Bandari ready for Gor

Bandari are back from a high altitude training camp in Ngong, Kajiado and raring to go in their season opener Super Cup clash against Gor Mahia at Mbaraki Sports Club in Mombasa on Saturday.

Bandari head coach Twahir Muhiddin said he was satisfied with the time they got for preparations for the match against Gor and expressed optimism of beating the defending Kenyan Premier League champions on Saturday.

“We’ve prepared well for the Gor match. After a one-week high altitude training at Ngong, my players are physically fit and ready to face any team in and outside the country,” said Muhiddin.

The team’s training session on Wednesday was a full house.

Two players, Masoud Juma and Andrew Aiswa were present after recovering from bouts of malaria.

Muhiddin said the two players had recovered but directed them to do light work-out for one week before returning to full training next week.

WINNING ELEVEN

Asked to explain Bandari’s performance in four drawn friendly matches played recently, Muhiddin responded that they did not play to get the results but to find a winning first 11.

“We’ve found our first 11side which will play against Gor on Saturday,” he said but declined to give names.

He appealed to Coast football fans to turn up in great numbers and cheer the team to victory.

“We’ve done our part of training the players and it is now our supporters’ turn to come and cheer the team to victory on Saturday,” the veteran coach said.

In a related development, Bandari spokesman, Ernest Mbalanya announced that football fans will pay an entrance fee of Sh300 to watch the match on Saturday.

Mbalanya, who is also the Bandari Fan Club (BFC) chairman, said they expect many fans from Coast region to come to witness the match and motivate their players to win.