Author: Sports Editor

Having pulled a good one during the big Saturday’s Mashemeji derby at Kasarani – Nairobi, Gor Mahia will reward Rebecca Oyando for representing the club in standing with the family, relatives, friends and clubs of Argentine player Emiliano Sala who died in a plane crash last month. Sala played for Nantes FC of France which apparently is the former club of Gor Mahia striker Dennis Oliech thus making the tragedy to be ‘closer’ home. While many fans concentrated on the usual colours and activities that do spice up a derby match, Oyando decided to do it her own way by…

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A contingent of 18 players, five technical staff, three club officials and one Federation representative will be hitting the run-way to Angola for a CAF match against Petro Atletico on Wednesday (February 13). Striker Jacques Tuyisenge and defender Philemon Otieno will not be part of the squad as they are suspended due to accumulated yellow cards. In Tuyisenge’s absence, striker Dennis Oliech who missed the derby due to an injury is expected to be in good shape to fill up the gap. The team will be leaving on Tuesday (February 12) at 11.30am aboard Kenya Airways flight and is expected…

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Gor Mahia head coach Hassan Oktay has named his starting eleven for the derby match against AFC Leopards today at Kasarani stadium. There are only three changes in the team that started against Zamalek of Egypt in the CAF Confederation match last Sunday. Ernest Wendo is back to the starting team and he replaces Lawrences Juma who is unwell. Defenders Haron Shakava and Joash Onyango are back to the centre back as they replace Charles Momanyi and Joachim Oluoch. The rest of the departments remain the same but striker Dennis Oliech will be a spectator today as he sustained an…

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Gor Mahia will take on arch-rivals AFC Leopards on Saturday (Feb 9th) in the Mashemeji derby at Kasarani from 3pm. This will be a significant match for both clubs as K’Ogalo will be looking forward to continue their upward climb in the league with what could be their 5th win in six league matches while the limping Leopard have suffered four defeats in their last five league games and are sinking fast towards the bottom of the league standing. Gor Mahia will be going into this match buoyed by their incredible display in thrashing African football giants Zamalek of Egypt…

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