After close to three years on the treatment table, Kariobangi Sharks midfielder Patrick Ngunyi finally returned to the pitch in the 1-1 stalemate against Nairobi City Stars.The pacey winger suffered a patellar tendon injury back in January 2020 and went under the knife in April 2021 for an arthroscopic surgery on his patellar tendonitis.Okumu clocks 90 as Gent register draw in BelgiumThe niggly knee injury reared its ugly head once again as he was forced to undergo a second surgery in January this year in a bid to remedy his problematic knee.Sharks head coach William Muluya was delighted to see him return to action and admitted that despite the long spells on the sidelines he is still an important player.“He has been out for almost three years, we took him as a very young player but unfortunately he suffered an injury and he went for surgery the first time and then he had to go for a second one.##NAJAVA_MECA_6906281##The most important thing is to be happy that he got at least 10-15 minutes of the match and we have to show him that he is still an important player who we still depend on,” said Muluya.Ngunyi is expected to bolster Muluya’s options once the league resumes in January and is also set to add some experience to the fledgling Sharks side.Modo admits to poor performances in opening five matchesSharks released a statement revealing the exact time Ngunyi has spent out of action before returning in the game against Simba wa Nairobi on Wednesday.“It had been 2 years 11 months and 13 days since speed star Patrick Ngunyi had last played a league match before making his return as a second-half substitute against Nairobi City Stars in our fourth match of the season,” read a statement from Sharks.
