Author: Sports Editor

Mathare United coach Salim Ali has stated he has not joined Gor Mahia as an assistant coach yet because they have not finalized their agreement. Goal exclusively revealed the youthful tactician was on his way to the reigning FKF Premier League champions. The position fell vacant after former assistant coach Patrick Odhiambo left to serve Kakamega Homeboyz in the same capacity. As a result, K’Ogalo had no alternative but to look for his replacement to deputise Portuguese Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto. The former Ulinzi Stars coach was picked but nothing has been concluded. “I just could not start before agreeing…

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Portuguese Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto notched his second consecutive victory since taking the reins at record Kenyan champions Gor Mahia as his charges emasculated Western Stima 3 -1 at Moi Stadium Kisumu on Monday evening to claim maximum points. The hard-fought victory was secured by Ugandan Tito Okelo’s brace in the 65th and 86th minutes after Western Stima, through another Ugandan, Villa Oromchan had pegged back Gor Mahia with a devastating equalizer in the first half. K’Ogalo raced into a 23rd minute lead courtesy of the industrious Samuel Onyango who pounced and punished lackluster defending by the hosts. The defending champions hogged possession…

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Defending champions Gor Mahia take their hunt for a third league victory to the lakeside city of Kisumu where relegation battling Western Stima lies in wait. K’Ogalo received a major boost last week when they finally contracted an accredited coach in Portuguese Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto whose first foray into the technical area yielded three points. In Kisumu today, Western Stima will take their chances against K’Ogalo whose ranks are brimming with half dozen ex Stima players. The two teams are separated by a mere point but Gor Mahia have played far fewer games than Stima. Prevailing stability in the…

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The defending champions Gor Mahia beat Mathare United 3-1 in a midweek fixture that was staged at the Kasarani Stadium, on Thursday afternoon. The undisputed defending champions showed their might in the third minute of the game scoring the opener through defender Charles Momanyi. It took another 15 minutes after the first goal for returning captain Kenneth Muguna slotted a second goal making it 2-0 for K’Ogalo before the break. In the second half, Mathare United were awarded penalty which Dani Lual converted with ease making it 2-1. But K’Ogalo vowed to push for more goals, a push that saw…

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