Kenyan international and AIK defender Collins Sichenje is on the verge of completing his loan move from Sweden to Finland, as earlier reported by Mozzart Sport.Having previously been linked with moves away to fellow Swedish top-tier side IF Brommapojkarna and Helsingborgs IF, who were relegated to the second tier at the end of last season, a change of destination emerged with the player now set for a move to Finnish top tier side KuPS.Collins Sichenje linked with loan move to FinlandAccording to the latest reports, the Kenyan international, who missed the Harambee Stars international friendly match against Iran owing to injury, is already in Finland to complete the loan deal subject to passing his medicals.“Collins Sichenje is in Finland to undergo the medical examination at KuPS. If he passes it, the loan will be official within the next few days,” the report said.Swedish publication Sportbladet revealed that AIK were only waiting to complete the signing of Lamin Dabo from Spanish side CE Constància before putting the green lights to Sichenje’s loan move to KuPs who have won the Finnish championship six times, the Finnish Cup 4 times and the Finnish League Cup once.🚨Alla papper gällande Lamine Dabo är nu klara. Vänta också bli spelklar för AIK omgående. Samtidigt är Collins Sichenje i Finland för att genomgå läkarundersökningen hos KuPS. Klarar han den blir utlåningen officiell inom de närmaste dagarna.— Daniel Kristoffersson (@DKristoffersson) March 30, 2023 Sichenje will be hoping for a new lease of life in Finland after struggling for gaming time in Sweden.Since 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 in May 2022 after penning a four-and-a-half-year deal that is set to see him at the club until 2026.##NAJAVA_MECA_7134971##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.He was set to join Harambee Stars in camp ahead of the team’s international friendly against Iran but an injury ruled him 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.Matasi troubled by howler committed in Stars loss to IranAIK kick off their campaign on Sunday, April 2, 2023, with an away match against Halmstad BK.
