Gor Mahia head coach Johnathan McKinstry has declared the club’s prodigious talent Benson Omala ready to shine at the senior men’s national football team, Harambee Stars, after an impressive start to the 2022/2023 Football Kenya Federation Premier League campaign by the forward.The Northern Irish tactician has also confidently labelled the former Western Stima youngster the future of the Harambee Stars after being impressed with the player since taking over at the record Kenyan champions back towards the end of July 2022.In the opening six games the record Kenyan champions have played, Omala has taken the league by storm as he has scored six times to take an early lead of the Golden Boot race where he sits one goal clear of Tusker’s Deogratiuos Ojok.Benson Omala agaiiiiiin! He makes it two for Gor Mahia with a super composed individual finish that bags him his brace.His sixth goal in six games🔥🔥Posta 0-2 Gor Mahia (82′)#GorMahia #Sirkal pic.twitter.com/u1DmW0bLKu— Ochieng’ Stephen (@soo_ochieng) January 8, 2023 Following the blistering start, McKinstry, who has a massive wealth of international coaching experience having had stints at the Uganda, Rwanda and Sierra Leone national teams called on the incoming Harambee Stars coach to take note of the budding striker who is currently enjoying the form of his life.“Benson is doing really well and he is in a rich vein of form. He is a young man who still has a lot to learn but when he gets given the chance in front of goal he puts it away, it doesn’t matter whether it is in the air or on the ground. He is currently confident and focused.Trans Nzoia Falcons rocked with bombshell sexual claims as abused girls pour their hearts outI just hope that now that we are in the New Year when the national team will be coming together in March, whoever will be coaching the Harambee Stars will be looking at him and will give him an opportunity to showcase what he has got because he is clearly the future,” the head coach told Mozzart Sport.Currently, Harambee Stars are without a head coach as Engin Firat’s two month contract was not renewed. The side is however expected to assemble once again during the March international window following the lifting of the suspension Kenya served from February to November 2022.##NAJAVA_MECA_6929772##Omala, has never played in the senior national team despite receiving various call ups but has featured in the junior U20 and U23 set ups.
