Kenya Police head coach Sammy ‘Pamzo’ Omollo has churned out his frustrations over the congested nature of the Elite Preseason Tournament fixture list in the wake of fresh injuries to his side.Kenya Police booked a place into the finals of the first edition of the Elite Preseason Tournament after a nervy 1-0 victory over fellow FKF Premier League side Bidco United at the Kasarani Annex grounds on Thursday afternoon.Though delighted with the victory, the former Gor Mahia assistant coach was seething with the growing number of his players on the doctor’s table owing to the high turnaround of games in the aforementioned preseason tournament.“The biggest problem I have right now is that my players are not resting enough. If we don’t get ample resting time then we’ll have to battle more injuries.”Pamzo voiced his frustrations after the Bidco victory.“It has been a really tight schedule for us. Heading up to the final, we only have one day of preparation before we are back again.” Omollo added.##NAJAVA_MECA_6686233##To put numbers into perspective in this tournament, Kenya Police have played 4 matches in nine days, with the last two fixtures against Mully Children’s Family and Bidco United coming in a span of 3 days. A single day of rest to the big final but the impact already detrimental as Pamzo explained after watching Marvin Nabwire hobble off with an ankle injury as Francis Kahata labored for an hour in the tight semifinal:“The injuries to my team are very concerning. We have seven players already injured and this is what could pull my team behind.” How Wanyama and Origi helped Bwire overcome depression after Uganda howlerAmong the casualties are right back Baraka Badi, who picked up a knock in the warmup to the Bidco United game, former Kakamega Homeboyz playmaker David Okoth, striker Clinton Kinanga and Alvin Mang’eni.The tactician is however confident that the team will put up a brave fight in the final, where they are scheduled to take on Nairobi City Stars on Saturday at the Nyayo National Stadium. Nairobi City Stars sneaked into the finals thanks to a 3-2 penalty shoot-out victory over Kariobangi Sharks after the two sides drew 2-2 at the end of regulation.
