Despite registering to feature in the FKF Cup, Gor Mahia is grappling with a thin squad already stretched in the league.K’Ogalo are the record winners of the oldest knockout tournament in the country with eight titles.The coach Johnathan McKinstry charges are also the defending champions, having won it in 2021, the last time it was staged. Having been locked out of the past three transfer windows due to a FIFA ban, the team has survived with a squad of not more than 23 players.”Ultimately I believe only the first round will be before the transfer window, so should we go far in the tournament, as we intend, once the registration window opens, obviously we’ll be able to bolster the squad. “As you know we already have several new players training with us, and we may add more, so squad number will not be an issue in the second leg of the league,” Gor Mahia head coach Johnathan McKinstry told Mozzart Sport. The first round matches of the 2023 FKF Cup are set to be played on 11th February. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6989106##Only 11 FKF PL clubs have registered. The unregistered clubs, who mostly cite financial constraints, are Mathare United, Wazito, Vihiga Bullets, Nzoia Sugar, FC Talanta, City Stars and Posta Rangers. In the NSL, 10 failed to register with 8 going for the gong. The registered teams are Mara Sugar, Murang’a Seal, Darajani Gogo, Coastal sides Mwatate United, Coastal Heroes, and Mombasa Elites, Kajiado FC, and Migori Youth. Seven Premier League clubs opt out of 2023 FKF CupTournament Schedule2nd February 2023 – Round of 64 draw11th – 12th February 2023 – Match Day One | Round of 3228th – 29th March 2023 – Match Day Three | Round of 1628th – 29th April 2023 – Match Day Four | Quarter Finals20th May 2023 – Match Day Five | Semi-Finals24th June 2023– Match Day Six | Finals
