KCB head coach Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno has revealed that the club’s centre back Rama Mwenda will be sidelined for the rest of the season despite the improvement in recovery.Rama suffered a fractured shin in a friendly match pitting the bankers and Posta Rangers played back in February and had been walking by the aid of crutches.However, the defender who can also play as a left back has shown improvement in the recovery as he can walk on his own and will undergo further tests on Tuesday to ascertain whether he can begin light training.🟡 | Rama Mwenda is replaced by Michael MutindaWazito FC 1 KCB FC 1#WazitoVsKCB#BKPL pic.twitter.com/3hiinsfpGw— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) July 17, 2021 Zico said given the magnitude of the injury and in the interest of his health, the former Nzoia Sugar man will sit out for the rest of the season.”There is no chance of him playing at the competitive level in the remainder of the season. He suffered a career threatening injury and he is yet to be cleared by the medics to resume training,” he said. Inside Vihiga Bullet’s great turnaroundZico also regretted the absence of Robinson Kamura who has also been nursing an injury for the past one month leaving him with no options in central defence.The former Harambee Stars head coach has been forced to play Brian Ochieng at the heart of the defence in the past six rounds following the absence of the two injured defenders.KCB FC defender Rama Mwenda must be one of the fastest defenders in the league.#footke@KCBFootball pic.twitter.com/6UwU4Zxley— Footballers Of Our Time (@TransferMarktEA) March 30, 2021 The injuries have seen Ochieng, a natural defensive midfielder pair Nashon Alembi in central defence with Thomas Harun, another midfielder providing options from the bench.Last season, Harun was forced to play as a defender after injuries crept into the back line.
