This archive report was first published on 17 September 2019.
September 17, 2019
Gor Mahia coach Steven Polack is not giving up on the team's chances of qualifying for the group stage of the Caf Champions League.
Despite a 4-1 loss to USM Alger in the first leg, Polack remains optimistic that his team can still pull off a miracle.
"It's not yet over. It can be done, it has been done before in football," Polack told Nation Sport after the team returned to Kenya on Tuesday morning.
Polack attributed the loss to inexperience, saying that only one or two players have the experience of playing in continental and competitive matches.
"We lost to USM Alger not because we were a poor team but due to little mistakes and loss of concentration," Polack noted.
Polack has promised the Green Army free-flowing attacking football in the second leg, which will be played on September 29.
"We have put the defeat behind us. Gor Mahia will no longer play defensive football but we will be attacking because we need to score goals," Polack underlined.
