Kenyan defender Aboud Omar made the decision to move to Tusker after his former club Kenya Police failed to meet his demand for a staggering Ksh4 Million sign on fee and significant increase on his monthly salary, Mozzart Sport can reveal.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsAccording to sources close to the player, Omar demanded Ksh4 Million to extend his stay at Kenya Police and another Ksh400,000 as monthly salary.“But Kenya Police were unwilling to meet the demands considering his age and the fact they could use the money to get younger players,” said our source.It is believed that Tusker paid the player Ksh2 million sign-on fee to join them. The brewers have shown serious intention to do well in the local league after splashing out Ksh10million in their recent signings.Taiwo Atieno announces return to professional football at 41This is the highest amount of money the brewers have spent in signing players in recent years and it shows the seriousness with which they are focused on winning trophies this season.The brewers won the Mozzart Bet Cup last year after edging out Kenya Police 2-1 in the final to bring to an end their ten year wait for the title.After the win, Tusker qualified to represent Kenya in the Confederations Cup where they are in the second preliminary round after they beat Al Ahli Wad Madani of Sudan 3-2 on goal aggregate.Apart from Omar, Tusker’s other most expensive signing is Nigerian striker Victor Mbaoma who was also paid Ksh2million to sign with the brewers.##NAJAVA_MECA_9978144##Mbaoma joins the brewers from Nigerian top league side Remo Stars after finishing as the league’s top scorer with 14 goals and four assists.The Nigerian is returning to East Africa for the second time as he has previously played for APR of Rwanda.Tusker has also signed Ivorian winger Aboubacar Doumbia, Abdoulie Joof from Gambia alongside Pavelh Ndzila Servel Akoula and Selasie Bless Akai from the Democratic Republic of Congo.The club will spend Ksh3million to acquire work permits for their foreign players. Tusker FC chairman Charles Gacheru declined to reveal how much they have spent on acquiring new players insisting that this was confidential information.FKF boss appeals to Chief Justice as fresh legal hurdle delays 2026-2027 season kick off“If you want good players you must either develop them through a robust youth system or partner with existing youth development programs or seek their services from clubs that have their commercial rights. To acquire those rights you must be ready to spend within your budget,” he said.
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