Gor Mahia CEO Raymond Oruo has offered his views on striker Benson Omala’s move from the club to Lebanese side Al Safa Sporting Club.The transfer has elicited mixed reactions from football stakeholders with the majority raising concerns about the political tension in Lebanon.Oruo believes that in football, such moves are just a gamble that can go either way and so it is really up to the player to decide.Sichenje for Mozzart Sport: “I knew my moment would come no matter what, all I needed was patience””There is no winning in this football. Damn if you do, damn you if you don’t. Remember the Libya ‘deal’ that supposedly came through?” he asked.Oruo said that the club did not advise the player whether to take the chance or not as it was not in their capacity.”I am sure his agent(s) will guide him. That’s why there are player agents,” he said.##NAJAVA_MECA_8269442##This comes at a time when the country’s Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs is planning the evacuations of Kenyans in Lebanon for security concerns largely brought about by the 2023 Israel- Lebanon border conflict.In fact, a letter from the ministry says that labour migration from the country to Lebanon is currently prohibited.“The government reiterates that a ban on labour migration to Lebanon has been in place since September 2023 and urges Kenyans to restrain travelling to Lebanon or defer any intended travel until the situation normalises,” reads part of the letterBenson Omala’s dad reveals Engin Firat’s hand in controversial transfer to war-torn LebanonOn why Gor Mahia allowed their top scorer to leave the club at a time when the club is preparing to compete in the CAF Champions League and would need their best arsenal with them; Oruo had this to say, “Why would you stop a player with an offer?”The club is not in a hurry to find Omala’s replacement at the moment and will take their time between now and the close of the transfer window to weigh their options.“The transfer window closes next month, we will make a plan,” he concluded.
