Sharks to bank on youth after massive exodus

Kenya Premier League side Kariobangi Sharks will prioritize promoting its academy players to the first team following a massive exodus of its key players in the off-season.

Sharks tactician William Muluya says the team has parted ways with a majority of his first team players so far in this transfer window and will rely on his youth team to find replacements.

The Nairobi-based outfit finished 10th in the FKF-Premier League last season and will be out to hit the ground running when the new season kicks off next month.

"Seems like almost everyone if not all in the squad has left but the good thing is that we have the Youth team in place and we will now give them the opportunity to play at the main league." He said

The sharks have already started their pre-season campaign in Nairobi and will play their first friendly game against Kahawa United tomorrow as they seek to get ready for the new season.

"We shall camp at Nyayo stadium starting tomorrow even as we continue to follow up on some of the teams we have requested to play friendlies with," Muluya has added.

The Kenya Premier League is scheduled to kick off for a new season on the 27th of August and all the teams on Monday 1st August met the Football Kenya Federation Transition Committee to review the 2021/22 season which was marred with a lot of controversies.