Omala left Gor Mahia to sign for Al-Safa FC - Photo Credit Gor Mahia Media.
Gor Mahia interim coach Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno has revealed the club will not block the return of former striker Benson Omala.
There have been reports on social media that the 23-year-old forward is on the verge of making a dramatic return to K’Ogalo, a team he helped to win their 21st league title last season.
Omala, who finished last season’s FKF Premier League as the top scorer with 19 goals, ditched Gor Mahia at the start of the campaign to sign for Lebanon's top side Al-Safa FC.
“No team will not want to have Omala in their squad, no coach would not want to have Omala in his team, so if he is available, he is always welcomed at Gor Mahia but for now we know he is engaged and he is not free at the moment,” Otieno told Pan-Africa Football.
Omala saw his move to the Algerian side, JS Saoura, hit a snag during the mid-transfer window in February, due to paperwork delays, despite K'Ogalo earlier indicating the completion of the deal.
The former Western Stima man was instrumental in K'Ogalo’s back-to-back FKF Premier League title-winning campaigns after managing 45 goals and his services will be missed big time.
His most famous goal was a double against rivals AFC Leopards in the Mashemeji derby during the 2023/2024 season first-leg clash. He is also remembered for missing a crucial penalty against Ingwe as K'Ogalo's unbeaten run since 2016 was broken courtesy of a 2-1 defeat.
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