{"id":5603,"date":"2014-11-04T23:32:22","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T23:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=5603"},"modified":"2014-11-04T23:37:36","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T23:37:36","slug":"kevin-omondi-back-from-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/kevin-omondi-back-from-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Omondi back from South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gormahia.net\/images\/kevin-omondi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"232\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Former Gor Mahia lively midfielder Kevin Omondi has parted ways with Moroka Swallows of South Africa without ever having played for the team.<\/p>\n<p>Omondi, popularly known as &#8220;Ade&#8221; was signed during the off-season, but his progress was delayed by work permit issues which dogged many new signings in the Premier Soccer League this season.<\/p>\n<p>After signing Omondi, the club&#8217;s then coach Zeca Marques changed his mind and the player was sent on loan to NFD side FC Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to go to a second tier side frustrated the former Gor Mahia forward, and he decided to end his relationship with Swallows, without making an official appearance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The move had a lot of complications and I chose to terminate the contract,&#8221; Omondi told <em>SuperSport<\/em>. &#8220;We reached an agreement and I&#8217;m happy with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m back home relaxing as I prepare for the next season, I&#8217;m ready to listen to offers from within (Kenya) and outside the country,&#8221; he said to sport24.co.za<\/p>\n<p>FISA academy director Maurice Owuor indicated that Omondi&#8217;s problems with the coach escalated to the point where he had no choice but to part ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe initial problems between Omondi and the coach got to a point where the two had to part ways and I can confirm that he is back home,\u201d he told <strong>Goal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>A Lively Midfielder<\/h3>\n<p>Omondi when in form is a handful for any defence to contend with.\u00a0 He has good pace and dexterity on the ball at pace. He showed this against Esperance at Nyayo stadium, when he made a diagonal run and was felled by an Esperance defender resulting in a penalty which Sserunkuma converted.<\/p>\n<p>He joined Gor Mahia in 2010 as a green 19 year old straight out of secondary school. So promising was his career that he was called up to the national team while still in his teens.<\/p>\n<h3>Bring Omondi back<\/h3>\n<p>Omondi has potential to go places and the new Gor Mahia coach Frank Nuttall could be the man to revive his career. It goes without saying that Gor Mahia should strongly consider bringing Ade back into the fold. He will bring much needed creativity which at times has been lacking in midfield, forcing Nuttall to push Walusimbi into midfield.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary General Chris Omondi has not ruled out bringing Ade back. \u201cWhether we resign him or not will depend on what the coach says. 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