Posta Rangers head coach Collins Omondi has termed the sudden exit of Joshua Nyatini as a big blow to his plans ahead of the start of the 2022-2023 Football Kenya Federation Premier League season.Nyatini ditched the mailmen for Tanzanian Premier League side Prisons FC leaving Omondi with an arduous task of shopping a new central midfielder just three weeks to the start of the new campaign.##NAJAVA_MECA_6563994##Nyatini, becomes the second Kenyan to join Prisons who are under the tutelage of former Gor Mahia assistant coach Patrick Odhiambo in the ongoing transfer window.Former Wazito midfielder Amos Asembeka crossed to the Tanzanian side two weeks ago joining the growing list of local players who have joined the neighboring league.Omondi said the departure of Nyatini, a player who made history after training with Hull City youth team back in 2017 leaves him with no options in the central midfield.Former Kenya U20 midfielder Joshua Nyatini, alias Hull City Boy leaves Posta Rangers for Tanzania Prisons FC.He joins the team alongside Wazito’s Amos Asembeka.The club is coached by Kenyan tactician Patrick ‘Luwowo’ Odhiambo.#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/pbdlY5gJaz— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) August 15, 2022 The tactician said the development as such a big blow as the other central midfielder in Vincent Wasambo had suffered an injury that will lock him out of action for more than a month.” Nyatini’s move leaves me with a difficult task of looking for his replacement. He resigned when we least expected him to do so and a time when he was in my plan for the new season. There is no doubt he would be a starter considering that Wasambo is injured,” he said.The former Kariobangi Sharks assistant coach tipped former national U20 defensive midfielder Steiner Musasia to fill in the void left by Nyatini in the future.Highly rated Owino set to ditch HomeboyzHe said the youngster who spent the better part of last season on loan at Rainbow FC to anchor the Rangers midfielder in future owing to his versatility.”We have the option of signing an experienced player or giving the young ones a chance. Nyatini definitely leaves a big gap in the team but I believe Musasia will fill in the gap. He can create, defend and he is good in passing. We only need to polish him for the future, ” added the former Nairobi Stima boss.
