Gor Mahia coach to crack the whip on indiscipline within his squad for crucial Al Ahly clash

Gor Mahia coach Leonard Neiva has promised to make changes to his squad not just to freshen the team but to rein in on some of his players who have lacked discipline and commitment.

K’Ogalo will face Al Ahly in the second leg of their CAF Champions League preliminary round match on Saturday evening which they need to overturn a three-goal deficit to advance to the group stages.

It is a tough task against Al Ahly who will be playing in front of their fans but while Neiva is still hoping for the best, he has hinted that some of his players are not showing commitment to the course, hence the need to crack the whip.

“Kevin [Omondi]cannot play because he felt a little injury in his shoulder, and also, we are going to change some positions about the tactical way and also about the discipline and commitment,” Neiva told SportPesa News.

“Football is not just about the technical issues, it is also about mental, commitment, behaviour and attitude and that is why we do not like sometimes to put players out but what can we do?

“Tomorrow [Saturday], some players are just going to be out of the squad. We want commitment and effort.”

Gor Mahia were let down by mistakes in the first leg when Al Ahly took a 2-0 lead inside 20 minutes and Neiva feels it is the same strategy his team need to employ if they have to pull off an upset in the second leg.

“We should be looking for early goals like they did in Nairobi. They scored two easy goals, maybe we can do the same,” added the Brazilian tactician.

“If we score two early goals maybe in the first 20 minutes, we will change the history.”

The match will be played on Saturday evening (7pm) at the 75,000-seater Cairo International Stadium with K’Ogalo set to face one of the most hostile crowds in world football.