Contrary to reports circulating in the Kenyan football circles that suggest otherwise,striker Benson Omala is back to the country for Harambee Stars duties.Reports of Omala severing ties with his Lebanese side on a number of grounds, including political instability, were widely circulated on Sunday after it emerged that he had jetted back.It was rumoured that, the striker was yet to put pen to paper at Safa Sporting and, had not received his sign on fees.Omala, joined Safa Sporting early this month a move that, was heavily criticised given the security situation in Lebanon with questions of whether the Lebanese league was competitive.##NAJAVA_MECA_8290621##Omala was even spotted at the Nyayo Stadium during Gor Mahia vs El-Mereikh Bentiu, CAF Champions League second-leg preliminary clash, fuelling more speculations over his future at Safa.However, Safa have cleared the air stating that Omala returned home after landing Harambee Stars call up ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers.”Benson Omala joins the Kenya national team camp to participate with his country in the African qualifying matches for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, ” read a post from the club.It wasn’t me!His presence at the stands on Sunday may have left many convinced that he could rejoin Gor, if indeed he had cut ties with Safa, but vice chairman Francis Wasuna says that is not the case.”We are yet to establish why he returned home. We only hope that all is well with him at his new workstation.As far as we are concerned, Omala is no longer our player as we formally released him weeks ago,” he clarified.Why Omala’s move to Lebanon is a high-stakes gambleOmala, who finished as the FKF Premier League top scorer with 19 goals last season, had started settling at Safa and even scored in their 3-1 friendly match against Aahal Youth.Safa Sporting, who finished fourth last season in the 12-team Lebanese league, have now announced that the striker is in Kenya for national team duties.Gor Mahia explore two venue solutions for Al Ahly tie following Nyayo’s unavailabilityKenya will host Zimbabwe next month in the opening qualifier match in Uganda.The match would have been played in Nairobi but the country lacks an approved stadium at the moment.
