Kenya’s undisputed Champions Gor Mahia FC landed safely in Algiers ahead of the CAF Champions League match against their host CR Belouizdad slated for Saturday 26th December 2020 at 10.15 pm. The travel faced challenges but eventually all plans to reach destination were accomplished. The 12 hours trip saw the team travel from Nairobi to Doha – Qatar before connecting to Algiers by chattered plane organized by the Algerian Governments Authorities. The club Team Manager Jolawi Obondo said the tough journey was over and what remains was to showcase what the team is capable of. “We have had a good…
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Anciety is over and Gor Mahia will beging the journey to Algeria by midnight today and will land in Algiers on on Christmas day at 3.30pm Kenyan time. The team is expected to train on arrival before the CAF Champions League clash against the host CR Belouizdad on a boxing day 206th December 2020. The trip has been coupled with confusion due to travelling restrictions by the host country enimating feom the COVID-19 epidamic. The team is in hight spirit and the head coach Sammy Omollo believes they have a chance to get a positive outcome this first leg match.…
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,…
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…