Author: Sports Editor

[dropcap]K[/dropcap]’Ogalo remained on course to reclaim the Kenyan Premier League title after they beat the champions at Kericho on Saturday. Gor Mahia took a gigantic stride towards their sixteenth league title following a 2-0 away win to Tusker on Saturday. Prior to this encounter, the two teams had already met twice this season; in the Kenya Premier League’s curtain raiser where K’Ogalo won by a solitary goal and in the league where it ended in a barren draw. Even before the match began, the odds were already against the brewers considering they had played on Wednesday away to Mombasa and…

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Gor Mahia striker Jacques Tuyisenge has revealed what makes him happy.  Talking to the official Gor Mahia website on Tuesday evening, the Rwandese player who joined the club last season said he is always happy to find back of the net and every goal is important to him. Further, he appreciated the kind of players at the club who makes his stay in Kenya  comfortable. “What makes me happy as a striker is to score goals. Every goal to me is important and it’s my happiness. Whenever I score, I thank God and even if I don’t score, I always…

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[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter Thika United holding Gor Mahia to a barren draw at Thika Municipal stadium on Sunday, Gor’s head coach Dylan Ker has said the team worked without composure and lost focus to collect maximum points. “Against Thika United, we worked without the composure. We thought we could break down a defensive team but it didn’t work. We controlled the game but I think we lost focus on the job we had to do. Fitness, sharpness and not doing what we had talked about cost us maximum points,” Kerr told the club’s website. K’Ogalo’s head coach said the pitch’s condition was…

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[dropcap]G[/dropcap]or Mahia head coach Dylan Kerr is appreciating fans support as the league enters its crucial and final stretch to title. The tactician who is enjoying a good run in the league campaign, particularly appreciated fans who thronged Thika Municipal stadium on Sunday to offer their support to the team in a tie that ended in a barren draw against hosts Thika United. Kerr said even though the team didn’t get maximum points,  fans were amazing and they are the perfect fan base anyone would wish to have in any competition. Though we didn’t get maximum points,  the draw was…

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[dropcap]G[/dropcap]or Mahia coach has included three senior players to the squad that will be facing Thika United in a league tie today at Thika Municipal stadium from 4:15pm. Goalkeeper Boniface Oluoch,  defender Karim Nizigiyimana and midfielder Ernest Wendo are all back in the starting line up. Oluoch has been out in a number of matches with Peter Odhiambo taking up the role between the sticks. Karim got injured and missed two matches but he is now fit same as Wendo who got ill after international assignment with the national team. Line up: 29. Boniface Oluoch, 3. Karim Niziyimana, 5. Musa Mohammed,…

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