January 15, 2025

Omala's Algerian loan move collapses

Omala's Algerian loan move collapses
Benson Omala

On Monday, Gor announced that they had managed to reach on agreement with Saoura over the loan move of the goal poacher.

Gor Mahia striker Benson Omala will not be joining Algerian club JS Saoura on loan as reported earlier after the deal collapsed at the eleventh hour.

On Monday, Gor announced that they had managed to reach on agreement with Saoura over the loan move of the goal poacher.

Omala was to join Saoura on a six-month loan deal that had a significant amounts of money involved in transfer fees and salary. 

Had the deal sailed through, K'Ogalo would have pocketed 3.3 million with the player getting a monthly pay of 1.3 million shillings on top of other incentives offered by Saoura.

Last month, the record league champions smilled all the way to the bank after getting four million from the sale of Ugandan midfielder Rogers Mugisha who joined Dannish club Horsens.

The news were met with excitement from football enthusiasts who clearly felt that the forward had earned the move to Algeria given his proven goal scoring record.

However, it has emerged that Gor dragged their feet in clearing Omala forcing Saoura to look elsewhere for an alternative within the remaining hours of the mid-season transfer window.

Reports indicate that Saoura filled the remaining slot for a foreign player with a Cameroonian forward following God's delay in sanctioning Omala's move.

With the latest development, it means that Omala will most likely continue to don the green shirt in the local competition for the remainder of the season.

Omala leads the scoring charts with nine goals, two ahead of Bandari forward Francis Kahi to who recently joined the club from KCB.

Table Standing

# Team P W D L F A +/- PTS
1. Tusker 16 9 3 4 28 21 7 30
2. KCB 15 7 6 2 21 12 9 27
3. Police FC 15 7 6 2 18 9 9 27
4. Gor Mahia 14 7 3 4 22 11 11 24
5. Shabana 16 6 5 5 16 15 1 23
6. AFC Leopards 14 6 4 4 19 12 7 22
7. Bandari 15 5 7 3 12 10 2 22
8. Murang'a Seal 16 6 4 6 11 15 -4 22
9. Sofapaka 15 5 6 4 16 11 5 21
10. Mathare United 16 5 5 6 10 18 -8 20
11. Kariobangi Sharks 16 4 7 5 14 14 0 19
12. Mara Sugar 16 5 4 7 16 17 -1 19
13. Homeboyz 16 4 7 5 14 18 -4 19
14. Ulinzi Stars 16 4 7 5 13 17 -4 19
15. Nairobi City Stars 16 4 4 8 14 20 -6 16
16. Bidco United 16 3 6 7 9 17 -8 15
17. FC Talanta 16 3 5 8 12 18 -6 14
18. Posta Rangers 16 3 5 8 14 24 -10 14