Tusker coach Robert Matano has downplayed Levin Odhiambo’s departure to Gor Mahia, stating that his team will cope without the left-back who signed his deal with the defending champions on April 1.Odhiambo sealed his dream move to K’Ogalo after his one-year contract with the brewers expired. The player had attempted to join Gor in January, but Tusker refused to let him go with the hope of securing him with a new deal.##NAJAVA_MECA_8021056##However, it soon emerged that the player was determined to leave and ran down his contract before joining the league leaders.The player has been one of Tusker’s key players and leaves the brewers with Boniface Onyango as the only natural option in that position. Despite the departure being significant, his former coach Matano, who acquired him from Mathare United in January 2023, remains unfazed.The tactician believes that the team will cope without him, as they had done in the weeks before his departure when they opted to bench him after he made it clear that he would not sign a new contract.”He has been sparingly used in matches. His last appearance was against Gor Mahia. He has left, and those who remain will continue the job. We will move forward without him because his body language indicated he wasn’t fully committed,” Matano told Citizen Digital.Faiz Ouma heads out for tryout with MLS clubWhen asked about his off-season transfer plans, the veteran coach said that they would strengthen but did not want to go into specifics. Instead, he made a general statement that they would address their weak areas.”We’ll strengthen areas where we perceive weaknesses, but we won’t delve into this while the league is ongoing. We’ll assess our performance for the entire season before reaching a final decision,” he added.Tusker is currently second on the log with 43 points, eight off leaders Gor Mahia. They have been eliminated from the Mozzart Bet Cup after losing to Kakamega Homeboyz in the round of 16 and appear set to go trophyless this season.
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