Boost for AFC Leopards as Mukangula resumes training

AFC Leopards captain Eugene Mukangula has resumed training after shaking off an hamstring injury that kept him out for three weeks.The midfielder suffered the setback late in January while in action against Nairobi City Stars at the Kasarani Stadium, a game that ended 1-0 in their favour.The injury that forced the burly player to leave the pitch in the first ha saw the creative player watch the first leg of the Mashemeji Derby and other eight league rounds from the stands.##NAJAVA_MECA_7014087##However, in news that will certainly excite the Leopards fans, Mukangula has rejoined the rest in training and will be bidding to regain his match fitness and subsequently, jostle for game time.The former Thika United man revealed that he was handed a clean bill of health on Tuesday and is hopeful of getting some minutes possibly in their next league match against Kariobangi Sharks.Leopards winger Boniface Mukhekhe yearning for more league action after starting the past three rounds”I am happy to be back to the team after some weeks on the sidelines. The boys did incredibly well in the past league matches and I am looking forward to joining them on the pitch,” he said.For the time Mukangula has been out, coach Peter Thiong’o has been wearing the captain’s armband with Lewis Bandi deputizing him.Shabana hitman Vincent Nyabuto uninterested in making move in mid-season windowMeanwhile, Sofapaka centre back Stephen Okola is also glad to have resumed training after weeks out. The towering defender picked up an ankle injury early in January in training but returned to action in the course of the week after coming on in the second half during their 1-0 defeat to KCB.

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