Red hot Gor Mahia forward Jacques Tuyisenge will not play any part in the quarter finals of the CAF Confederations Cup against Morocco’s FC Berkane.
CAF have confirmed to the club that the striker who has four goals in the competition has been suspended in both quarter final legs after an accumulation of yellow cards.
This could be a blessing in disguise for coach Hassan Oktay, to start planning for life without Tuyisenge as the player is rumored to have agreed a pre-contract with Tanzanian Giants Simba SC.
Gor will also not have the services of dependable Ugandan Left Back Shafik Batambuze in both legs, but will hope to advance to the semis where they will welcome them back.
Captain Haron Shakava, will miss the first leg of the clash which is due next week, but the club is free to recall him for the second leg.
Midfield lynch-pin Ernest Wendo will miss both legs of the quarter finals and the first leg of the semis if the club sail through. Wendo was shown a straight red card for a high boot challenge on a Petro Atletico player last time out.
CAF has however, exempted inform goalkeeper Peter Odhiambo from suspension, meaning the goalposts will be in safe hands.
The four players can however play in the local league and Oktay will be hoping to call on them when they take on a tricky Kariobangi Sharks side in a KPL match on Saturday.
Gor have not beaten Sharks in the past two competitive matches and will be looking for a revenge when they host the slum boys in Kisumu. A win will also take Oktay’s men to the summit of the log with two games in hand.
Gor have a very busy schedule in April. They will travel to Mombasa on Tuesday for another acid test against Bandari before the first leg of the CAF CC match against Berkane at Kasarani on 7th.