Harambee Stars Suffer Massive CHAN 2024 Blow as Star Forward Leaves Camp After Landing Dream Transfer

Harambee Stars Benni McCarthy is having a nightmare in camp as he keeps losing key players to transfers out of the country.

After losing strikers Emmanuel Osoro and Moses Shumah to Zambia side Power Dynamos early this month, McCarthy would not have wished to see another top player leave but that is exactly what has happened.

With just a week before they kick off their campaign with a tough match against DR Congo on Sunday, Harambee Stars will now have to do it without starboy Mohammed Bajaber, who has reportedly secured a move to Tanzanian giants Simba SC.

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Bajaber was not involved in training on Monday as he had left camp at the weekend to complete his move to Simba, who have beaten competition from local rivals Azam to land the highly-rated playmaker.

It is a massive blow for McCarthy and his team as they were set to rely on the creativity and goalscoring of Bajaber at the tournament reserved for players only featuring in their local leagues.

There had already been concerns over the fitness of Bajaber, who suffered an injury in early June, that locked him out of Harambee Stars’ friendly matches against Chad as well as Kenya Police’s final league fixtures.

However, the transfer to Tanzania has also been lingering and now, Wekundu wa Msimbazi have snapped him out which is a step forward for him but a setback for the national team.

In his place, McCarthy called up Shabana’s Brian Michira who will now have the tough task of adding creativity to the side.

Bajaber has witnessed a meteoric rise since signing for Kenya Police in January this year from Nairobi City Stars with his starring role for Harambee Stars attracting interest from teams out of the country and he will now test himself further in Tanzania, having reportedly signed a two-year contract at Simba.