Gor Mahia assistant coach Sammy Omollo has insisted the failure to get several players in the squad ahead of their Caf Confederation Cup assignment away to Otoho d’Oyo on Sunday is not a worry for them. The former Football Kenya Federation Premier League champions had to travel with a squad of 16 players, but only 15 will be involved since Sydney Ochieng’ is not available owing to a hamstring injury. ‘We are prepared’ “This is a match we would have liked to have every good player to take part in, but it is not possible since they were not registered,”…
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Kenya all-time champions and CAF Confederation quarter-finalist Gor Mahia are set and ready for the Congolese side AS Otôho d’Oyo in the first leg for CAF CC knock-out stage at Stade Alphonse Massamba Debat in Brazzaville, Congo. Gor Mahia will be meeting the Congolese side for the first time and are prepared for the challenge. K’Ogalo eliminated Sudan’s Al Ahly Merowe to set up a date with the Congolese side who dropped out from the CAF Champions League after losing 4-2 on aggregate to Petro de Luanda from Angola. In 1989 as defending champions of the Africa Cup Winners Cup,…
Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier on Tuesday hosted Sports lawyer Dr. Erkut Sogut, Mesut Ozil’s agent, who is in the country for a series of sports seminars. Rachier said the event marked a start of a relationship between Gor Mahia and Dr. Erkut Sogut that will see scouting of young talent and player representation relations grow further. Sogut, who has been in Nairobi since Sunday evening, presented playing kits and equipment to Gor Mahia youth team at Camp Toyoyo before proceeding to a lecture on player agents at Hemingway’s hotel, Karen. Rachier on his side said there are plans to…
Reigning champions Gor Mahia on Thursday 18th raised 4 million Kenyan shillings towards logistical arrangements for their CAF Confederation Cup second round knock-out stage against Congo side AS Otôho d’Oyo to be played on Sunday 28th November 2021 at Stade Alphonse Massamba Debat in Brazzaville – Congo. The fundraiser was attended by Club Patron and Prime Minister Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, Homabay County Governor Cyprian Awiti, and other politicians. The Prime Minister donated Sh. 1 million in cash while Governor Awiti gave out 700k as well as 20 balls, 40 tracksuits, and 40 training kits. Other contributors to the kitty…
Kenyan all time champions and CAF Confederation Cup representatives Gor Mahia are breathing a sigh of relief after the CAF cleared Nyayo National Stadium to host their returning leg match against Otoho d’Oyo of Congo on December 5th 2021. The stadium had been banned earlier by football governing body CAF for not meeting international standards, leaving only one option for Gor Mahia, to arrange the return leg match outside the country. Caf on Wednesday replied to Gor Mahia’s letter requesting for an extended approval use of Nyayo National Stadium for its home tie against the Congolese side. However, the continental…