Gor Mahia banned from CECAFA for 2 years
CECAFA has slapped a two year ban on Gor Mahia for what they consider gross insubordination.
Additional reporting from the Standard
Gor Mahia have been suspended from Cecafa competitions for two years over indiscipline issues and their Kagame Cup prize money withdrawn.
The decision was reached in yesterday night’s regional body executive committee meeting in Dar es Salaam after K’Ogalo players refused to take their Kagame Cup bronze medals at the National Stadium.
In addition, the Kenyan giants will not get the Sh 1M prize money that they were supposed to receive after they beat Zanzibar’s Jeshi la Kujenga 2-0 in the third place off.
Prior to snubbing the closing ceremony, Gor Mahia had refused the hotel initially allocated to them before declining to use the dressing room during their 2-0 semifinals defeat to eventual champions Azam over ‘witchcraft’ allegations.
“The executive committee have met and decided to suspend Gor Mahia from Cecafa competitions for two years for snubbing the medal ceremony,” said Cecafa Secretary General Nicholas Musonye during Saturday’s press briefing.
“Even if they qualify in 2019 and 2020, they will not play. We have gone through reports of Gor Mahia matches and seen a series of indiscipline issues.First they refused the hotel, then declined to use the dressing room and on Friday they failed to honour the medal ceremony.”
Gor coach Dylan Kerr was not spared either as Musonye gave the Briton a stern warning.
“Let this be the last warning to Gor Mahia coach who has repeatedly abused the match officials. We have directed FKF to take disciplinary actions against him. He got away with this for now, but for the next two years he will not be here,” he said.
“Gor Mahia is a big team and is representing us in Confederations Cup, but they cannot take law in their own hands. Clubs are used to holding their federations at ransom, this will not happen at Cecafa.
Gor are expected to face Yanga in their second Group D CAF Confederations Cup match at Kasarani Stadium on Wednesday.
Why did the players go to play in CECAFA? We all know what the players are going through with the EC but they should have taken the medals. The indiscipline is fast cropping into the playing unit and there is no where you can go as player when you are indiscipline. I will never waste my hard earned money to go and watch you in the stadium.
Everytime time we blame the EC. The problem is the players if they dont want to respect laws just because they are un beaten in Kenya, they should leave.
We have only dominated Kenyan premier league and won no other Cup, tunaanza maringo. I support Cecafa 100%
There is need for damage control, this is bad !
I have been a Gor Mahia supporter since 1981, a time when all the current players had not been born.
Let the current crop of players know that indiscipline will not take them anywhere. They are extremely indisciplined. Let all of them be released at the end of the year and a crop of players be recruited. Kenya and Africa does not have a shortage of players willing to join Gor Mahia. Gor Mahia is bigger than any individual.
I disagree, the problem is systemic in nature. The management must put in place systems that will accommodate all, players included.
Yes, you will dismiss these players and recruit others and place them in this current system that is not working and again end up with the same problem.
That’s why we’ve never made progress from that time, 1981, that you claim to have known Gor.
Gor is our heart & soul and must continue succeeding by any means necessary. EC sit down and honour players demands so we can move forward in harmony and unison. If seething with anger as a very senior EC official is currently doing owing to this debacle is how a solution is to be reached then we might loose our standing as Kenyan football giants and the only team that matters in this country. Players unrest is akin to students burning schools and dormitories currently in Kenya symbolizing an underlying problem that sober heads must solve. An EC and Playing Unit always at loggerheads is not good for GM. Finally Musonye leave Sir Kerr the Great alone those referee’s deserved a dressing down for dubious calls and being aloof to new Fifa Rules.
While no one has come out to set the records straight, it pains me to watch the story unraveling before our own eyes. Gor Mahia is a brand that has taken eons of years to build. We will therefore not let a few selfish men and women to destroy this storied club. The EC MUST urgently and switly furnish the THE OWNERS of the Club (SISI) with a detailed report on the total amount of monies PAID to Gor Mahia and how the same has been used. (Income and Expenditure Account) 2.SISI KAMA WENYE CLUB, we must gather in record numbers and forcefuly remove Aduda from the Club. 3. We MUST demand for the termination of the contracts of the OS and the Treasurer. These three people MUST be removed from Gor Mahia as soon as possible. 4. Aduda should not e allowed anywhere near the team as from now. 5. AR MUST be called to stand up and to give clarification on the procedures followed when paying:- (a) Salaries (b) Bonuses (c) Allowances. 5. Players MUST be made aware of the DOS and DONT’S. This MUST be clearly spelt in their contractual letters. 6. Players should made aware of the laid down procedures to follow when seeking redress. 7. Whoever has caused the Club to lose revenue ( CECAFA) MUST must be called out to make good the amount lost. If the players are solely responsible for this loss then the same amount should be deducted from their salaries to make good the amount. They must be FINED! FINALLY, if the EC is responsible for this debacle in TZ, then we have no choice but to call for it’s immediate disbandment. Rachier and his people will have to be forced out if they can’t peacefully resign. We have the will and means to force them out as soon as next week.
Aduda Must Go…For For unbeaten run to continue and local dominance over kenyans teams to continue Aduda must Go…He together with Senior Citizen John Pesa caused the debacle in Dar Es Salaam by telling off players from expecting much from the 1Million prize money hence the boycotts as players in retaliation demanded the bonus upfront despite the fact that the cheque had just been issued.Also Aduda refused to furnish Cecafa with GM account details as Simba and Azam did meaning he had other designs on where that money transfer was to be wired…
Surely, football is a game of rules. Our players must know the DOS and DONTS…..
Ja-Gem office bearers ketho GM how can dealing with players be impossible while employer-employee relations are key to the success of any business entity…
These are just symptoms of a more serious disease. Let EC address the problem. Let EC not become the Proverbial Ostrich. Let them address players grievances.
The truth should be said here,the way those boys played against JKU in the third play off in CECAFA,they played their hearts out and there is no way they could jave failed to just collect medals.Something must have happened post that match.
Aduda,Aduda,Aduda how many times should we call you???
Penjuru Aduda gima nokono jotugo………
En wach malich ahinya
The truth should be said here,the way those boys played against JKU in the third play off in CECAFA,they played their hearts out and there is no way they could jave failed to just collect medals.Something must have happened post that match.
Aduda,Aduda,Aduda how many times should we call you???
Penjuru Aduda gima nokono jotugo………
En wach malich ahinya
It sometimes helps to go beyond blinding momentary emotions to apprecoate the effect of our simplistic solutions to matters that are otherwise not so simplistic .
E.g when even in the heat of the moment , some are brave enough to go beyond the mobs calls for blood and instead call for contracts to adhered to , it is seen by some as an attempt to side with the EC , but is that really so .
A contract stipulates all that is required of you and what to expect as rewards and punishment and this will if advised properly and with foresight will include the salaries and bonuses etc , but on one condition , that you perform and I repeat , when you perform , the rewards are as stipulated in the contract and hence this nonsensical notion that when you perform you must be rewarded outside the contractual stipulations is the cause of what we are now witnessing and if this is what Aduda was putting his foot down for , unpopular as it may sound , I stand with him , and I will even go further to say that , whatever gentleman’s agreement they had with the players but was outside the contract be whittled down by 1million loss of cecafa money , if you burn the school , your parents will pay , no matter how poor they are and no matter what “justification” you had , saying this does not mean absolving the management , in the relevant case here being the EC .
This nonsense that the players have performed so that we should be emotional over their unseeming demands must be revisited bcoz is it not a
fact that they were hired to perform and win trophies .
Contracts may sometimes be re negotiated but not on the basis of blackmail .
Let everybody stick and do the right thing in their lanes .
My direct and unconditional support is reserved not for the EC or the players but the club , Players including those who swear their “love” will come and go , no matter what love we shower on them , Kagere went and we have all heard what Nzigimana’s wishes are – to join Yanga
Teddy Please Spare Us Your Long Boring Lectures. Football N Emotions R Like Siamese Twins So Take Your Intellectual Arguments Elsewhere. We Know What Ails Gor N We Will Give It Our Usual Gor Mahia Solution. Period.
It’s common sense that Tanzanian clubs are properly managed than ours. We need good structures and systems or else we will continue losing players to these clubs.
Continue living in denial
How I hate seeing Gor Mahia in the news for the wrong reasons!
Someone needs to be fired for what is happening in Gor Mahia!
Wuo’d Asego, ne angisi ni en systems, remember kane jo British otwon hosting world cup how they behaved ma gigolo blatter e office, it takes a lot of courage and cool head to achieve, wuo’d dale seche moko tek
What can we as fans do in this situation. Theres also need for peace making bw players n ec…can we fans have spokes people who can mediate…no one seems to wqnt to take responsibility among the officials…its time we had registered fans officials…the players are crying loud like the students but no one is listening…only condemnation…there is need to sit down objectively…players are the machine thats been overworking giving us joy n pride…the machine must be oiled n serviced n protected regularly to bring more joy or else it will embarass ….
Abok Owadwa systems orido ne jotugo matek e gor kae lakini wabende wan mana kuomgi kata tek onge ring’o….Yaani they MUST stop mistreating our players and seek a solution that gives the players happiness and comfort..Wan waonge gi wach kata gikwelo pile but kochopo kama jotugo koro ywak matek nyaka wagol jomoko e office gi ngwech…
Is It By Coincidence That @jamigori N @ja Gem Oremo Are Ciying Indiscipline By Players As The Sole Reazon For The Debacle In Tanzania? Could It Be That Jamigori N Jna Gem ?Emo Are Pseudonyms For John Pesa N Rachier Respectively? We Appreciate You Here , Just In Case. Just Get This Then Into Your Thick Skulls. Gor Is Bigger Than Everybody, Players N Yourselves Included. A Thief Cannot Call Someone He Is Stealing From Indisciplined. What Is Good For The Goose Is Equally Good For The Gander. Be Warned.
@Akira, you are an eye sore and imbeciles in this site. Look at your your capital letter syndrome of posting comments. I think this describes yourself better as the thickest skulls. Do you own Gor Mahia? I suggest you better go to primary or elementary school first to learn simple and basic grammar as well as comprehension.
WOW!!! , Calling somebody thick skulled just bcoz of a difference of opinion is so Porridge brained , but that notwithstanding , all have a right to an opinion , your status on this wall as a site prefect taken into account, even Joliero , highway terrorists and funeral bullies in the name of the club insist emotionally that its their right since football and emotions are like siamese twins . . . .But amidst who is right wrong , our brand suffers
Listen well Jo Gor tee..I will mix luo and english and kiswahili yote since weche tek even Musymo osiepa ose ring’o owewa kawa nyagoree.Cecafa Sec Gen called on clubs to provide bank a/c details by thursday to enable swift prize money transfer by Saturday noon which Azam, Simba and JKU did while Aduda and John Pesa dilli dallied lending credence to thinking that the money had other designs planned. Is GM account number unknown to the two senior officials or who were they consulting first and for what reason?Players then said 70% be given to them right on the spot and be re-couped from the money when wired as even previous promises had been broken and they were whipped into line by being read for the Riot Act. Relations btn Aduda and John Pesa acting for AR on one side and Players on the other is becoming very toxic to a point that the good run we enjoy is at stake and Sir Kerr is becoming sad and depressed. I have advised that these players are what we have Now and as such must be first and number one priority for the club. Even Kenyan Nurses went on strike 3 months with Govt huffing and puffing how mighty serikali is and will replace nurses but wapi?Innocent people died and healthcare systems almost crushed that they eventually gave in and increased Nurses salaries and re-instated all they had previously fired prior contracts notwithstanding. Shida iko wapi if players are given good bonus after winning games and prize money that we didn’t have while salaries and allowances are paid by Sportpesa?
@jasego, ok anyal ringo en mana no am so pissed off by the going ons that I have taken a low profile to cool off. If I had the power I would castrate all members of this goddamn EC women included!!!
FACT : EC has running contracts with players that stipulates payments of salaries and match allowances by 5th of every month.
FACT : Players and TB have signed the contract and are aware of the rules of the games and the same contract is copied to sponsors – sportpesa.
FACT: Participating in tournaments is at the jurisdication of the EC , they decide which tournaments the club should engage in
FACT : Winning any tournament and therefore susequent prize monies is not a guarantee
FACT : EC’s salaries and allowances have increased by 20% over the last 2 years, infact since the last elections. This is factored into their contracts since it is at their discretion – they are judged by the overall performance of the club – trophies won.
FACT: Existing players contracts does not talk about bonus and prize money for competitions.
FACT: Bonuses and prize money for competitions is at the discretion of EC to decide how to spend the money. Remember EC is not funded by sponsor – sportpesa so how do they sustain the day to day office operations and recurrent expenditure
FACT : Alll our clubs income streams – gate collections, water, bread, tv, gor mahia SACCO etc etc are run by private companies/individuals, exploiting our existing constituion and riding on kogallo fanbase and are therefor keen to line their private pockets and not the pockets of the club
SO BEFORE YOU TAKE SIDES ! PLEASE GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT BUT IT IS VERY CLEAR, WHERE THE PROBLEM LIES – THE ARCHAIC AND PRIMITIVE CLUB CONSTITUTION.
Jakoyo all this you have enumerated above is of no help since who is at the Helm of the club and rode to the position of chairman with a pledge to review the Club Constitution as a matter of urgency?Is it not your demi-god His Majesty Right Reverend Jakwoo who is maintaining the status quo by not having the constitution reviewed since it favors their fleecing of club funds and opaqueness that they thrive in?
Akira, give your opinion but dont refer to me in the negative. Get me clear and loud.
Now, how is this helping the club and the crisis we are in ?
At this point, the owners of the club, Gor Mahia, must put their foot down and sort out the problems at the club now.
The EC has failed miserably in the management of the club.
I will say it again, this club needs structures that will provide a working system for all, players included.
Wuod Asego Pesa ne en headmaster my days in Rapogi high school, the Aduda family, Owadgi was a very bright electrical engineer kuma wuonwa ne tiye Kericho, Owadgi moro was a physics lecturer U.oN., mago yawuot Nyakach kuma Abonyo chuor Dr. Laboso gvnr Bmt aye. I’ve seen it, apenji ka. wuonewa by ne tero Gor Europe for pre season then, Kare en ango?
Abok tinde Gor dhiang maduong minyiedho oknyal ter jotugo europe tidwa cham pesa. Mago iluongo ni conflict of stealing interest
@jasego, it is of help ! me, you and the hundreds of stranded and clueless gor mahia fans can all put our feet down and bring about a lasting change……………you dont have to wait for elections, MUST YOU.
Though i will insist his majesty right reverend chairman AR is at no fault – how i wish he had the powers to hire and fire EC officials.
@jakoyo , while I agree with you that the Gor constitution is a problem , I beg to disagree with u when you try to insinuate that AR is not the problem bcoz he is the overall problem as the head of this rudderless , clueless and visionless EC .
It is a fact as has been said on this wall over and over again , that the club’s hierachy is needlessly bloated and chaotic , disfunctional and deliberately so , that being enabled to allow the ravenous feasting on the club’s meagre resources to the detriment of the club’s core priorities , the consequence of all these sheninigans being what we are now witnessing .
When AR talked about changing the club’s constitution before the elections to usher in systems and structures , was it not in appreciation that the lack of the same was a hindrance , and while doing so , who did he have in mind to change it if not himself ?.
For the last few weeks as these grievances were boiling over , did we , even once hear AR pronounce himself on the same ? , No , yet what could be more important a priority than this ?
Did it have to reach this far ?, is the world cup more of a priority than dealing with this situation , and a time like this .
Going on a tangent about Aduda is just another case of dealing with the symptons in a situation where radical surgery is needed since the same Aduda is a direct consequence of Rachier where ultimately the buck should be and must stop .
Whatever has happened is unfortunate , we have a game in the week against Simba in the week and something must be done , however short term it is , but in the mid and long term , something drastic must happen , irrelevant heads must roll , the gravy train must stop and discipline must be restored in all entities and all that love the club must get involved , each and all with their Arsenals , bcoz diplomacy may fail and if it does , then plan B and C must be engaged bcoz sometimes things must get bad , very bad before they get better , so let the ones who hold the stakes /steaks decide how they want
It , we cant always be making a step forward then through sheer ineptness , incompetence and gluttony , we make two steps backward only to start afresh from way back than where we
had long passed .
Sorry , meant we have a game against Yanga in the week , my apologies .
Could not put it better. On point. But meanwhile, Aduda must leave immediately. We are serious my dear good friends,!!! We are going to deal with this gluttony and the gluttonous group. Rachier, Pesa, Aduda, the other clueless group must app go home!!!!
I want someone to give me honest answer to my following questions
1) who are the owners of Gor mahia fc?
2)Who is the employer of the Executive committee?
3) Where do members take their grievances?
4) The income to the club belongs to who?
5)Executive committee is answerable to who?
6) Is motivating players unlawful?
7)If Gordon mahia belongs to the public, between players and the Executive committee who is supposed to benefit first?
Please help me here because I started supporting the club in 1978 and seemingly i don’t understand it.
I want someone to give me honest answer to my following questions
1) who are their ownerGorf Gor mahia fc?
2)Who is the employer of the Executive committee?
3) Where do members take their grievances?
4) The income to the club belongs to who?
5)Executive committee is answerable to who?
6) Is motivating players unlawful?
7)If Gordon mahia belongs to the public, between players and the Executive committee who is supposed to benefit first?
Please help me here because I started supporting the club in 1978 and seemingly i don’t understand it.Lastly jokanyanam wadhiuru mos.
Yes, valid questions indeed, unfortunately i also do not have the answers.
The EC behaves as if they are not answerable to anybody.
I have supported Gor Mahia since 1981, but this case of going to wssh our dirty linen in a foreign country is a case of “msiba wa kujitakia”.
As much is the Gor Mahia officials are to blame, players must also know how to diplomatically/politely present their problems.
Being unruly in a foreign country is totally uncalled for.
News just in is that 6 first eleven players have suspended from the club.
En wach malich ahinya
Janam, who are these first 11 players? We abhor rumors on this site
Beginning of the end of what we knew and loved so much, so why? Who’s killing us
@Ja Thur Gi Ji, handling success can be always be a problem unless handled fairly it explodes right in your face. Right now there are so many rumors flying around. I doubt whether this is the time to suspend anyone considering our position in Africa and the league. Maybe it’s officials who have been suspended
Kerr accept de offer 4rm south africa, kahata accept de offer 4rm simba or yanga even in free offer and de gormahia fraternity look for better clubs elsewhere and gor as a club to b dismantle we ar tired,,,,, besides wat u did in Dar iz recommendable I personally agree wid ur decision u can’t be treated lyk slaves yet u ar playing classic football in de region
Meanwhile Gor’s opponents Yanga is in even worse situation than Gor. Their top players are not coming to Nairobi and the team is even unable to recruit quality players during this recess period. Isn’t it time for Gor to pave their path to the quarters? Such chances never come twice, even in a players’ lifetime.
We can’t beg technical bench anymore we ar tired ov them hw do u expect players to fight and sweet in de field and de little they deserve goes into de pocket of hyenas,,,,,,,, let players do wat they like even if iz matter ov killing football in Kenya so be it our players cannot shine yet others ar making foul ov them datx xo sad
@midigocollins, I don’t think out TB has done anything wrong maybe you meant EC.
On the ‘alleged’ suspensions we should all know that the info was from @Janam. The same person who wants us to disband the team. I suspect he is @ingo by another name
Where is the news of suspension of players come from?
Some people are not helping the club here and are hell bent to destroy it.
Such people should give us a break.
Whether we loose or win Gor mahia is our club.
To those who are celebrating the situation, let them be reminded that Gor will not fall.
Janam your days are numbered with rumuors and wishing Kogalo doomsday and imminent fall so that your Abaluhya Football Club can reign supreme in local football..Wan jo Homabay walich kuom lengo Boka Rao wasemana tingo mekwa wamanyi egweng Nairobi kaa…
The damage has been done. What we need now is damage control. I suggest the followings;
1. GOR Mahia office should offer formal apology to CECAFA.
2. Gor Mahia office should request for the medals to handover to players.
3. Gor Mahia players to offer apology to fans whom they have no problem with. Mark you some fans died because they support these players.
4. Gor mahia office to agree on cease fire with players.
5. After our CAF match players can select five them to meet with Chairman and openly tell him their frustration. They should all agree on the way forward.
6. Players to apologies to main sponsor and promise to market their brand well.
7. No disciplinary actions should be taken now it will be more damaging.
My fellow fans, i know it is the couch`s work but i am of the opinion that this striker by the name Onyango poached from Ulinzi star,can team up well with Tuyisenge and Mustafaa, i saw them playing together during their last game in TZ and it was nice to watch . Both Mustafa and Onyango found the back of the net
To the doubting Thomas in this forum ,the suspended players are,
Captain,left back,a striker,Defensive midfielder,awinger,goalkeeper and a defender.
They have already picked their suspension letters.Jakoyo can call to find out and update the forum.
En wach malich…..
Gor Mahia fc always over come challenges. This is not the first and the Last. Wait on Wednesday and Sunday and you know what i mean. Am a supporter since 1982 and I have seen a lot. We had been suspended by Caf before and even deducted points by FKF but still we conquered. This Mahia the real one,
Gor as a club knows what to do when. Note that you don’t suspend players before hearing their side of the story. And if you dare read widely AR insinuates that there are EC members who are not working for the good of the club and those will be weeded out , not by the EC but the club members.
We are meeting a weakened Yanga and hence we need our house in order, we also meet a wounded leopard/cat this weekend.
On the CCAFA medals and cash, is there a law that says that you forfeit your medals and cash once the match ends peacefully. Is picking the medals physically a requirement. Courtouis and Kane never picked their medals yesterday because they already left with their teams. I hear Musonye says that he will nt allow us to appeal the ban, medal and cash withholding. We have the Court of Arbitration here in Kenya and CECAFA is also a sports org in Kenya, so they are not above the law
Both the EC and Playing Unit have contributed to these unfortunate happenings involving our team. For this reason player suspension should not be contemplated by the office. We need healing. This is not the time for disciplinary action on any player. We should heed Macholung’s advice.
http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/gor-mahia-convenes-a-meeting-with-players-to-end-impasse/2gvu8tcva7gj15peagwyr7gz6
MUSA ENCOUNTERS DERBY HAVOC
Musa Mohamed maiden date against Zesco ends in chaotic fashion
14 JUL 2018, 10:05 SANG KIPLAGAT
Musa Mohamed’s Nkana debut ended in a chaotic fashion as their match against Zesco had to be abandoned.
Mohamed who was lining up against his compatriots: David Owino, Anthony Akumu, and Jesse Were at the Levy Mwanawasa stadium for the FAZ matchday 24, came across what he might not have wanted to happen in his first league match for Nkana.
The match had to be stopped twice as both sets of fans wrecked havoc following two legitimate decisions by referee Wiseman Musako. Nkana striker idris Mbombo was cautioned for simulation in the 79th minute. The visiting fans raided the stadium with beer glasses in a demonstration against the decision. The match was halted for four minutes and began again in the 85th minute.
In the 90th minute, Zesco defender Marcel Kalonda handled the ball inside the box and that led to Musako give Nkana a justified penalty. Zesco fans invaded the pitch with beer bottles too demanding then referee rescind the penalty decision.
The match was halted again. Zesco was on the verge of losing their first match in thirteen encounters. The fate of the derby lies with the fAZ disciplinary committee now.
The score at the time of second drama was 1-1. Nkana scoring through Ronald Kampamba and Zesco getting the equalizer by Lazarus Kambole.
Even Zambia hooligans abound during derbies…These things are not synonymous to GM but we are overly birrated weneva it occurs to us…Aol gi stress
http://www.goal.com/en-ke/amp/news/why-gor-mahia-players-snubbed-cecafa-podium-presentation/9sc74hs4
We even get condemned when chaos arise after our wins or loses. In Paris they had a major riot to celebrate the winning of the WC.
Not advocating for that though
Ec should have sold kahata 9m instead of fighting for 1m,is kahata better than o lungs Otieno chali abass magongo and many more, some players should be punished for what happened in Tanzania
Below is what i told Janam on 16th July 2018 @ 9.35 am.
(Gor Mahia fc always over come challenges. This is not the first and the Last. Wait on Wednesday and Sunday and you know what i mean. Am a supporter since 1982 and I have seen a lot. We had been suspended by Caf before and even deducted points by FKF but still we conquered. This Mahia the real one)
I can say again, you are yet to see the best of Guikan , Kevin and Mustafa. Soon you will see.