Nairobi City Stars defender Kevin ‘Chumsy’ Okumu has announced his departure from the club bringing to an end to his second stint with the club.Okumu first turned out for City Stars between 2016 and 2020 before shortly leaving for Wazito. He returned to the club in February 2021 on an initial loan deal that was later made permanent.He was a key player for the club on his second stint that he has now confirmed has come to an end after the two parties mutually agreed to cut ties rendering him a free agent.”I can confirm that I have left Nairobi City Stars, the decision to leave the club was mutual and I wish the club all the best in the coming season,” he told Mozzart Sport.The marauding right-back was full of praise for Simba wa Nairobi.Kevin ‘Chumsy’ Okumu𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭/𝟮𝟮 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻23 Appearances 22 Starts1 Goal3 Assists4 Second assists 6 Yellow cards 2082 Total minutes#SimbaWaNairobi pic.twitter.com/Mk02PyjPbi— Official Nairobi City Stars Fc (@NrbCityStars) June 26, 2022 “City Stars nurtured me from a very young age, they gave me a chance to play top flight football straight from high school and it has basically been my home. To the management, the technical bench and the players that I played with, I will always be grateful, ” he added.He remained tight-lipped on his next move.”I am weighing my options, right now I don’t want to speak on my next move but things will be clearer soon,” he added.Chumsy becomes the latest senior player to leave Nairobi City Stars. Others who have already exited include Mike Madoya, Charles Otieno, Salim Abdalla, Nicholas Kipkirui, Davis Agesa, Rodgers Okumu, Erick Ombija and John Kamau.Players linked with the club include Brian Eshihanda of Kakamega Homeboyz and Clifford Ouma from Migori Youth FC.
