Harambee Stars midfielder Anthony Akumu says he will not be renewing his contract with Iranian side Kheybar Khorramabad.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsAkumu joined the club as a free agent last year on an initial one-year contract, which is scheduled to lapse in July.Musa Mohammed on why Gor Mahia accelerates players deals abroad, Harambee Stars call upsBut the midfielder, who is currently in Nairobi, confirmed his time in Iran has come to an end, and he is currently on the lookout for a new club.“I left the club in March and have been home since then. There is no opportunity of going back there as my mind is on another country,” he said.##NAJAVA_MECA_8986543##Asked whether he would consider a return to the local league, Akumu said such an option has not crossed his mind.“There is no chance of me playing in the local league anytime soon. We are in discussions with my agents, and soon I will announce my next move,” said the former Gor Mahia midfielder.Harambee Stars defender set to leave South African clubWhile in Nairobi, Akumu trained with the national team Harambee Stars ahead of their two friendly matches against Chad in Morocco.“While at home, I requested the coach if I could train with the team to keep fit, and he agreed, and for that I remain very grateful.”##NAJAVA_MECA_8986538##The 32-year-old is one of the longest-serving international midfielders. His lowest point was in 2019 when he was unexpectedly dropped from the national team that had qualified for that year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt.“I had a target for myself, that even if I got just 20 minutes to play at the Cup of Nations, I would use the opportunity to sell myself. I was going to look for a bigger club.Aduda: Kenya must capitalize on CAF’s trust ahead of CHAN 2024 final in Nairobi“It was therefore a big shock when the then-coach Sebastian Migne told me that I was not in his plans. It was a very sad day for me, but I never thought about quitting,” Akumu said in an earlier interview.
