Promising attacking midfielder Mohammed Omar Ali Bajaber is aiming high days after being handed a short-term deal, albeit on loan from Star Field Academy, at Nairobi City Stars.
Bajaber, 18, best known as Hamudi by his peers, will be part of Simba wa Nairobi for the rest of the 2021/22 FKF Premier League season.
“I’m very excited and grateful to have been given this opportunity to represent a big team like Nairobi City Stars,”
“I wish to help the team win games, not only for the fans but also for this season’s title race which I hope I can help the team win.”
Bajaber came to City Stars highly recommended and passed the technical bench test that led to his signing.
Mohammed Bajaber ‘Hamudi’ smiles away as he officially joined Nairobi City Stars on Fri 4 Feb 2022
Budding attacking midfielder Mohammed [Omar Ali] Bajaber aka Hamudi, 18, has joined Simba wa Nairobi on loan from Star Field Academy for the second leg of the 2021/22 season.
The charismatic Bajaber has been training with City Stars for the past six weeks and received the nod from the technical bench leading to his move.
“Bajaber came to us for training a few weeks back and it never took long for his unique qualities to come to light,”
“Though young, he has already shown good professionalism and character as evidenced by how he has already blended in well with the rest of the squad. We now expect him to translate what we have seen on the pitch to the premier league platform,” said head coach Nicholas Muyoti
Team coordinator Samson Otieno added his voice to Bajaber’s addition stating;
“Our technical bench made the office aware of the player and he comes in highly recommended. He now has the chance to showcase what he has at the big stage. We welcome him to the Nairobi City Stars family,”
Robert Muthomi, a Director at Star Field Elite Academy was elated at the move of one of their brightest talents;
“Mohamed has worked hard to get here, and we are confident that he will be an asset to City Stars. The fact that he gets to join a team that is looking for like genuine title contenders this season says a lot about his abilities.”
In scaling up to the premier league, Hamudi follows in the footsteps of his father Omar Ali Bajaber who featured for coastal-based Black Panther in the 1979 Football Kenya League.
Hamudi will don jersey no. 31.
Mohammed Bajaber ‘Hamudi’ welcomed to City Stars by team coordinator Samson Otieno as he officially joined Nairobi City Stars on Fri 4 Feb 2022Mohammed Bajaber ‘Hamudi’ smiles away as he officially joined Nairobi City Stars on Fri 4 Feb 2022Mohammed Bajaber flanked by his family during his unveiling at Nairobi City Stars on Fri 4 Feb 2022