Posta Rangers head coach Salim Ali has confirmed that the club’s right back Sammy Imbuye will be sidelined on the long run after he suffered a fracture in the closing stages of their 1-1 draw with Bidco United on Saturday at Thika Stadium.Imbuye’s ankle bore the brunt of a fifty-fifty challenge between him and Bidco’s left back Lambert Oyuga in the dying minutes of the game and was consequently stretchered off for medication that lasted for more than ten minutes.Later, the defender was wheeled away to the hospital by the ambulance on stand by and is set to face the knife later in the day according to Ali who lamented on the worrying levels of officiating in the league.Leopards custodian itching to excel on the pitch and in academicsWith the player who joined Rangers from Sofapaka set to miss the remainder of the season, Ali will rely on the services of Dinken Mwema going forward.”He suffered a fracture in the game and will be operated on today. It is unfortunate that we dropped two points after the referee decided to work against us,” he said.✉ | 60′ Yellow card to Oliver Maloba for a late tackle on Sammy ImbuyePosta Rangers 1 Nairobi City Stars 1#RangersVsCityStars#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/WeNTnhtgv2— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) October 30, 2021 The certified instructor called on the relevant authorities to crack the whip on errant whistlers who have been on the receiving end of sharp criticism from stakeholders for a poor show.”It is time the situation is arrested before it gets out of hand. When we have more than ten coaches complaining on levels of officiating then it shows that it is a genuine concern which ought to be looked at soonest,” said the former Mathare United coach.75′ GOOAL! Sammy Imbuye scores Mathare 0-1 Sofapaka— Sofapaka FC (@FC_Sofapaka) July 31, 2021 Apart from providing an update on Imbuye, Ali revealed that his central attacking midfielder Vincent Wasambo missed the trip to Thika owing to illness but expressed hope that he will be on his feet before they face the same opponent again.In the absence of the former Sharks player, Ali was forced to play Sammy Odero, a defensive midfielder in his place.
