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The one-cap Kenyan international sustained the injury in the last minutes of the match against Tusker at the Ruaraka grounds a fortnight ago.
Perennial title bottlers KCB have been dealt a huge blow as club captain Michael Mutinda is ruled out for rest of season after undergoing knee surgery on Saturday. Mutinda got injured during the bankers' loss to Tusker at the Ruaraka grounds in Nairobi a fortnight ago.
Head coach, Zedekiah “Zico” Otieno described the situation as “unfortunate” as the one-cap Kenyan International’s organizational skills have helped elevate the club to the top four this season.
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Zico also blamed the state of the Ruaraka grounds as the reason his captain sustained the injury.
“ Mutinda was supposed to go for surgery this Saturday and it is very sad that he sustained it because of the state of this pitch. I do not feel this is the right pitch to play in at the top level.
“A player getting injured because of the state of the pitch is uneven and very unfair because we are selling the players as products of this league. The pitches they are playing on should be kept up to the standards.”
It is not the first time that coaches and players, alike, have complained about the state of the quaraka grounds and the ramifications it has on player welfare.
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In 2019, Kakamega Homeboyz boss, Cleophas Shimanyula said the Ruaraka pitch risked injuring players too much and requested the pitch got banned from hosting KPL matches.
“The pitch does not pass the taste of time and should be banned, I have seen players get injured while playing at the venue but KPL is not taking note. It is the worst pitch we have currently in the country and I suggest Tusker should be ordered to get an alternative home ground for the remaining league matches.,” he told Goal.
Although it underwent renovation in 2020, it has since gone back to its bad state from the pre-Covid 19 pandemic.
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