Title hopefuls KCB will be seeking to move to a point within the reach of league leaders Kakamega Homeboyz when they play a struggling Nzoia Sugar in the final round of the year at Utalii grounds on Thursday.The bankers have 21 points against their name, four off the unbeaten Homeboyz and will look to inch closer to the summit by capitalizing on the visitors’ stuttering form and register seventh win of the season.1.38 KCB 4.40 Nzoia 7.75 Before the short Christmas break, the Ruaraka based club had won four out of its five matches and will look to pick from where they left and gather more steam in their quest for their maiden league crown.Zico: We are on the right pathEven though all odds to win the duel are leaning heavily on their side, coach Zedekiah ‘Zico’Otieno is afraid that the break disrupted the momentum they had before the breather. The experienced tactician is also anticipating for a tough encounter owing to Nzoia’s quality in their squad and their results from the previous encounters.”It will be a tough match as we are coming from the Christmas break. The rhythm we had is no longer there for we have had little time to prepare. Last season, we lost away and won at home and this goes to show that there are no clear favorites for the three points,” said the former Harambee Stars coach.Nzoia Sugar turns sour to head coach Ibrahim Shikanda as he quits with tons of bitternessWhile KCB will be gunning to draw closer to the top, Nzoia will be looking to put aside their struggles and bag their second win of the season.The Bungoma based club will miss the services of their head coach Ibrahim Shikanda who threw in the towel on Wednesday and will further have to do without three players who are down with illness.Nzoia Sugar FC take on KCB this Thursday at Utalii Grounds, Nairobi.^EM. #sweeteningkenyanfootball. @Officialfkfpl @FKFcaretaker @ElvisMukhwana @Nzoiasugar pic.twitter.com/GmkbwpvgBQ— NZOIASUGARFC (@nzoiasugarfc2) December 29, 2021 According to their trainer Peter Gin, the trio of Levis Okello, Ian Karani and LeonardKasembeli did not travel after missing the fitness tests. However, the lean technical bench will be glad to have assistant captain Kevin Juma back following his recovery from a knee injury.”Three of our players including our top scorer will miss the match thanks to illness. Before the coach left, he had prepared the team and we will try our best to implement what he taught the boys for the sessions the team had after resuming training,” said the former midfielder.
