According to a recent media report, McKinstry had let go of the former Sony Sugar FC and Ulinzi Stars player as he was surplus to requirement.“Samuel has left the club since he was not in my plans and we have allowed him to look for another club. His contract is due to end in one months’ time. I have released him because I feel we have better players in that position, but that doesn’t mean he is not a good player,” the Irish gaffer was quoted as saying by Nation Sport.The former Sierra Leone and Uganda Cranes coach has since denied the same, “To be honest, I don’t know where this is coming from because Sam is training with us; he was part of Tuesday’s training, and he’s working with the rest of the players,” McKinstry told Mozzart Sport.Even so, the coach admitted that at some point last month, some players stayed away from training due to financial issues, and Sam was part of the lot.”It’s no secret that around six players were out due to financial issues with the management, our training had like 21 to 23 players per session per day, but since the last two weeks, the numbers have gone up and we’re now having 28 to 29 players in training daily.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6696537##The 37-year-old trainer is confident K’Ogalo has now caught up with the rest of the Kenyan Premier League clubs in terms of preseason training, and are raring to go.”We started a little bit behind other clubs, but I think we have caught up with them, and you can see the fitness levels kicking in. Tactically the boys are starting to ask their own questions which is natural because they’re now leading up to the topics we’re about to cover. Their thinking is evolving as well, which is nice.”The multiple Kenyan champions have engaged in a series of friendly matches as they test their competitive edge ahead of the uncertain 2022-23 Kenyan Premier League kick-off.How to vote for Olunga in Asia’s Player of the Month gongK’Ogalo have played three warm-up games recently, beating Vapor Sports, Ruaraka All Stars and Leeds 4-1, 3-0 and 5-1 respectively.The FKF Transition Committee last week postponed the season kick off for the umpteenth time, compounding the uncertain situation. According to some sources, however, the returning FKF president Nick Mwendwa, will announce the new season kick-off date on October 24th.
