Zico sure of thrashing Nyasa Big Bullets
Gor Mahia players train at Moi International Centre, Kasarani on November 27, 2018 ahead of their Caf Champions League tie against Malawi’s Nyasa Big Bullets. PHOTO | CHRIS OMOLLO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- K'Ogallo holds their last training session at Kasarani stadium.
- Zico says tactically ready for the Malawians.
- Match kicks off at 7pm on Wednesday.
Sportpesa Premier League champions Gor Mahia are upbeat ahead of Wednesday's Caf Champions League preliminary round first leg encounter against Malawi giants Nyasa Big Bullets.
Gor interim coach Zedekiah “Zico” Otieno has assured fans nothing short of victory ahead of the return leg set for Blantyre next week.
“We have worked on all possible scenarios and we think they might sit back and try to hit us on the counter. We are ready for that,” Zico told journalists on Monday, before conducting their final training session at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.
The former Harambee Stars tactician, who took over the reins of the record league winners after Dylan Kerr quit, said that their target was to reach Champions League group stages.
Gor Mahia interim coach Zedekiah “Zico” Otieno at the team’s training session at Moi International Centre, Kasarani on November 27, 2018. They take on Malawi’s Nyasa big Bullets in tomorrow’s Caf Champions League match at the same venue. He was on June 10, 2019 appointed as KCB coach replacing Frank Ouna. PHOTO | CHRIS OMOLLO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Zico will be will be without dependable Burundian wing-back Karim Nizigiyimana and Ivorian striker Ephrem Guikan, who have not been registered for this year’s campaign. Utility player Philemon Otieno will slot in at the right back, while newly signed Uganda Cranes star Erisa Ssekisambu will be tasked with goal poaching duties up front.
Apart from Nizigiyimana, Joachim Oluoch and Kevin Omondi were also missing in Monday's session. The trio’s contracts run out in December and they have been strong rumours about their impending exit from the club. K’Ogalo already lost Wesley Onguso to Posta Rangers in this transfer window.
The winner of this tie clash will meet either Cameroon’s USM de Loum or Nigerian outfit Lobi Stars, who face off on Wednesday afternoon in Njombe, Cameroon.
