Jardim explains Kamwa's Grimsby absence
Bobby Kamwa missed Newport County's 1-0 defeat at Grimsby Town due to muscle fatigue, head coach Nelson Jardim confirmed.The 25-year-old is the Exiles' top scorer this season with eight goals but was left out of the matchday squad for the trip to Blundell Park on Saturday.But following the loss - Newport's 13th from 20 away League Two matches so far this season - Jardim revealed that Kamwa's absence was a precautionary measure."He had a little bit of fatigue on one of his hamstrings which is the same area he had the injury back in November and beginning of December," the head coach told BBC Radio Wales."An injury at this time now means that he's not going to play for the rest of the season."We decided to give him a rest now and reassess on Monday and hopefully he'll be available for the rest of the season."You've got to make sure you've got as many players available as you can for the rest of the season, which is still eight games to go."
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