Vihiga Bullets are willing and ready to replay the suspended game against Gor Mahia, but to on safe ground. This is according to their head coach Juma Abdallah.
The match was suspended in the second half with Gor Mahia leading 1-0 goal courtesy of George “Blackberry” Odhiambo. The abandonment was caused when chaos erupted between club stewards and K’Ogalo fans. (read Gor Mahia vs Vihiga Bullets game called off)
Juma says they will not be pushing to be awarded the match and are even ready to face the record league champions again.
“We do not fear a replay as long as we feel safe to play. We had contained Gor Mahia well in the first half and even though they scored just before halftime we were confident of equalizing and even scoring more in the second half before things went out of hand and assumptions that we feared to lose to Gor Mahia were misplaced,” he told Mozzart Sport.
“We will wait for the Caretaker Committee’s decision on the same and at this point, we cannot speak much about the issue because it’s not in our hands,” he added.
The tactician went ahead to explain why his team opted out of the match at Kasarani. He says the security personnel on the ground were overwhelmed.
“The Police officers at Kasarani were overwhelmed by the crowd and they fled, stewards were attacked by the same fans and in all honesty, it wasn’t safe to go out there and play after such an incident. Gor Mahia games are high-risk games and the league organizers and the club should have done better,” he added.