Nairobi City Stars defensive midfielder Clifford Ouma is fully focused on serving the club in the new season after KCB pulled out of the race to acquire his signature. KCB were seeking to lure the budding midfielder from the City Stars camp but the plan died a natural death following the change of guard at the club. Former KCB boss Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno had identified Ouma as one of his targets in the off-season transfer window but didn’t complete the deal as he left the club soon after his contract expired. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7377809##Zico, was replaced by Bernard Mwalala last week, marking the end of his four-year stay with the bankers who have since resumed training. Ouma revealed that the change of hands in the KCB technical bench wiped out the interest the club had shown. “Coach Zico had contacted me on a number of occasions. He first made his interest known in the first leg of the past term. He reached out again later in the season and thereafter. The interest from the club died as soon as he left,” he said. In-demand Oluoch not in a hurry to pick his next workstationOuma who joined Simba wa Nairobi last year from National Super League side Migori Youth reported to training on Tuesday. City Stars, kicked off their pre-season activities on Monday. Despite watching KCB change heart following Zico’s exit, Ouma, will be banking on his performances in his second season with City Stars to procure him deals from abroad. Gor Mahia midfielder confirms departureHe said he had revised his target from joining another top-flight club to turning professional just like Timothy Ouma whom he schooled with at Kanga Boys High School. Ouma left City Stars last year for Swedish top tier side If Elfsborg. “I have put behind everything. My aim is to give the best in the new season with City Stars. I am certain the hard work I intend to put in will take me abroad,” he added.
