L. MathekaMunene rallies his troops following Dumas defeat
Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 03.07.22. | 15:30
Titans have a chance to redeem themselves as they play Umoja on Sunday 3 June
Coach Job Munene says Zetech Titans will make amends in upcoming matches as they look to bag a first victory in Nairobi.
The Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) men's league side who gained promotion this season to the top tier have found the going tough, losing all their three matches but for a controversial win away in Kisumu.
On Saturday, Munene's charges went down 77-58 to Equity Dumas as the latter picked their second victory of the season in three matches.
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Dumas led 19-13 in the first quarter before tying on 14 points in the second quarter to take the six-point advantage to the break.
On resumption, the bankers ran the scores against the varsity side, scoring 20 against ten to extend the lead to 16 points. Titans attempted a come back in the final period scoring 21 but Dumas added 24 for the convincing win.
"We had alot of missed shots in the second half and that cost us the match. Our rebounding was also put to the test, additionally the fighting some of the players gave up fighting after the bankers took a big lead," offered Munene.
Feisal Aden who has returned to the bankers, having featured for them in 2019 led the side in scoring with 14 while Joshua Kisali added 13. Simon Rapido top scored for the students at 14.
"We have our work cut out as we look to have a better performance going forward. We have to be more clinical on the offense as we work on our defence too.
The team is missing two key players in James Marial who left for Africa Nazarene University as well as centre player Peter Opondo.
The latter's absence is being felt as he was the playmaker of the team but work commitments have meant he cannot continue playing. If we can fill his spot we will be in a better position," offered Munene.
His opposite number Carey 'T9' Odhiambo, says his charges have a tough task ahead as they look to gel fast and keep bagging the wins. The side lost their opening match to Nairobi City Thunder before picking a win against Umoja.
"This was the first week we had managed to train together as a unit and I can see the difference it made in performance. However, we still have some work to do. The team is not yet where it should be," offered Odhiambo.
