Battle-hardened Wazito centre back and skipper Johnstone Omurwa is back to the club after failing to secure a permanent transfer to Israeli top tier side Sektzia Ness Ziona FC.Omurwa was reported to have turned professional earlier this month after it emerged that the Israeli side had acquired his signature on an undisclosed fee from the Kenyan side.Johnstone Omurwa has joined Israeli top tier side Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C#ExploringOpportunitiesAbroad #StarsAbroad pic.twitter.com/HUFyFr8kcA— FRED NGALA-Talk of real estate investment (@Fredi_ngala) July 3, 2022 However, according to Wazito Chief Executive Officer Dennis Gicheru, the defender had attended trials in Israel contrary to earlier reports that suggested that, he had already sealed a move to Sektzia.Confirming the news that the Kenyan international was back to the country, Gicheru said he had already been reintegrated in the team that is gearing up for the promotion/relegation playoff.”Omurwa is back to the country and the team. He had gone to try his luck in Israel,” said the administrator who did not give much details on the player’s potential move to the paid up ranks.Momanyi eager to impress after sealing move to BandariFurther, Gicheru confirmed the club’s plan to tie the former National U23 skipper who has in the past one year tried to cross borders to a lengthy deal.In September last year, Omurwa, tried out with South African outfit Chippa United but did not ink a deal with them as apparently, the club had exhausted its foreign quota.The former Mathare United man was also rumored to be on his way to Angolan giants, Petro Atletico.His return to Wazito comes as a timely boost as the club will fight for its top flight status in the playoff, a two-legged encounter that will pit them against the third place finisher in the second tier.##NAJAVA_MECA_6533893##The first leg was supposed to have been held last Saturday but the Football Kenya Federation Transition Committee called it off after Muhoroni Youth obtained orders from the Sports Disputes Tribunal barring the playoff from taking place.Wazito were to take on the Kirinyaga based Fortune Sacco but following the decision by the Independent Disciplinary and Appeals Committee (IDAC) to void Zoo FC’s results, it means that the club will plummet on the final standings.
