Gor Mahia coach Dylan Kerr has pointed out 3 reasons why Gor Mahia failed to qualify for the next round of the CAF Confederations tournament.
The team went down 2-1 to USM Alger in Algeria on Wednesday, bringing to an end a good run in the continental tie.
Speaking after the match, Kerr said there were key reasons why they were kicked out, even after good performances both home and away.
“Against USM we didn’t keep the ball and work the team as I would have liked because that was my plan, we be patient but let them do the running.
“We were also playing against not only USM team but the officials, who gave nothing but cheating that the 4th official was the one, who instructed the referee to give the penalty that was saved by my keeper,” he said as quoted by Goal.
The Kenyan Champions were leading the group going into the last matches, but came short in Algeria to cut short their dream.
According to the coach, losing to Rayon Sports in Nairobi, the transfer saga surrounding Ugandan left back Godfrey Walusimbi and the congestion of fixtures, were some of the reasons they could not qualify.
"Rayon Sports game at home cost us, the transfer involving Walusimbi didn’t help our case since I was forced to rejig a strong backline. The preparation was wrong and the biggest of them all was our fixtures that we have had to play in the past six weeks,” he added.
USM qualified alongside Rayon Sports of Rwanda, who beat Yanga Sports of Tanzania 1-0 in Rwanda.