Victor Wanyama missed his side’s league match against Sporting Kansas City FC through a non-covid 19-related illness, his Canadian club has confirmed.Wanyama has conspicuously missing as his side suffered an embarrassing 2-1 defeat at home at the hands of the bottom-placed team. For a player who is always a starter when fully fit, missing the game entirely was going to raise a few eyebrows and his absence in the game was eventually felt as KC took advantage of defensive lapses to pick three precious points.##NAJAVA_MECA_6498825##The side however explained why their captain missed the game in its entirety. According to the club, Wanyama was taken ill before the game and had to be omitted from the matchday squad. They have not given details of the ailment although they have since clarified that it is not covid-19 that resulted in goalkeeper Logan Ketterer missing the match as well.Prior to Sunday’s game, Wanyama had featured in all league game this campaign bar one which was suspended after accumulating five yellow cards. He has been a cog in Montreal’s midfield since he joined the team from Tottenham Hotspurs in 2020.We are informed that Victor Wanyama is out with a non-COVID illness. Logan Ketterer, however, was added to the COVID-19 protocol. #CFMTL— Tristan D’Amours (@tristandamours) July 9, 2022 Against Kansas, Montreal suffered a 2-1 defeat at home against the bottom-placed club. The defeat was their second in a row after Tuesday’s 4-0 drubbing in the hands of LA Galaxy. Up next is a home tie against Toronto, a game that Coach Wilfried Nancy will be hoping that his captain is available as they seek to arrest the bad run in the Major Soccer League (MLS). The two teams met last month in the Cup semis where Toronto whipped Montreal 4-0.
