Ruvu trio in sick bay

JKT Ruvu head coach, Charles Kilinda

JKT Ruvu head coach Charles Kilinda says his team would miss three key players for the eighth round match of the Mainland premiership against Police Morogoro to be played at the Jamhuri Stadium in Morogoro tomorrow.

The coach mentioned key players who are nursing various injuries and are ruled out of tomorrow’s clash as defender George Minja and midfielder duo of Kessy Mapande and Damas Makwaya.

The coach said his team has prepared well for the match but bemoaned to miss the trio and predicted a tough encounter to endure.

The trio picked up injuries during their Lake Zone tour of Mwanza and Bukoba to honour premiership fixtures against Toto Africa and Kagera Sugar, respectively.

While Minja and Makwaya sustained knee injuries, Mapande has a troubled leg.

After seven rounds of play, JKT Ruvu has collected as many points through winning twice, drawing once and losing the rest of the matches.

The army side that used to be a team to reckon with in the premiership is floating in troubled waters while gazing at the relegation borderline with a narrow one point cushion.

The team lost terribly to all the three league giants Simba, Azam and Young Africans to have a serious wobbly season start.

In related development, Kilinda said his club has asked Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) to discuss with their Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) counterparts and resolve striker Musa Hassan Mgosi’s protracted transfer.

Daring Club Motema Pembe is reluctant to release the former Simba player who joined the DRC team two years ago on amateur status.

JKT Ruvu have attempted to recruit the player but the International Transfer Certificate hitch still haunts the army side and rocks efforts to make use of Mgosi.

Police Morogoro are at the bottom of the standings with two points in seven appearances.