FKF Premier League side KCB have continued beefing up their squad by signing two more attackers to beef up their forward line.The Bankers lost two attackers in Sydney Lokale and top scorer Derrick Otanga. The two are set to join clubs in Tunisia and Algeria respectively. To replace the duo, KCB have acquired striker Nicholas Kipkirui from Nairobi City Stars and winger Kevin ‘Daddy’ Owino from Wazito FC.##NAJAVA_MECA_6588306##Kipkirui, a former Zoo FC and Gor Mahia attacker will be looking to kick start his career once again after struggling during the 2021/22 season with Simba wa Nairobi. Daddy on the other hand has been out of action for over year after undergoing surgery at Wazito and he returns to KCB after three seasons, he is another player who is also keen on bouncing back after the lengthy layoff.Coach Zedekiah Otieno is happy with the progress his team is making this pre-season. They played two friendly matches this week winning both. On Wednesday they downed Eastlanders FC 3-1 before beating Premier League side, Bidco United 2-1 on Thursday as the team takes shape ahead of the new campaign.“I am very happy with the boys. We had an objective to assess the team’s fitness before the start of the 2022/2023 Kenya Premier League season. They look ready to compete and are in a good shape,” he told the Star.AFC Leopards line up two friendly matchesThe two signings take the number of new arrivals to eight. The other new signings are; Harun Mwale, Danson Chetambe, Francis Kahiro, Bryne Omondi, Kevin Okumu, and Maurice Ojwang. A number of youngsters have equally been training with the team and they could be offered deals soon.
