Shumah Hits 17 Goals in Zambia as Wasteful Harambee Stars Feel His Absence
Moses Shumah is scoring for fun in Zambia. Harambee Stars, meanwhile, are missing chances. The connection is uncomfortable.
The Kenyan striker bagged his fourth brace of the season as Power Dynamos beat Mines United 3-0 on April 9 — taking his season tally to 17 goals. His club sit four points clear at the top of the Zambian league. Shumah is a big reason why.
He came through Kakamega Homeboyz. Now he’s the most consistent Kenyan striker in professional football anywhere on the continent this season. And he’s not even in the Harambee Stars squad.
That’s the issue.
Coach Benni McCarthy has flagged it himself — “a lack of clinical edge” has hurt Kenya in recent friendlies, with good chances wasted against Estonia and Grenada in FIFA Series matches. Goals have been left out there. Results have suffered.
Shumah, meanwhile, scores twice in a 3-0 win. His fourth brace. Seventeen goals.
At some point, continued form this relentless forces a conversation. Whether McCarthy opens that door is his call to make. But with Harambee Stars searching for the finishing touch that could make them dangerous at AFCON 2027, a striker hitting this kind of output in a competitive league is hard to keep ignoring.