The Confederation of African Football(CAF) has pushed Gor Mahiaʻs CAF Champions League match against Algeriaʻs CR Belouizdad to 26th December 2020. The first leg match was initially set for this Wednesday 23rd December but the travel restrictions imposed by the Algerian government made it hard for the record Kenyan defending champions to make it out of the country. Since the advent of the novel corona virus pandemic, Algeria suspended non-cargo international air and maritime travel as of March 17th 2020. The match officials from Tunisia had however made it to Algeria aboard a chartered plane through Paris. Under normal circumstances,…
Author: Sports Editor
Gor Mahia is rich in history such that if I have to open their account I’ll have to go to heaven for most of the signatories appending fingers there. That’s how deep this sleeping Giant is richly engraved in our socio, economic and politico lives, and does it end there? Yes and No! Why NO! As a kid growing up in mid 80s and in a sporting or rather footballing neighborhood, I knew not of Manchester United but the all conquering Gor Mahia FC, all I dreamt of was to one day play for this great club of Africa. Little…
Air Charter Company, 748 Air Services has given Kenyas defending champions Gor Mahia Sh1 million in support of their continental assignment trip to Algeria. K’Ogalo travels to Algeria for their first-round CAF Champions League away march against CR Belouizdad slated for Tuesday 22nd December 2020. The Cheque was represented to the team in the presence of the club chairman Mr. Rachier on Friday 18th December in their offices at Airport North Road – Embakasi. 748 Air Services Chairman, Ahmed Jibril wished the club the best in their next tournament and called on corporates, business organizations, and individuals to support the…
With time fast approaching towards the CAF Champions League first-round pitting Gor Mahia FC and CR Belouizdad, followers are divided on whether this will be the year for the club to turn around the table and qualify for the prestigious African League group stages for the first time after decades. K’Ogalo have had 13 appearances in the CAF CL reaching quarter-finals in two occasions (1969 and 1992) when the prestigious League was under African Cup of Champions Clubs title. In recent years and since 2014, Gor Mahia has qualified for the same, but have never made it to the group…
The weekend clash between defending champions Gor Mahia FC and Kakamega Homeboyz has been canceled until further notice. The game was slated for Saturday 19th December 2020 at Bukungu Stadium in Kakamega. According to FKF source, the match was shelved so as to allow Gor Mahia to prepare adequately for their Caf Champions League clash on December 22 when K’Ogalo takes on CR Belouizdad of Algeria in the second round of CAF CL preliminary, first-leg before the return leg set for Kenya after a week. “We have been forced to remove the match between Homeboyz and Gor Mahia from the…