[2] Prior to the second leg match of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification between Kenya and Nigeria was photographed partying and smoking shisha while the team was in camp.

[3][4] Jamal began his footballing career in 1998 with Mathare-based Mathare Youth Sports Association (also known as the MYSA) and played there for the next five years.

In 2009, he again moved out of Kenya and this time to the Middle East where he signed a two-year contract with Kuwaiti Premier League club, Kazma SC.

In July 2011, he moved back to Europe and more accurately to Romania where he signed a short-term contract with Liga I side, FCM Tîrgu Mureș.

[22][23][24] In December 2011, he moved back to Kenya and on 1 January 2012, he signed a one-year contract with his former and parent club, Mathare United F.C.

After claims of lacking focus, commitment and drive during the club's training sessions, from the coach, Mathare United F.C.

While he was at his parent club, Mathare United, news speculated that he would join 2009 Kenyan Premier League champions and fierce rivals, Sofapaka F.C.

[29] There was another speculation of the Kenyan again moving to the Middle East and this time to the United Arab Emirates where he would ply his trade with UAE Pro League side, Al-Nasr SC.

[38] On 20 January 2015, he moved back to Oman where in Salalah he was welcomed by thousands of fans of his former club, Al-Nasr S.C.S.C.

He also made 4 appearances in the 2014–15 Sultan Qaboos Cup and helped his club to reach the semi-finals of the competition where he side lost 2–1 on aggregate to eventual winners of the tournament and also the 2014–15 Oman Professional League, Al-Oruba SC.

He made his first appearance in the 2015–16 season and scored his first goal on 5 September 2015 in a 2–1 win over local rivals, Salalah SC in the 2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup.

He made his first appearance and scored his first goal on 6 September 2008 in a 1–0 win over Namibia[43] in the second round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification[44] at the Moi International Sports Centre (formerly known as the Kasarani Stadium) in his hometown, Nairobi.