KCB striker Derrick Otanga is disappointed to miss the team’s Mozzart Bet Cup final match against Kenya Police, but trusts and believes that his teammates have the capability of bringing the trophy home, and together make history for the bankers.The Mozzart Bet Cup final is scheduled to take place on Saturday, with KCB FC and Kenya Police FC the finalists. KCB reached the finals after eliminating Kariobangi Sharks in the semi finals on post match penalties following a one all draw in regular time. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8185919##Police, on the other hand, overcame Kenyan giants AFC Leopards by a solitary Tito Okello header in a controversial match that was played in two days.Unfortunately for KCB, they will have to play the finals without the services of two key dependable players in the name of their top marksman Otanga, who scored their semi final goal and also converted his penalty kick, and vice captain Brian “Rio” Ochieng who are suspended due to accumulation of two consecutive yellow cards.The communication from FKF on the suspension of the two players caught them unawares. Former KCB defender Harun Mwale in hunt for new club after six months in coldIn an earlier interview with Mozzart Sport, Otanga expressed his disappointment to miss the match.“I am really disappointed that I will not be playing in the finals because we have worked so hard for it. The decision caught me unawares but I have no option. Going forward, I think cards need to be scrapped off when a team reaches a final like it happens in other tournaments,” he lamented.The former Wazito FC striker is however confident that his teammates will still play and win the cup“I have full confidence in my teammates who will play. They all have the ability to bring the trophy home. It has always been a teamwork and not about individuals,” he added.The final itself is history for KCB, but Otanga believes they can do more by winning the trophy CAF Confederation Cup ticket at stake as Police confront KCB in Mozzart Bet Cup final“Reaching the finals is a record for KCB because we have never done so in a major tournament in recent history. By winning the finals, we will make it better and will be remembered in the history books. It will also be the first time the team will be participating in a continental championship,” concluded Otanga.The match will kick off at 1400 hrs.
