The announcement on Monday that Gor Mahia will meet Egypt’s Zamalek next weekend in their first match of the Caf Confederation Cup group stage has some fans who last went to a stadium to watch local football more than 30 years ago preparing to return. That is what they are telling me. The clock has come full circle and suddenly, the air is thick with anticipation. I can understand them. Of all of Gor Mahia’s prospective opponents, Zamalek are in a class of their own. They were the accident that happened on the road to a first continental title that…
Author: Sports Editor
With the excitement of qualifying for the CAF Confederation Cup group stage having subsided and draw done, Gor Mahia website team took time to analyse the team’s performance against teams from the countries the club have been drawn against and some of the milestones to look forward to in this campaign. Making the second consecutive appearance in the CAF Confederation Cup group stage, Gor Mahia have been drawn against Egypt’s Zamalek FC, Algeria’s NA Hussein Dey and Angola’s Atletico Petroleos. Here is a history of Gor Mahia’s performance against opposition from these countries: EGYPT: Egyptian club Ismaily was Gor Mahia’s…
Gor Mahia have made history again becoming the only team in Kenya to qualify to CAF Confederation Cup group stage after knocking out Cameroonian side New Star de Douala with a 2-1 goals aggregate. The second leg ended in a barren draw today in Cameroon and since Gor Mahia pulled a 2-1 win in first leg a week ago, the draw was a perfect ticket to the group stage. More to follow….
Head coach Hassan Okay has maintained his squad that played New Stars de Douala last Sunday in first leg of CAF Confederation knock out stage. Gor Mahia will be facing the Cameroonian side today at 5pm Kenyan time and a win or a draw of any kind will see Gor qualifying to the group stage. Line up: 29. Boniface Oluoch, 26. Philemon Otieno, 6. Shafik Batambuze, 15. Joachim Oluoch, 27. Charles Momanyi, 20. Ernest Oluoch, 11. Boniface Omondi, 24. Lawrence Juma, 23. Francis Mustafa, 8. Francis Kahata, 9. Jacques Tuyisenge SUB: 1. Fredrick Odhiambo, 4. Wellington Ochieng, 5. Pascal Ogweno,…
Gor Mahia hit the run-way to Cameroon today in the morning (8am) for the return leg of the CAF Confederation Cup match against New Stars de Douala on Sunday. The team landed at 10am and was scheduled to train in the evening in preparation for the match against the host. Travelling party: 1. Boniface Oluoch 2. Fredrick Odhiambo 3. Philemon Otieno 4. Charles Momanyi 5. Shafik Batambuze 6. Lawrence Juma 7. Jacques Tuyisenge 8. Francis Kahata 9. Pascal Ogweno 10. Cercidy Okeyo 11. Ernest Wendo 12. Erisa Ssekisambu 13. Samuel Onyango 14. Wellington Ochieng 15. George Odhiambo 16. Boniface…