Kariobangi Sharks under 20 goalkeeper Ben Jairo will, at least for the next eight weeks, have to watch footballing action from the sidelines after undergoing surgery for an injury that has effectively ruled him out.The goalkeeper suffered a 5th metacarpal fracture that consequently needed the young gloveman to be wheeled in to the operating room for a correction procedure.Sharks confirmed that the player underwent a successful operation and is expected to stay out of action for the next 8 weeks.“Under 20 goalkeeper Ben Jairo suffered a 5th metacarpal fracture. He has successfully undergone surgery and will be out for 8 weeks. We wish the young lad a quick recovery,” the club posted.🚨| INJURY UPDATE🗞️| K-Sharks U_20 goalkeeper Ben Jairo suffered a 5th metacarpal fracture.🏥| He has successfully undergone surgery and will be out for 8 weeks.We wish the young lad a quick recovery.#WeAreSharks pic.twitter.com/gpPYjpclqZ— Kariobangi Sharks FC (@k_sharksfc) August 19, 2021 The goalkeeper joins defender Boniface Onyango, Samuel Olwande, national under 23 winger Patrick Otieno and Patrick Ngunyi in the long list of players who have missed a large part of Sharks’ season due to injuries.Olwande, who has been sidelined for four months now, tore his right ankle cartilage while in the Harambee Stars camp constituted by local based players as the national team geared up for the final two games of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers back in March.Otieno on the other hand went under the knife in February following a torn right meniscus picked up during the team’s barren draw against Ulinzi Stars in January.Besides missing Olwande and Otieno, Sharks have had to do without the services of Ngunyi who was diagnosed with Patellar tendonitis and went under the knife in April. Onyango suffered a supra-orbital fracture in June and has not featured since then.With only one game left before the 2020/2021 Football Kenya Federation Premier League wraps up, Sharks will be hoping to get the services of the four men in the senior team who have kickstarted the journey to recovery.
