Gor Mahia edge Bandari 1-0
Gor Mahia put their 2018-2019 Sportpesa Premier League campaign back on track when they edged Bandari 1-0 at Kisumu on Tuesday. It was a important win for Kogalo over the team that eliminated them from the Sportpesa Shield and also a team that is a title contender.
Additional reporting from the Nation
Rwandan striker Jacques Tuyisenge struck at the death as Gor Mahia overcame bogey side Bandari 1-0 in a closely contested SportPesa Premier League match at Moi Stadium in Kisumu on Tuesday.
The win saw Gor Mahia regain the premiership leadership from Sofapaka, although the champions still have three matches at hand. The game seemed to be headed for a barren draw with Bandari looking content with a point, as they engaged in time wasting tactics, which saw goalkeeper Faruk Shikalo booked. Tuyisenge rose high to connect with an incoming cross which Shikalo, who had produced a man-of the-match performance, failed to deal with.
“One nil is not fair, the result should be three nil or more because we created several chances. But we have won and I am very happy,” said Gor’s coach Hassan Oktay, whose side now tops the league on 49 points, one ahead of Sofapaka.
Bandari’s assistant coach Nasoro Mwakoba said while his charges played well, Gor used their opportunities well, hence deserved the win. “The game was good, every time we have met Gor, we have always played well like today. They used their chances well and won.”
Collins Agade and Yema Mwama forced Gor’s goalkeeper Shaban Odhonji to a double early save, as the Mombasa-based side sought to complete a double league victory against the champions. Gor attacker Nicholas Kipkirui failed to break the deadlock after Francis Kahata found him inside the box with a volley assist, before Joash Onyango was lucky not to score an own goal as he fumbled while attempting to clear Hassan Abdala’s cross.
A defensive lapse almost cost the defending champions on the 20th minute when William Waridi managed to sneak between Gor’s defence and stretched to unleash a drive which Odhonji parried. Unsettled Gor won a free-kick inside their opponents’ half, which was poorly taken by Hashim Sempala, before Shikalo produced a brilliant save in the 34th minute to deny the former Tusker man from long range.
Onyango was brilliant in the first-half as he managed to deal with Mwama, who proved a menace with his runs. Both sides made early changes in the second-half, Bandari resting Shaban Kenga for Benjamin Mosha, while Gor introduced Kenneth Muguna and Dennis Oliech for Sempala and Kipkirui respectively.
The hosts should have found the back of the net in the early minutes of the restart, but both Sammy Onyango and Tuyisenge saw their headers saved by Shikalo, before Odhonji also denied Wadri at the other end. Substitute Oliech missed a glorious opportunity to fire K’Ogalo ahead on the 67th minute from a one-on-one situation with Shikalo. Instead of sending a powerful shot, the veteran forward went for a weak low curve which Shikalo stretched well to punch.
Bandari had Fred Nkata to thank 10 minutes later, as the latter raced to disposes Kahata inside the box with a cautious tackle, before the Harambee Stars midfielder could strike. Coach Benard Mwalala’s side suffered a blow in added time when Tuyisenge found the back of the net with a header.
Sweet victory indeed! Beating Bandari who resorted to time wasting is a well deserved win.Mwalala must know people. I could see neat passes by our midfielders, at least there is less of pigia rashfold mbele policy.
Good job, congrats team
Congrats to team kubwa. @Gor Player and team negative energy are silenced. I miss reading the tens of commentators that would have been spitting venom had the team lost or drew. Semeni kitu jameni. 2 comments only??
Amor, Piny Mor, Polo bende Mor. For God and my beloved club – Kogallo
Congrats boys.
Its at such moments that I normally only care that we have won and not how we won , for now , I only care about the 3points irrespective of how ugly or beautiful the boys played and for the following reasons , for the last 3weeks or so , these boys have barely had a normal life , playing a game in one town , spend the time after that game travelling to another game , no time to review , train or recupurate before embarking on yet another journey on land and in the air to yet another round of matches , while going through all these , your opponents are training , reviewing and relaxing while waiting for you , Barcelona cant manage this , Real Madrid cant , Bayern cant , Only Manchester City can and because of their massive depth on the bench , but only as far as the phisical aspect is concerned coz even they would not have time to review and train .
Its for the above reasons and yesterdays result that there is a loud and deafening silence from Team Must Go .
The script that Team Must Go had conjured that was to take off before the Berkane 1st leg game , Climax during the Berkane 2nd leg game and Mature by deliberating losing subsequent league games has had its wheels coming off coz some of the collaborators have pulled back after Rachier’s threat of Armaggedon .
By Team Go , I mean the ones who were in the situation room and not the gullible ones I see on this and other blogs who blindingly jump onto bandwagons without even asking the purveyors what the destination is .
Another thing of note and which we need to be wary about in future when we hear from the media and reflexively react is that a section of the media were hook , line and sinker in this plan to destroy our club and for one reason , to use it and benefit from it through extortion and fraud.
Immediately the pictures were posted , calls were made to Sonko to come to the aid of our suffering players who apart from surviving freezing nights on cold floors , had also not “eaten anything days after they left Nairobi ” , money was sent , recieved , the team of over 20 shared 700k while the Ochestra conductor walleted 300k , meaning each pawn in the script got 20 something thousand , while the script writer laughed herself all the way to the mogoka joint.
So it is a very tough and punishing phisical & mental moment for the players and appreciating the fact that we face the same sitiation next season coz Gini Wasekao , it is , as a matter of urgency , that in the next transfer window , we do a clear out of all our average players and bring on board players who can step up in any situation , locally and internationally .
There are around 7players I see who to be honest , are not good enough to be in Gor Mahia but can be very good at teams like Team Afc , Team Others and Team the Rest .
To the Team Must Go , I will quote The former CS for Sports Mr Echesa ,” Stop Thump Chesting “.
@teddy sofaset branch entebbe, this lady Judith Nyangi should have been suspended and expelled from the club long time ago. I do not understand what Wakili Ambrose Rachier and his Executive Committee have been waiting for in background of these obvious cases of insubordination, sabotage, incitements, misrepresentation, soliciting of funds illegally etc. She should be summarily be send packing together with her buddy Ben Omondi, Secretary General and thereafter call for a special meeting meeting (SGM) for members to ratify their expulsions from the club football activities.
The lady does not adhere to any of the collective responsibilities as being part and a member of Gor Mahia Executive Committee. She has never understood confidentiality matters of the club as she keeps on sharing Gor Mahia confidential information with the likes of Nick Mwendwa, fan of Kariobangi Sharks, solicits money illegally from all sorts of politicians without authority, permission and knowledge of the Executive Committee, always likes yapping nonsense with the media houses etc. Judith Nyangi does not know her roles and duties as the Organizing Secretary.
@Jamigori , whereas suspending or expelling Nyamgi may be welcomed , our problems runs deeper than Nyangi and as long as we still retain the same organisational structure that we do , more Nyangis will still be elected by the millions of well meaning and genuine K’gallo fans who dont register as members and hence dont take part in elections .
Elections aside , the problems such as this Nyangi Virus can be cured by having only 2elective positions , a President and his/her running mate by an electoral college comprising of representatives from all parts of the country in order to avoid an important entity such as Gor Mahia becoming solely a Nairobi affair .
Otherwise we will suspend or expel Nyangi today but the same Mogoka chewing , weed smoking and Simba Waragi consumers will be hired to vote on our absent behalf and chose another Nyangi/s .
Change and Power is not given , it is taken and the only way Gor Lovers can take back their soveriegn power is by being where decisions are made and being part of that decision making process and you can only do this if you are a registered member .
Lastly Nyangi with all her deficiencies is very much tolerated by sections of the EC because her presense enables them to steal the little that we normally remain with knowing Nyangi is very good with the Begging Bowl and will rescue and cover their nakedness after they have stolen ,@ Jamigori , Wakili Rachier is very unfortunate coz he is sarrounded by very stinking company , a company we elected and gave him to work with .
@teddy sofaset branch entebbe, we need to start restructuring the current structure of Gor Mahia which operates under the Society’s Act by amending the constitution of the club by drafting new Memarts of Gor Mahia. Thereafter make a resolution during either AGM or SGM to turn the club into a limited company where shares can be issued and sold to the members of public in different categories such as:-
1. Gor Mahia Support Trust – 30%
– (the trust will hold shares on behalf of the fully paid members of the club who are registered in the club)
2. Institutional Investors – 40%
– (this can be any investor or sponsor of the club. The investor can be either be local or foreign investors)
3. General Public – 30%
– (this will be open to all members of the public particularly those who are not registered members of the club).
We can adopt any of the following ownership structure for Gor Mahia Football:-
i) A public limited company regulated by the stock exchange to which it is registered or
ii) a private limited company which has shareholders who hold sway over the direction in which the football club is going.
Structure of the Gor Mahia Limited will have the following governance structure:-
1. Board of Directors – Main Board should comprise of 7 members headed by Non-Executive Chairman appointed by board members. The board members must be men and women of high integrity in the society as well as fit and proper with required minimum of education level. The board will offer oversight roles and develop broad strategic plan of Gor Mahia Ltd. The board will establish various board committee to enhance good principles of corporate governance. The board sub committee will include:-
i) Audit, Risk & Controls
ii) Finance, Strategy, Legal & Contracts
iii) Human Resources and Manpower
iv) Commercial, Marketing and Membership
2. EXCOM or Management – to be headed by Chief Executive Officer that will be the accounting officer and sits in the board. The role of EXCOM will be to implement the broad strategic plan developed by the board. The CEO shall have the following qualified individuals to hold the following positions:-
i) Finance, Strategy & Operations Director (Executive Director) – will be in charge of Finance & controls, strategies implementation matrix & reviews, legal & contracts of players, IT & innovation, investor relations, admin & facilities, human resources & personnel etc
ii) Commercial Director – merchandising, sales of merchandises, business & commercial contracts, memberships, marketing etc
iii) Director of Football – Coaching staffs (main team & youth teams), technical bench, players, performance of players, medical team, team manager, talent scouting, youth development etc
iv) PR & Communications – public relations, social media (facebook, twitter, instagram etc), alternative media channels, communication, media liaison etc
v) Audit & Controls Director reporting to the board – internal audit & controls, risk management etc.
A CASE OF FOOTBALL OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE IN UK
Since the year 2000, there have been 44 instances of a football club in the English Football League having been placed into administration. That’s close to half of all 92 Football League clubs, a bizarrely high number, suggestive of a serious flaw in the way in which football clubs are managed in England. Whilst UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules go some way to preventing – or at least punishing – clubs slipping into financial toil, there is more that could be done to ensure that supporters don’t lose the clubs their communities’ treasure.
There are two major types of ownership structure for football clubs in England:
i) A public limited company regulated by the stock exchange to which it is registered or
ii) a private limited company which has shareholders who hold sway over the direction in which the football club is going.
Most clubs are run as private limited companies; i.e., Chelsea under Roman Abramovich. Chelsea ultimately answer to the board of directors and the shareholders. Many owners occupy both positions, and as such, there is little preventing them from making decisions independently.
The main exception to this rule is Arsenal, as they have a parent company. The parent company is a public limited company; Arsenal Holdings PLC. Public Limited Companies have their shares listed on a stock exchange where they are traded and regulations must be adhered to.
There are pros and cons to clubs registered as public or private limited companies. For example, in the case of Chelsea, having a super-wealthy owner like Abramovich has been largely positive. The Russian is committed to the club, prepared to spend copious amounts of his own money, and ultimately, appears to be a fan himself, potentially adding that extra level of security long-term. You could also make the argument that a lack of the ‘red tape’ that comes with registering as a public limited company allows Abramovich to take decisions quickly, and enact his positive vision without restriction.
The cons are rather obvious; for the clear majority of clubs entering administration do so due to poor management by private owners. Portsmouth serve as a prime example of a club whose precarious strings of negligent owners resulted in three relegations and a mass of severe, at times potentially fatal, financial issues.
With clubs registered as public limited companies, these risks are reduced. Public limited companies have significant governance rules and laws to abide by, resulting in a greater security to the company as every move made is scrutinised.
You might imagine that it is the clubs with the wealthy, private owners that are best-placed, but a recent study has found that clubs registered as public limited companies have a better firm performance than private limited companies. Given that public limited companies are less likely to experience financial issues as a result of ownership, and on the whole experience better firm performance than their private counterparts, it could fairly be suggested that England’s football clubs all be encouraged to consider the shift.
Both forms of company are, in their own ways, flawed when it comes to running football clubs, however, public limited companies are more heavily regulated than private limited companies and as such, there is far more scrutiny over the actions taken by the clubs, which appears to lead to greater financial protection.
Despite football’s television-boom, there are significant issues with the financial regulation of the sport. Leyton Orient’s recent collapse clearly illustrates the need for discussion and action around these topics. There are solutions beyond FFP; changes to common ownership structures could be an example of a positive action
Please note the following:-
1. The Board will be democratically elected by its shareholders with fans being represented by Gor Mahia Members Trust.
2. Decisions taken by the shareholders will be decided on a one member, one vote basis.
Well done Kogalo
You are so eloquent teddy Ja Entebbe. Looks like we have a deep and rich irreplaceable group of think tanks. Out goes Wuod Kanyada in comes Ja Entebbe who is equally at task. Gor yawa. Can we immulate this with AR. And with our TB and lastly emulate this by going back to mashinani and getting the Zangi, Bassanga, Sawa, She be, Magongo, makamu of the golden era?
Considering that the fullbacks were Wellington and Geoffrey and in goal was Odhoji yet we kept a clean sheet is a big plus. It is refreshing to read in this blog that our midfield displayed some neat passes. Let them keep up. What remains to be sorted and should be sorted urgently is dealing with that ball in the final third so that goals can start streaming in.
https://www.futaa.com/article/178754/yanga-sc-in-talks-with-gor-mahia-striker
The football of these days players don’t stay in a club for long. It is not like the days of Bobby Ogola, Peter Otieno “Bassanga”, George Otieno “Solo” and George Otieno “Virgo” when a player could play for a club even for 10 years. I can seen Tuyisenge is on his way to Yanga of Tanzania.
@kosero, I wonder what the other teams exist for. They cannot even make bloggers come online to comment. They don’t upset our stomach or stir adrenaline rush. We need to win the league and be tested again at continental level. That’s where our agemates are. No further comments until the league is won OR new players are recruited OR coach leaves OR clubs holds elections OR players leave for Simba OR Tuchapwe whichever comes first.
Gor Mahia should find away of tying down Jacques Tuyisenge or else he will leave the same way Meddie Kegere left.
Even olunga went and tuyisenge came. Kagere left and oliech came. If tuyisenge leaves, another striker will come. Now we’re experienced and we will replace tuyisenge with a quality striker. But still we have quality strikers in oliech,kipkirui,sekisambu,and others like samwel,Boniface Omondi, Lawrence, who are equally good. Gor mahia fc is like juve,or Madrid, or Barcelona or man city where all players are good including the one’s who do not feature regularly. All players who we’re signed in 2017,were very good players who can rise to the occasion and emerge as very good even for the national team s in east Africa n region. Case in point is Philemon Otieno who benefited on the departure of Khalid Aucho and Wellington Ochiengs injury. He conquered and earned a position in the national team. So in the national team defense we have Philemon, Joash,musa Mohammed, and Erick Ouma. That one alone is Gor mahia fc defense. So I believe that all Gor mahia fc players are of quality and on requires a conditioning coach who will make their fitness levels to rise. If you see our goalkeeping department, I believe we’ve the best and even odhoji have woken up.
Kogalo should find a way to be competitive with Simba financially. Why must Kogalo always lose players to Simba?
@Joe Riaga, the only way of making the club financially competitive is restructure the club into a limited company with tighter controls and more accountability.
Unlike Kagere, Tyuisenge may not shine elsewhere because his form is ever fluctuating. He should tred carefully.
@Jamigori Tick.I have read it yiote.The task is how we can get it implemented that way sooner.
We are still poor in defending high balls, especially from dead ball situation, we need a commanding defender with a good height and a goal keeper who can easily win aerial balls Shakavas days are numbered and I don’t trust him these days, Fred is good in goal but is disadvantaged by his height
Fellow bloggers, have you all noted that @Jakoyo and his other Ingwe adherents have the habits of commenting in this site when Gor Mahia has either dropped points or beaten.
Since we won against Bandari, none of them including Jakoyo has posted any comments. In this regard, let us ignore and stop reading or commenting on his nonsense.