KCB FC are gathering steam ahead of the new season after edging Gor Mahia 2-1 in a pre-season friendly with head coach Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno commending the plenty of options at his disposal.Goals from Edmond Adem and James Mazembe in either half were enough to hand KCB the victory with Benson Omala temporarily pulling Gor Mahia level midway through the second half.Matano insists veteran goalkeeper Patrick Matasi will not leave clubZico admitted that beating Gor Mahia in pre-season was not a big deal but was impressed with his squad depth after roping in 13 players in the current transfer window.”That was part of our pre-season training and it’s no big deal, I’m happy that we were able to use 23 players which means we have a strong team and going forward I think our preparations are going on well.For us, we were preparing for the 10th September kick-off so when it was pushed forward we had to plan again which is not easy,” said Zico.##NAJAVA_MECA_6615472##KCB were also rocked by high-profile departures following the exits of Derrick Otanga, Baraka Badi, Regan Otieno, and Robinson Kamura with the former finishing as the top scorer last season with 16 goals.Following the exits, Zico noted that he would have loved to see the players extend their stay with the Bankers but added that they have recruited well to fill in the vacant positions.Otieno in search for a new home after leaving Talanta”We are trying to get replacements for the top players who left, it was not our wish to let them go because their contracts expired and the players were not willing to renew their contracts with us.This is normal in football even Messi and Neymar left Barcelona, what we have tried to do is get quality players,” added Zico.
