KCB head coach Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno says he has no intentions of injecting fresh blood in the team in the mid season transfer window despite being linked to a handful of players.The Football Kenya Federation Caretaker Committee announced that the brief transfer window will run between January 9 to February 5 where top flight clubs will be able to strengthen their squads ahead of what is expected to be grueling second leg of the season.KCB who boast of the financial muscle to head hunt the best talents in the country had been rumored to be eyeing a number of players from the Gor Mahia camp but Zico says he is satisfied with the arsenals at his disposal, at the moment.FT: Mathare United 0-1 KCB FC 76′ D.Otanga #MathareVsKCB pic.twitter.com/YL4unTaDg1— Mathare United FC (@MathareUtd) January 4, 2022 The former Harambee Stars tactician further revealed that he arrived at the decision of being inactive in the player transfer market owing to the club’s policy of respecting players’ contracts, playing time notwithstanding. “At the moment, I do have an area I am desperately trying to strengthen in the team. All the players I have, have running contracts and we can’t risk breaching their deals just to accommodate new ones unless a player wants out or has a better option elsewhere, ” he said.Meanwhile, Zico downplayed the absence of his centre back Robinson Kamura ahead of their two crunch league ties against toppers Kakamega Homeboyz and the on form Posta Rangers.Cautious Zico quashes premature title talkThe former Leopards skipper saw red when the bankers fell 1-0 to Bidco United last weekend and will watch the next two matches from the stands.Zico said he had able replacements for the defender who has been partnering Nashon Alembi at the heart of the defence from the time he joined the club from the den.”I don’t think his absence will be a big blow to us although it may affect the balance of the team. I have defenders who will fight to fill his slot,” he said.In the absence of the former Mathare United defender, the duo of Rama Mwenda or Thomas Harun will seek to fill the void.
