Harambee Stars centre back Joash Onyango has opened up on why he wanted to ditch Tanzanian Premier League giants Simba SC in recent weeks.Onyango, caught any by surprise when he expressed his desire to cut ties with the former champions despite enjoying success with the club in the previous two terms.Speaking shortly after their hard-fought 1-0 win over Tanzania Prisons on Wednesday evening, Onyango, who was voted the man of the match admitted to have requested to leave the club owing to lack of playing time.##NAJAVA_MECA_6642919##The former Gor Mahia centre half had fallen down the pecking order during coach Zoran Maki’s short tenure as the Serbian tactician proffered to pair Henock Inonga and Mohamed Ouattara at the heart of the defence.Frustrated by lack of game time, the former Western Stima man is understood to have petitioned the Tanzanian Federation to invoke their powers and terminate his contract with Simba, a request that was turned down.🎞 Goli la ushindi dhidi wa wajelajela Tanzania Prisons 😄 #NBCPremierLeague #NguvuMoja pic.twitter.com/CJsJxEhLc3— Simba Sports Club (@SimbaSCTanzania) September 14, 2022 However, the exit of Zoran almost two weeks ago has proved a blessing in disguise as his successor Juma Mgunda who is in charge on interim basis handed the battle-hardened player the opportunity to play last evening.Onyango, says the limited game time he had seen during the 67 days Zoran was in charge of the club triggered the urge to cut ties with Wekundu wa Msimbazi.“It is true, I requested to leave the club as I did not fall within the plans of the coach. I want to assure all that what happened a couple of weeks ago is water under the bridge. I am firmly focused on helping the club attain its objectives of the season,” he told Azam Media after the game.Former Leopards coach Dennis Kitambi secures CAF A coaching licenseSimba managed to inflict pain on the Patrick Odhiambo’s coached Prisons’ through Jonas Mkude who struck in the closing stages of the game.Former Posta Rangers midfielder Joshua Nyatini was drafted in the Prisons’s starting team while Amos Asembeka who joined the club a month ago from Wazito started from the bench.
