Coastal Heroes team manager Ken Onukho is appealing to the corporate world and well wishers to come to the rescue of the financially struggling National Super League side club.Heroes have been living from hand to mouth from the time the Kenya Power and Lighting Company withdrew their financial assistance two years ago leaving the club without a stable source of income.##NAJAVA_MECA_6806369##Kenya Power also cut it’s partnership with Nairobi Stima who by then were in the second tier and Western Stima. The two teams have since folded after failing to attract sponsors.Ten FKFPL players who need to redeem themselves in 2022/23 seasonOnukho regretted that the club was keeping players without paying them salaries and risked going into the new season without the required depth.”I plead with well wishers and corporate companies to support us financially for we literally have nothing. We have talented players who are not motivated at all. It is sad to see our players report to training by foot as they can barely raise bus fare. Some have given up while the rest do not appear to be motivated at all,” he said.Heroes who had to rebrand after parting ways with the parastatal lost three key players who formed a strong pillar in the past season to well paying clubs.The club watched as the trio of Alfred Maningi, Abud Mohamed and Marcos Jairo joined MCF while experienced midfielder John Awira joined Bidco United.Partey headlines Black Stars squad to Qatar World CupOnukho conceded that finding replacements for the four was a tall order as their financial situation was a turn off to players.”We are still searching for players who will fill in the gaps in the team. Before we recruit, we sadly have to explain to the player that we don’t have the capacity to pay salaries. There are those who accept but a large number have been shying from signing, ” he narrated.
