Ulinzi Stars are sweating over the fitness of forwards Boniface Muchiri and Hilary Simiyu ahead of this weekend’s Mozzart Bet Cup match against Tusker FC, with both players carrying knocks.The pair missed Monday’s league match against Bidco United, a game in which the soldiers were humiliated 3-0 courtesy of a Samuel Ndung’u brace and another goal from Ezekiel Okare.##NAJAVA_MECA_7261632##The soldiers made so many changes in their starting XI for the game, with Bonaventure Muchika and Issa Lumumba the only regulars who started the match played at the Kasarani Annex. Muchiri and Simiyu were not included in the match-day squad.Initially, Ulinzi coach Bernard Mwalala had hinted that he would rest his key players, among them Muchiri and Simiyu.”I will make changes, that’s for sure. We will give players who have not been playing much a chance because we also have a key Mozzart Bet Cup game against Tusker FC coming up next week. There are players who have played too much, and some rest will do them a lot of good ahead of the game against Tusker. It is also an opportunity for those who have not been featuring much to show us what they can do,” Mwalala said.But his assistant Mohammed Khamisi said that the duo, which wasn’t named in the match-day squad, is carrying knocks.”The main reason why Muchiri and Simiyu missed the game is because they are both carrying knocks. They got injured in the game against the City Stars, and we thought it was too risky to field them against Bidco, and we hope to have them for the weekend game,” Khamisi said after the Bidco drubbing.He further added that understands the task that awaits them on Saturday.”It’s a big game because Tusker is not a small side, and so we will go back to the drawing board, prepare well for that game, and see what transpires on match day, but that will not be an easy game; we have to be at our best,” he added.The match will be played at Nyayo Stadium and will kick off at 1 PM.Mozzart Bet Cup hero Mike Oduor makes generous gesture for kids in need
