KCB FC captain Michael Mutinda bagged the team’s December Player of the Month award which was presented just before their game against AFC Leopards on Wednesday 22 January.Mutinda was an easy pick in a month where the Bankers’ poor league run continued with very few positives to talk about.CS Mvurya issues key updates on Talanta City, Kasarani and Nyayo StadiaIn December, KCB picked just five points out of a possible 12 and continued to blow away chances of increasing their gap at the top of the table where Tusker caught up with them and later dethroned them.The Patrick Odhiambo-coached side drew with Bandari and Sofapaka in the first two matches before losing to Shabana and winning their last match of the month against Mara Sugar.##NAJAVA_MECA_8650055##Mutinda won the monthly gong through votes drawn from Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) ahead of speedy winger James Kinyanjui and centre back Maurice Ojwang.The KCB captain had just returned to full match fitness a month earlier after staying on the sidelines for over a year with an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury.Gor Mahia identify 5 positions that need strengthening in mid-season transfer windowMutinda has shown remarkable resilience coming from the injury to win back his position in an otherwise talented midfield area for KCB with a call-up and caps in the Harambee Stars Mapinduzi Cup squad being the icing on the cake.The dreadlocked marauding midfielder was unfortunate to be on the losing side in his team’s 4-2 defeat at the hands of AFC Leopards in their Wednesday match held at St. Sebastian Park, Murang’a.##NAJAVA_MECA_8650028##Leopards took the lead inside the first four minutes when Ken Owino rose high to nod in an Ovella Ochieng cross but Stephen Etyang ensured scores were back level seven minutes later.Ovella Ochieng then took matters in his own hands with a sumptuous free kick from over 30 yards but once again Leopards could not keep their lead and allowed Francis Kahiro to net an equalizer in the 44th minute.Unsettled Ksh465 million-rated Harambee Stars midfielder misses Europa League actionKelly Madada was the difference in the second half scoring two goals in the 50th minute and 70th minute respectively to ensure that Ingwe took all three points.Up next for KCB is a league match against Mathare United on Sunday 26 January.
