Kuffour scores his second goal in the win at Torquay. Picture: Barry Goodwin

By Luke Cawdell

Jo Kuffour opened his Gillingham goal account at the weekend, but admits he’s still not completely fit.

He tore into his former club Torquay on Saturday with a first-half double and an impressive performance but claims he has yet to recover fully from his troubled start to the season at Bristol Rovers.

The livewire striker left the League 2 side for a loan spell with the Gills after being frozen out. He’s gradually rekindling his energy levels and has now found his scoring form.

"I feel like I am getting fitter and stronger in every game," he said.

"I lasted 80 minutes on Saturday but there are good signs for me and I can keep progressing and pushing on.

"I am still not 100%. I missed a lot of the season, five weekends, and was training with the kids, which doesn’t help. I now feel like I am getting back into it.

"It is always nice to score against your old club but I thought the lads were terrific in the first half. They pressed them early from the start and luckily I was in the right place at the right time on both times."

Of his first goal, which came after just six minutes, he said: "I anticipated the header and that’s how I score most of my goals, by anticipating things. I was just glad to have stuck my first one in for the Gills.

"It was a great ball in from Rooney for the second goal. I thought he was terrific – I thought the whole team were terrific."

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