. I must say it was a challenging but exciting season, I worked with a talented group of players, we fought hard as a team and all factors constant, I can say I am happy with the performance and we now shift out focus to next season,” he said.Our 2021/22 season final match of the season ends with a defeat Nzoia Sugar FC 3 AFC Leopards 1⚽️ Brian Wanyama #OursForever #INGWE pic.twitter.com/VtrryLjmt6— AFC Leopards (@AFCLeopards) June 12, 2022 Babu does not want to fight the drop again and he says they have to start the 2022/23 campaign better so that they do not find themselves fighting for survival again.“Fighting relegation is draining and as such we have to start the season strongly to ensure that we are safe from the start to the end of the season. It is a situation that I hope we will not be in next season because the pressure can be too much sometimes,” he added.
