[dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite opening a remarkable gap of nine points in Kenya Premier League (KPL) standing, Gor Mahia coach Dylan Kerr is not swimming in the excitement ocean as the league heads to its final and crucial stretch of the season. The tactician, who has led K’Ogalo to good run since he took over the mantle as the head coach, says the focus is always one game at a time and his demands have been matched by the team. “Ours is to play one game at a time and we are not looking at the table or thinking about the gap at…
Author: Sports Editor
It all seemed destined to end in a draw and for a frustrating a third in a row until a late Collins Okoth strike in extra time earned Gor Mahia a crucial victory over City Stars at Nyayo National Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The defending champions were for a second week in a row looking to close down the gap between them and league leaders Tusker FC who had played out to a draw in an earlier encounter and put up a much better performance compared to their last week display. Coach Ze Maria made a few changes to his…
Gor Mahia FC showed spectacular display of football when they won 2:0 against Muhoroni Youth in the 12th match of SportPesa Premier league played at Moi Stadium – Kisumu on 7th May 2016.
The Brazilian popularly known as Ze Maria took over as Gor Mahia coach in March of 2016. He became the most high profile person ever to become Gor Mahia coach, having played for the Brazilian national team where he won a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics. He had also played for several top tier Brazilian sides like Flamengo, Cruzeiro and Botafogo as well as Italian sides like Inter Milan. Ze Maria tried to install a new style of play at Kogalo wich emphasized the traditional Brazilian stye of short passes. Results were half decent but not overwhelming. He kept Gor Mahia…
In a friendly match that was postponed yesterday due to heavy rains, Sportpesa Premier League champions Gor Mahia squeezed a win over Ethiopian giants St. Georges in post match penalties. New striker Jacob Keli scored for Gor Mahia before Ugandan player Brian Umony pulled an equalizer for the Ethiopian side in extra time to send the match into spot kicks. Sometimes, luck can count in a match and when St. Georges missed their fifth spot kick, Gor Mahia clung on that after converting all their five spot kicks to pull a famous win on a foreign land. Gor Mahia penalties…
