Recently, a sizeable number of Zoo FC players have openly come out to disclose their intentions of leaving the beleaguered club in when the local transfer window opens.The looming exodus can be partly to attributed to the club’s expulsion from the top flight back in March which saw the players locked out of the competition. However, the longest serving player and captain Geoffrey Gichana has pledged his allegiance and confirmed that he plans to retire at the club and later join the technical bench. The indefatigable Gichana was among the pioneer players of the club when it was formed more than a decade ago and has been a pillar in the midfield throughout the years they have plied their trade in the lower echelons to the top flight.For Geoffrey Gichana it is not all about strength, but how you engage your mind to explore the myriads of options available in order to make your perfect move with ease!….#Fcukzoo pic.twitter.com/ncaNNWZiLD— Zoo FC (@zoofootballclub) October 11, 2018 Asked on his future, Gichana who admitted that he was few seasons away from calling it a day said he was focused on the preparing the new season and that offers will not lure him to ditch the club at the hour of need. ” Zoo gave me the chance when I was young and green in football and thus it will be difficult for me to leave just because we were relegated. I want to retire here and join the technical bench if the management endorses it,” he revealed. Having stayed out of action from March after the club was axed from the top-tier for alleged involvement in match fixing, Gichana conceded that the playing unit was frustrated by lack of playing time and practice, a situation worsened by the move by the government to suspend sporting activities in the Lake Region.Late equalizer by Geoffrey Gichana of ZOO Kericho helped his team (ZOO) earn a point against Millers Nzoia Sugar in a midweek KPL clash that ended in a 2-2 draw at Kericho Green Stadium yesterday 11/10/17. pic.twitter.com/TXrYHyYhnQ— Ministry Of Sports, Culture & Heritage (@moscakenya) October 12, 2017 Meanwhile, the player who doubles up as a machine operator at Finlay Tea Estate thanked the club chairman Ken Ochieng for going out of his way to ensure that their welfare was catered for even when not in action. ” He did not desert us at all for he has been giving us finances enough to cater for our basic needs,” he said.
