Kenya International Johanna Omolo and his new club Kocaelispor have stepped up their preparations ahead of the new season that is set to kick off with an opening game agaisnt Ümraniyespor on Monday at 8:30 PM.Harambee Stars midfielder joined the second tier Turkish side on a one-year deal with an option of a further year after parting ways with relegated BB Erzurumspor, with the club making the announcement a week ago via their social media pages.The central midfielder had been in Kenya since he parted ways with another Turkish side, BB Erzurumspor following their relegation to the second tier at the end of last season. BB finished 18th with 40 points just one less than Kayserispor who survived the drop, and only linked up with the team recently.Takımımız, akşam antrenmanı ile hazırlıklarını sürdürdü. #EfsaneGeriDöndü pic.twitter.com/jmg2262o14— Kocaelispor (@Kocaelispor) August 11, 2021 The former JMJ Academy boy made the switch to Turkey in January from Belgian side, Cercle Brugge K.S.V. joining Erzurumspor who brought in the experienced midfielder among other experienced players with hopes of avoiding the drop.Kocaelispor earned promotion to the second tier before the conclusion of the 2020/21 campaign through playoff after edging out Sakaryaspor 4-0 in the 2 Lig playoff final.Johanna Omolo signs for Kocaelispor in Turkish second division days after leaving BB ErzurumsporElsewhere, Collins Shichenje’s new team will be in action later today when they host Ireland’s Bohemian in their UEFA Europa Conference League Qualification round return leg.Shichenje off to Greece to complete PAOK moveThe Greek side went down 2-1 in the first leg encounter played last week at Dublin and have a tough task at home.However, Shichenje is yet to be officially uveilled by the club but Mozzart Sport sources reveal that he is training with the team as they continue to monitor him. Shichenje pulled out of the Emerging Stars squad that did duty in the CECAFA tourney in Ethiopia to fly and finalize his deal with the Greek side and no more details about the move have emerged since he flew out.PAOK finished 4th in the Greek Super League last season behind winners Olympiakos Piraeus, second-placed Aris and AEK Athens who came third.The match kicks off at 8 PM.Experienced left-back Aboud Omar has also linked up with Greece second-tier side AE Larissa. The team was relegated to the second-tier last season and is eager to get back to the top league. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ΑΕΛ FC Community (@aelarissafc)
