The Kenyan trio of Sven Yidah, Brian Mandela and Joash Onyango were missing in action when their respective clubs suffered defeats on Tuesday evening.Joash OnyangoThe central defender was not part of the Simba team that shockingly lost 1-0 to Mlandege in the opening group C match of the Mapinduzi Cup played at the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar.##NAJAVA_MECA_6923495##Simba who unveiled former Gor Mahia head coach Roberto Oliveira as their new boss on Tuesday used their second string squad for the Cup match.Oliveira who fills in the void left by Serbian tactician Zoran Maki didn’t take charge in the game that saw Mlandege net the winner in the second half.For the time Simba have been without a substantive head coach, former Coastal Union boss Juma Mgunda has been in charge albeit in acting capacity.Brian MandelaThe Mamelodi Sundowns man was once again missing when Masandawana beat Swallows 2-0 at Versfeld Stadium on Tuesday night.Kenyan attacker joins top side in SloveniaMandela who had been injured for a while is understood to have resumed training but still not fit enough to contest for playing time.Against Swallows, Sundowns took the leaf in the 63rd minute through Neo Maema with Themba Zwane putting the game to rest four minutes later.Sven YidahThe former Nairobi City Stars combative midfielder was overlooked when Marumo Gallants fell 3-2 to Sekhukhune United at the Peter Mokaba Stadium.Yidah has been missing action for a while with the club opting not to provide an update on whether he is sidelined or not.Can Vihiga Bullets end Tusker’s unbeaten start?Sekhukhune United broke the deadlock in the 28th minute through Chibuike Ohizu before Marumo leveled matters a minute later through Celimpilo Ngema.Sekhukhune regained the lead in the 49th minute through Sepana Victor who completed his brace in the game in the 77th minute.Marumo halved the deficit in the dying minutes of the game when Sibusiso Sibeko but it was too late to stage a successful comeback.
