Former Gor Mahia midfielder Tobias Otieno has left US League (USL) One side Tormenta FC after 22 months with the South Georgia team following the end of his contract.The former Sony Sugar man had a rollercoaster of a season with the club that culminated with him being voted as Tormenta’s Player of the Month for October and was also in contention in the months of June and July.##NAJAVA_MECA_7722671##Taking to their socials, the club which finished seventh last season and missed the playoffs by a point, confirmed the release of 13 players who were out of contract and opted against including them in their 2024 roster.”As for the players that are out of contract, Arthur Bosua, Christopher Heckenberg, Daltyn Knutson, Deshawon Nembhard, Jake Dengler, Kazaiah Sterling, Kingsford Adjei, Mukwelle Akale, Pablo Jara, TJ Bush, Tobias Otieno will not be returning to Tormenta FC for the 2024 USL League One season,” read the club statement.Matano confident in Tusker’s FKFPL title chancesOtieno made thirty appearances for the club, starting twenty-seven of the matches in the 2023 season netting twice and further assisting a similar number from his defensive midfield role averaging 75 minutes per game.The 25-year-old before linking up with Tormenta was in the books of US Omaha, where he helped the club win its first USL League One title in history.On his exit, the midfielder said, “It’s been two seasons shared with an amazing organization, staff, teammates, and fans. Learned a lot and made memories that I’ll forever cherish. Thank you, Tormenta FC.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tobias Otieno #5 (@to.by_5) Before moving to the States, Otieno was a regular in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League with Gor, where he gained experience in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup coming from the now-defunct Sony Sugar in 2019.Tormenta FC seems to have started preparing for life after Otieno following the signing of French Ivorian midfielder Tavio D’Almeida as a free agent on a two-year contract this week.McKinstry challenges fans to dare dream of a record 21st title
