Kenyan international and AIK defender Collins Sichenje has been liked with a loan move away from the Swedish side ahead of the new season set to kick off next weekend at the turn of the month.Fellow top-tier side IF Brommapojkarna and Helsingborgs IF who were relegated to the second tier at the end of last season are emerging as the top destinations for the former AFC Leopards player.##NAJAVA_MECA_7118248##Brommapojkarna was home to Harambee Stars midfielder Eric Johana while former Kenyan international Macdonald Mariga spent time at Helsingborgs from 2006 to 2007, making 37 appearances and scoring six goals before moving to Parma.According to various Swedish news outlets, AIK is considering loaning out the player after bringing back the duo of Robin Tihi and Jetmir Haliti who had been loaned out to Värnamo and Mjällby AIF respectively.“AIK has received requests to loan the player (Sichenje) and that they should be interested in that solution because they have now brought back both Robin Tihi and Jetmir Haliti in the back line, players who are both obviously ahead of Collins in Brännström’s eyes,” part of an article by Expressens read.Shock as in form Omala among five dropped for Harambee Stars friendly against IranSince Andreas Brännström took over the club at the start of the year, the Kenyan has had limited playing time and missed all the team’s four matches in the Swedish Cup as AIK got eliminated at the quarters.The former Green Commandos midfielder was unveiled at AIK last year in May after penning a four-and-a-half-year deal that is set to see him at the club until 2026.Since his move, the 19-year-old has made only 12 competitive appearances for AIK, 12 in the league and four in the UEFA Europa Conference League.Seychelles’ former African U20 bronze medalist relocates to Kenya to tap into Omanyala’s brillianceHe was set to join Harambee Stars in camp ahead of the team’s international friendly against Iran on May 28 but an injury reportedly saw him miss out.If the loan deal materializes, Erick “Marcelo” Ouma will be the only Kenyan up for contention at the club in the coming season as opposed to last season when three Kenyans were contending with Henry Meja having left for a loan spell to Norrby in January.AIK kick off their campaign on Sunday, April 2, 2023, with an away match against Halmstad BK.
