In Summary
- He becomes the ninth player to leave the club
- He played 25 matches in 2 seasons
- His Contract was Terminated
Johnstone Omurwa becomes the ninth player to leave Estrela da Amadora squad for the 2023/2024 season
Reports indicated that Simba FC was interested in signing him though the deal is reportedly off.
Portuguese Side announced His Departure
Portuguese top-tier side CF Estrela Amadora officially announced the departure of Kenyan International Johnstone Omurwa from the club following the expiry of his contract.
“Thank you for eveything Johnstone ” read a post on the club’s official Instagram page
After joining the club Johnstone had to wait until ill October 2022 to make his first appearance ..
His move to Amadora represented his first international debut in European Football
His soccer career
His football career kick-started immediately after high school when he joined Wazito in 2017 before joining Mathare United in 2018
.He made his debut for the club against Vihiga United in February 2018
In Aug 2019 he rejoined Wazito Fc and was linked to Angolan Outfit Petro Atletico.
Omurwa has played internationally for the Kenya National Under -23 making his debut against Mauritius in an 2020 Olympics qualification match in November 2018.
He made his debut for the Kenya National Team On 8th September 2019 in a 1-1 friendly draw with Uganda .
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Netizens Reaction
Netizens are eagerly waiting on updates on his next move .
A section has taken to social media celebrating him as He constantly played for Harambee stars while playing during his time with the Portuguese side .
” Wishing you the very best as the next chapter unveils. And kudos bro for repping for Harambee Stars occasionally” wrote an X user
” $Omurwa is good defender hopefully he gets a bigger club” commented a different user
A different user jokingly requested AFC to sign the player
“ingwe tuko na Doo tutamnunua”