Striker Benson Ochieng’ ‘Omalla’ is back at Gor Mahia. The striker went to Linkoping in Sweden on a six-month loan deal.
The promising striker who joined Gor Mahia from Western Stima early this season has been training with the team and is ready to pick it up from where he left.
“I am back… I have picked my lessons and l will strategize on how well to build my football career. People will talk but let them talk – I have read/heard a lot about my return, some of which are just created stories but am calm and focused,” noted the young striker.
Omalla returns to Gor Mahia at a time when coach Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto is eyeing his first title since joining the KPL giants at the start of the season. The youngster from Kakamega boys is ready and prepared for the task ahead.
“I will keep working hard and I am keen on helping my team to do well. There are a good number of matches remaining in the season and my target is to score goals and help the team achieve the best.”
K’Ogalo head coach Vaz Pinto appreciates the potential of the young striker and says he is one player who can help the team achieve its target.
“Benson is one player who can help the team achieve its goals. He is a player who has potential but needs to be inserted in a team that is different from what the player knows.
“So, it needs some time but he can add different characteristics to the players we have for that position. There comes a time when we don’t have many options in his position but we need to assess how he is at this moment,” says coach Vaz Pinto.
Omalla will add numbers to the attacking options and his presence could be a plus as the team trod through the congested fixtures.