Gor Mahia stars excel for national team
Harambee stars may have failed miserably in their efforts to qualify for the cup of nations but Gor Mahia fans had something to be cheerful about. Captain Julius Owino and defensive midfielder Peter Opiyo played starring roles in the national team’s campaign.
Owino was rock solid at full back and offered additional options in attack. One of his forays up front ended with him scoring against Mozambique.
Peter Opiyo won rave reviews for his superior work rate and excellent ball distribution and was able to parlay it into trials with Fortuna Dusseldorf of Germany.
In addition, George Odhiambo, Ibrahim Kitawi and Chris Wekesa have also been called up to the national team, giving Kogalo fans more to cheer.
Over the past 5 years, Gor Mahia players in the national team have been as rare as trees in a desert. This a far cry from the glory days of the 1970s and 1980s when Kogalo often provided almost half of the national team players. This was during the heyday of players like Sammy Owino “Kempes”, Bob Ogolla, Otieno Bassanga, Charles Otieno, Abass Magongo, John Okello “Zangi” among many others.