Mathare’s hero hails self-positivity after capturing down Police
Friday twenty first February, 2025 04:56 PM|
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Mathare United’s Paul Kinyanjui has weighed in on his goal-scoring heroics for the SlumBoys aspect.
The youthful star got here up clutch as John Kamau’s aspect eased their relegation woes to document the midweek upset, edging Police FC 1-0 in Thursday, February 21, 2025, league tie.
Speaking to the club portal afterwards, Kinyanjui revelled in his aspect’s first win of the yr, emphasizing its significance in boosting morale across the workforce.
Despite enduring restricted taking part in time for the Slumboys, the striker says he has at all times been switched on because of the invaluable reassurances from his coach.
Staying optimistic
“The coach has always been encouraging with his words. He always reminded me that I’m not starting because he knows when is best to use me, and not because I’m not important to the team. The message has always been my driving force and has helped me to stay positive and wait for my chance,” he stated.
The striker ranked the strike as his favorite a lot after proving key in getting them out of the relegation mire.
“I have scored goals late on in games before. I however feel this is one of the best and most important to me. Looking at where we were and where this victory has moved us, its shows we needed this win. It’s important that we got it done,” he stated.
The legislation enforcers have been on a run of 12 video games with no loss earlier than the Slumboys’ upset.
Meanwhile, Mathare United has since moved up two locations and now sits at 14th on the pile. The workforce’s final league win got here again in December 2024 in a 1-0 win over Shabana.
The defeat meant that third-placed, Gor, lowered the hole by solely a degree and is now 5 factors behind the log leaders.