Introduction to Gor Mahia
Gor Mahia is a football club that is based in Nairobi Kenya. Formed in 1968, it is the most succesful football club in East Africa. It is also the club with the most supporters in Kenya.
Origin of the nickname "Kogalo"
The club is named after a legendary medicineman from Kanyamwa location in Homa Bay county whose name was Gor. His nickname was Mahia which in the Luo language means magic because the legend of Gor suggests that he was famous for performing magic. Thus he was popularly known as Gor Mahia. In traditional Luo terms, his full name was Gor Wuod Ogada nyakwar Ogalo which means Gor son of Ogada and grandson of Ogalo. It is common in Luo tradition to refer to a person based on which homestead or lineage he belongs to. Hence he was also known as Gor Makogalo or Gor K'Ogalo for short which means Gor of Ogalo's homestead.
Gor Mahia honours
Kenya national football League champions 19 times: 1968, 1974, 1976, 1979 ,1983 ,1984 ,1985 ,1987 , 1990 , 1991 ,1991, 1993 , 1995, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019-2020
Kenya cup 10 times : 1976, 1981 ,1983 ,1986, 1987 ,1988, 92, 2008, 2011, 2012
CECAFA cup 3 times 1980 ,1981 ,1985
Africa cup winners cup finalists in 1979
Africa Cup winners cup winners in 1987
