Kariobangi Sharks winger Patrick Ngunyi can’t wait to kick the ball again possibly in the second leg of the 2022-2023 Football Kenya Federation Premier season after more than two years on the sidelines.Ngunyi last played in a competitive match in March 2020 when Sharks mauled FC Talanta 4-1 in a round of sixteen Cup game staged at the Camp Toyoyo grounds.The game ended sourly for the youngster as he picked a knee injury that saw him go under the knife belatedly in April last year and would subsequently, begin the rehabilitation process.##NAJAVA_MECA_6580676##However, the recovery path proved bumpy for the speedy winger and would agonizingly have a date with the surgeon in January this year as the first operation did not yield the needed result.In news that will certainly excite the Sharks family, Ngunyi has been on light training in the past two weeks and is looking forward to contesting for playing time in the second leg of the new season.🚨 INJURY UPDATE🗞️| Patrick Ngunyi has started rehabilitation after undergoing a patellar tendon debridement surgery.He will be in it for 20 weeks.#WeAreSharks #BetwaySharks pic.twitter.com/2GEGFOGAi3— Kariobangi Sharks FC (@k_sharksfc) March 22, 2022 “The progress I have been making since undergoing the second surgery gives me hope that I will be ready for action possibly in the second leg. I have been training in the last two weeks and unlike after the first surgery, I haven’t experienced pain. I am praying that the remaining bit of rehabilitation will be smooth and will be cleared to play in the new season, ” he said.Despite being sidelined for more than two years, the former national U20 attacking midfielder says the setback has and will not kill his dream of turning professional in the future.Obiri draws inspiration from Edna ahead of New York marathonThe 20-year old said age and time was still on his side and will return to the pitch with more determination and the hunger to succeed and chase his ambitions.”The injury might have dented my development but it hasn’t killed the urge to succeed. The good thing is age is on my side and there is time to recover and pick from where I left. It is not too late for me to kickstart the march to professional football,” he said.Meanwhile, Ngunyi unreservedly praised the club for the support they have afforded him from the time he got injured. He said were it not for the support from the club, his hopes of playing and making a career from football would have gone down the drain.
