AFC Leopards head coach Patrick Aussems is yet to jet into the country to take charge of pre-season but the club’s midfielder Saad Musa is hopeful that the Belgian tactician will be back.The former Simba SC head coach left Ingwe before curtains came down on the 2021-2022 Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) leaving the reins to his assistant Tom Juma.Simba Queens out to finish group duty perfectlyMusa opened up on Aussems’ influence on AFC Leopards’ players as he looks to continue learning under his wings as he remained hopeful of his return.“The coach has really had a huge impact at the club, every player has really grown under him and we are looking forward to learning more under him.I’m confident that he will return but we are also in the able hands of our assistant who has taken over the pre-season training and also sends us individual programs at home,” said Saad.##NAJAVA_MECA_6580676##This is however not the first time that Aussems has failed to take charge of Ingwe’s pre-season as he returned a game into the 2021-2022 season from his native Belgium.Saad was also heaped praise on the promoted AFC Leopards players from the Youth Team with the club unable to sign players as they are currently serving a transfer embargo from FIFA.Avire features in Misr Lel Makkasa defeat“We have a number of young players that have been promoted to the senior side who are very capable, they scored a number of goals for the Youth team and I believe they will be good additions.Last season we promoted some players who really helped us throughout the season and some of them have really developed and progressed well,” added Saad.
