National Super League (NSL) outfit Mwatate United will let go off thirteen players after conclusion of the season, team manager Omar Mbaraka has disclosed.“The season has ended and preparations for next season are underway. We are going to part ways with some of our players,” said the youngest team manager in the league.Mwatate United, who had 33 registered players in the just concluded season, are set to restructure their playing unit with players whose contracts are set to expire not getting an extension.Mwalala ditches Ulinzi Stars for KCBFurthermore, players who had limited playing time last season will also be shown the door.The Mwatate-based club’s top management believes the team could have performed better than a tenth-place finish but the bloated numbers made it difficult for the technical bench to conduct trainings and control the dressing room.It can be remembered, Mwatate parted ways with their long serving coach Mark Asa with the management citing inability to handle the dressing room as one of the factors for his dismissal.In the ongoing player registration window, the Evans Mafuta-coached side is expected to trim the oversized squad to twenty players with five to eight new faces expected bringing the side to the more typical 25-man squad##NAJAVA_MECA_7362605##“In a bid to have a stable team to vie for FKF Premier League promotion next season, the club will create room for new arrivals with mostly those out of contract set to leave and those who had minimum playing time,” offered Omar.Mwatate United brought in former Vihiga Bullets head coach Mafuta mid season after parting ways with Asa under unclear circumstances and the experienced gaffer lead them to a tenth-place finish losing only once in his eight matches in-charge.Mafuta is expected to be given a free hand during this transfer window as the club sponsors Teita Estate LTD task him with guiding them to FKFPL.
