NAIROBI, Kenya, March 8, 2026 – BB Bread head coach Ajastine Okoba believes his side deserved more from their shock 1-0 win over Gor Mahia in their FKF Cup Round of 32 fixture at the Nyayo Stadium on Sunday evening.
Okoba says the FKF Division 1 side grew into the game in the second half and carved out chances that should have ended up in the back of the net.
“Gor being a big side…in the first half, we had to be cautious and stay back. Gradually as the game went on, we grew in confidence and managed to stretch the pitch. We managed to create a number of spaces in the backline and get a number of chances. We should have scored at least two or three goals,” the gaffer said.
Dennis Kioko scored the lone goal in the dying embers of the game as the breadmakers choked the life out of another bigwig.
It followed on from last month’s upset of AFC Leopards at the Police Sacco Stadium, winning their FKF Cup tie on post-match penalties after a 2-2 draw in normal time.
Coming back to Sunday’s victory, Okoba said it was all about biding their time, working against the confidence of their opponents, who came out guns blazing in the second half to finish the job – to no avail.
He also credited their victory to proper research on their day’s opponents.
“All this is because of the hard work that we have all put in. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy and we prepared well. We have been analysing our opponents’ past games…looking at a lot of videos to identify their weakness and I am glad we have been duly rewarded for it,” Okoba said.
The gaffer further reserved praise for their sponsors, BB Bread, who he noted motivated the players to give their all on the pitch.
“They have come in and motivated the players to work really hard. I want to thank him for the support extended to us to enable all this to become a reality,” Okoba added.
The Kayole-based side will now wait to know their opponents in the Round of 16.
