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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Confed Cup. Gor Mahia complicate their CAF Confederation Cup Group stages chances with home defeat to Napsa Stars<\/p>\n

Napsa Stars tactician Mohamed Fathi downplays the Zambians chances of progressing to the lucrative group stages.<\/p>\n

Gor Mahia coach Manuel Vaz Pinto believes the record Kenyan champions are still capable of turning around a 1-0 first-leg deficit in their Sunday\u2019s\u00a0CAF Confederation Cup\u00a0play-offs return leg fixture against Zambia\u2019s Napsa Stars in Lusaka.<\/p>\n

Daniel Adoko\u2019s 86th\u00a0minute screamer at Nyayo Stadium on Sunday left the Kenyan giants with a mountain to climb ahead of the highly anticipated reverse fixture, whose winner on aggregate, will progress to the lucrative group stages of the second tier competition of African football.<\/p>\n

K\u2019Ogalo were a pale shadow of their former selves as they struggled to break down a resilient David \u2018Calabar\u2019 Owino-led defence.<\/p>\n

While Gor Mahia\u2019s attack looked lethargic, the pensioners defended bravely as they absorbed pressure from their hosts for the better part of the game before they hit them with a late sucker punch when Adoko netted the winner after pouncing on a loose ball following Geoffrey Ochieng\u2019s poor clearance.<\/p>\n

And having failed to score at home, the\u00a0Portuguese\u00a0knows he must convince his players that they can fight back and score two unanswered goals in the away trip.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnything can still happen in Zambia. We have one game to go; they beat us at home but we can also beat them in Zambia. If they won here, we also have chances of winning there. I think everything is possible. We know they will sit back because they are leading but if we score there we will go to the group stages,\u201d said Pinto.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on his side\u2019s home first leg home defeat, he said: \u201cWe played better than our opponents and created more chances to score but gave away an opportunity to Napsa.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t remember Napsa creating a single chance in that game. We just conceded the goal after our defender gave away the ball to a Napsa player. But sometimes such things happen in football. Of course, we won more balls in the game, but I think we can still do better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though Napsa Stars coach Mohamed Fathi thinks he side increased their chances of making it into the group stage, he urged his players, who are likely to be boosted by the return of former Southampton striker Emmanuel Mayuka from injury, to finish off the job on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe business is not yet over and football is very unpredictable. We have to remain focused and finish the job at home. But immediately we board the plane back to Zambia, the pressure will be over: it will be time to work,\u201d said Fathi.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut this win is a big step on our way to the group stages. Gor Mahia is a big team and it is not easy to beat them at home. We know their record, so the win is very good for everyone at the club.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cWhen you play away games, you have to build pressure on the opponents.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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