It was another low performance at Kasarani when KPL defending Champions Gor Mahia went down 4-3 to Kariobangi Sharks on Sunday Afternoon. Gor Mahia went to the game with the new coach Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto on the spectator’s bench to watch the team performance. This is the second defeat in the FKFPL campaign after the teal lost 2-1 to Tusker FC on December 16th, 2020. Erick Kapaito 5th minute opener saw Shaks lead in early stages of the game before Clifton Mieso leveled in the 9 minutes later. Halftime saw Sharks go to the break with a 3-1 lead.…
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KPL giants Gor Mahia has confirmed the Portuguese Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto as their new head coach for the next two (2) years. The 47-year-old replaces Brazilian Roberto Oliveira. The former Rayon Sports head coach was barred from leading the team in CAF competitions owing to his qualifications. Carlos is expected to be part of the handful of fans that will watch the team in action against Kariobangi Sharks at the MISC Kasarani on Sunday in their Kenyan Premier League tie. He arrives day after Gor Mahia were paired alongside Zambia side Napsa Stars in the CAF Confederations Cup last…
Gor Mahia have been drawn against Zambian Napsa Stars in the play-off round of the Total CAF Confederation Cup. Former K’Ohalo players Tomothy Otieno and Shaban Odhoji will re-unite with their former team mates but on the opponent side. Odhoji played for Gor before making the move to Napsa while Otieno also had a stint with the 19-time Kenyan Premier League champions before further moves to Posta Rangers and Tusker FC. K’Ogalo will be at home in the first leg slated for 14th February 2021 and take off for a return leg a week later. Gor dropped to the second…
The tension at the Moi Sports Centre Kasarani was so immense you could actually touch it with your hands. Gor Mahia were staring at history and clinching their first-ever continental title, facing Tunisian giants Esperance in the final of the CAF Cup Winners Cup. Having drawn 2-2 in the first leg, Gor needed a win or a low-scoring draw to make history. And few minutes into the first half, they got their feet halfway there with Peter Dawo hitting the opener. He did it in a cheeky manner. “Everyone was shocked in the Esperance defense because they had all assumed…
The tussle between Gor Mahia and FKF continues and this time around the club has been barred from broadcasting their CAF Champions League match against CR Belouizdad at Nyayo national Stadium. But K’Ogalo had done arrangements and all were set until FKF sent police to send them away. Through a letter from FKF, the federation claims CAF rejected Gor Mahia’s request to stream the match. “In this regard, and further to CAF guidelines on the broadcast of CAF competitions the federation has regrettably been unable to obtain clearance from CAF for the match to be broadcasted, as the request by…