KCB FC head coach Zedekiah Zico Otieno is fixing his eyes on the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) title after going to within one point of leaders Tusker FC with six games left to play for both teams.KCB moved to 54 points after hammering Kariobangi Sharks 3-0 at Thika Stadium in their last outing, with the Brewers being out of action.Zico said that he was raring to get hold of the league title, a feat he has achieved on multiple occasions as a player as well as a coach for Gor Mahia.”I have won the Premier League title as a player, I have won it as a captain, and I recently won it as an assistant coach. So why not now win it as a head coach?” the tactician is quoted as saying by league’s sponsor. Zedekiah Otieno named December FKF Premier League coach of the month.His team won 6 matches in a row during the month of December.He walks home with Ksh. 50,000 and a personalized trophy courtesy of @OfficialfkfplWell in Zico#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/D9PzH07usD— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) February 16, 2021 As a player, Zico won four league titles with Gor Mahia in 1990, 1991, 1993, and 1995 as the captain.He returned to Gor Mahia for a second coaching stint in 2017 as an assistant coach and helped guide the club to lift three Kenyan Premier League trophies under different coaches.The former Gor Mahia coach went ahead to say that it is not by chance that KCB are getting the results that they are posting at the moment, attributing the success to intense hard work and determination.Zico also note that their objective as a club remains to fight for the league title, adding that they are almost achieving that target.”The boys are doing a good job and working hard. The results we are seeing in the pitch are not fluked and everyone can see what we are doing. We are almost achieving our targets. Our objective is to fight for the Premier League title,” Zico said.⚽️| Combative midfielder Michael Mutinda was full of praise for head coach Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno.”I can’t compare Zico with any other coach,” he said.Should the league resume, can @KCBFootball lift the title?🏆 https://t.co/cOZhXezwXo— Mozzart Sport Kenya (@MozzartSportKe) April 5, 2021 For the remaining six games, KCB will be hoping to replicate their form at the start of the season that saw them go on a six-game winning streak, beating Posta rangers, Nairobi City Stars, Kakamega Homeboyz, Bandari FC, Wazito FC, and league debutants Bidco United, while at the same time praying that Tusker FC lower their guard along the way.
