Football Kenya Federation Premier League side Nzoia Sugar will begin the hunt for an assistant coach when the competition resumes, club chairman Evance Kadenge has announced.The sugar millers have been without an assistant coach this season after Sylvester Mulukurwa traded his role in the technical bench for company duties, leaving Ibrahim Shikanda to solely run the show.Former goalkeepers’ trainer Peter Mwaura also left at the end of last season under unclear circumstances and still, his shoes are yet to be filled. Before the club management brought Mulukurwa on board, the experienced Vincent Sifuma assited a couple of coaches who made a stop at the club among them is Bernard Mwalala before being redeployed.64’| Ibrahim Shikanda has been silent on the @nzoiasugarfc2 bench, should we expect something from himScores @nzoiasugarfc2 0-0 @BidcoUnited #BKPL pic.twitter.com/WhZ5hCgD3N— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) July 8, 2021 Perhaps in a move aimed at plugging in the gap in the bench, Nzoia elevated their longest serving lieutenant Peter Gin to the bench after the former defensive midfielder made known of his decision to hang his boots. Gin who is green in coaching has been offering support to Shikanda with their team manager John Muraya also chipping in thanks to his experience in the game.##NAJAVA_MECA_6008442##Kadenge who said his office was aware of the incapacitated bench and promised to announce for the vacant position and competitively hire the candidate who will fit in their demands.”We will look to bring in an assistant coach once the league resumes. We will sit down with the coach and hear the type of an assistant he wants to work with. Maybe one of the reasons we have not been performing well is the fact that we lack an assistant who can help the coach read the game well, ” he said.⚫ | 90+3’Nzoia Sugar FC 0 Posta Rangers 3#NzoiaVsPosta#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/5LTVZTVzZb— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) November 6, 2021 The Bungoma based club had not won a game before the league went on a break and had sunk to the second from bottom slot with a paltry two points out of a possible eighteen.
