Ahead of the new 2022-2023 Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) KCB FC have lost a number of top players but head coach Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno sees no cause for alarm.The Bankers have been rocked by the exits of Regan Otieno and Baraka Badi who have both joined Kenya Police FC while Robinson Kamura and Dennis Odhiambo have also left the club.Zambian and Rwandese clubs after KCB’s OtangaDespite losing a number of crucial players in the current transfer window, Zico noted that exits are part of football, comparing his situation to Barcelona when they lost Lionel Messi and Neymar.“Everything else is going as planned, yes we have lost players but that is normal and it’s not a surprise when teams lose players, Barcelona lost Neymar and Messi so it’s nothing new in football.When players don’t have contacts then it’s very difficult for you as a club to maintain them if they get better offers, for us, it’s not different. We’ve tried to get good quality players to replace them,” said Zico.##NAJAVA_MECA_6534050##KCB however managed to hold on to Derrick Otanga who finished as the top scorer last season with 16 goals after he was linked with a number of clubs both in and out of the country.The former Gor Mahia coach revealed that they are in the process of filling up the gaps left by the players who have departed but lamented the uncertainty surrounding the start of next season.Success dodging KCB snap up two from Bandari and Ulinzi Stars in bid to end title drought“We are in the process of getting other players, what is hindering our preparations is we as clubs don’t know when the league will kick off and as coaches, we normally use the league kick-off dates to plan for pre-season,” added Zico.So far KCB have beefed up their squad with the signings of former Bandari FC midfielder Danson Chetambe and former Ulinzi Stars left-back Harun Mwale.
