{"id":18272,"date":"2020-11-28T20:38:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-28T20:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=18272"},"modified":"2020-11-28T20:38:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T20:38:15","slug":"caf-champions-league-kenneth-muguna-confident-as-kogalo-tackle-apr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sport\/caf-champions-league-kenneth-muguna-confident-as-kogalo-tackle-apr","title":{"rendered":"CAF Champions League: Kenneth Muguna confident as K\u2019Ogalo tackle APR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: Rodgers Eshitemi<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Gor Mahia captain Kenneth Muguna has called on his teammates to put their off the pitch issues behind them and focus on getting a positive result in today\u2019s CAF Champions League preliminary round first leg clash against APR of Rwanda in Kigali.<\/p>\n<p>The record Kenyan champions\u00a0have had a couple of problems in the last few days ranging from head coach Roberto Oliveira Goncalves disqualification from the two-legged fixture to bungled travel arrangements, players\u2019 go slow over unpaid salary and Secretary General Sam Ochola\u2019s suspension due to gross insubordination.<\/p>\n<p>The ban on the Brazilian saw the club appoint their former defender and current Posta Rangers coach Sammy Omollo to temporarily lead the team in the preliminary round of the competition whose reverse fixture is scheduled for next Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>And with the team having finally left for Kigali yesterday morning, it remains to be seen if the team will be put under mandatory 24 hour quarantine as per Rwandan government\u2019s\u00a0strict measures to curb the spread of coronavirus.The match is set to kick off at 4pm today.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.standardmedia.co.ke\/images\/friday\/ktanxeng0s4ehitc455fc15f66e5141.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are prepared and ready for the APR match. As players our focus is on the match and not off the pitch issues. We know what is at stake and we are looking forward to get a positive result in Kigali ahead of the return leg,\u201d Muguna told\u00a0<em>Standard Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur job is to play and represent both the club and the country. That\u2019s where we are going to put all our energy on and not the administrative issues; anything that is happening outside the pitch is none of our business as players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Gor Mahia\u2019s poor preparation for continental matches continues, APR coach Mohamad Adil Erradi has declared to have a fully-fit squad at his disposal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in good shape, and every player is focused on winning the\u00a0match against Gor Mahia.\u00a0This is a must-win game and I think we can do it,\u201d said Adil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Rodgers Eshitemi AfricaPress-Kenya: Gor Mahia captain Kenneth Muguna has called on his teammates to put their off the pitch issues behind them and focus on getting a positive result in today\u2019s CAF Champions League preliminary round first leg clash against APR of Rwanda in Kigali. 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