Okumu ditches City Stars for KCB
FILE: Kevin Okumu in action in a past match, turning out for Nairobi City Stars. Photo, Courtesy.
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Nairobi City Stars defender Kevin ‘Chumsy’
Okumu has joined FKF Premier League side, KCB FC on a one-year deal after
cutting ties with Simba wa Nairobi.
Okumu replaces Baraka Badi who left the club
for Kenya Police FC where he will also be drafted into the police force.
The marauding right-back signed his contract
on Monday as confirmed by Nairobi City Stars CEO Patrick Korir.
“Yes, it is true. Chumsy is now a KCB player.
Everything has been agreed upon and he is now a Banker. The club immediately
reached out when they read that he is available, the negotiations were smooth
and he has completed his transfer to KCB,” Korir told Citizen Digital.
In an earlier interview, Chumsy heaped praise
on Simba wa Nairobi for giving him a chance at an early age.
He featured for the club between 2016 and 2020
before leaving for Wazito FC in 2020. After a brief stint with Wazito, he
returned to the club initially on a loan deal before the move was made
permanent.
“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,” a thankful Okumu said.
He becomes KCB’s sixth signing after Harun Mwale, Danson Chetambe, Francis Kahiro, Bryne Omondi and Maurice Ojwang.
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