KPL U19: Gor Mahia overwhelm Karuturi
courtesy of the Standard
Gor Mahia yesterday hit Karuturi Sports 11-1 on the third day of Kenyan Premier League ( KPL) Under-19 tournament at City Stadium.
Boraafya Omar was the toast of the match as he scored a record six goals. His first was in the sixth minute. He then added another two minutes later and finished off his campaign with another goal in the ninth minute to complete a hat-trick inside the first ten minutes of the match.
But Gor were not done yet as Evans Amieno added the fourth goal almost immediately in the 21st minute as they raced to a 4-0 lead.
The six goal hero Omar was not done and by the 25th minute he added his fourth of the match.
Team captain Angelo Ochieng was not to be left behind as he extended the team’s lead in the 32nd minute. By the 35th minute Gor Mahia were leading 7-0 with John Ouma netting the seventh.
Recovery time
After this Karuturi had a small breather and had an opportunity to pull one back before half time. However, they were denied by Ezekiel Onyango in goal when he saved Simon Njuki’s penalty in the 40th minute to retain Gor’s advantage as both team’s went to rest.
As the second half kicked off, the Naivasha side showed more fighting power and were duly rewarded after the one hour mark when Michael Oginga scored their only goal of the match.
But Gor were not done yet as Joseph Wanyonyi scored the eighth goal in the 83rd minute. Omar was on the mark with one minute to go to score his sixth and Gor’s ninth of the day from the penalty spot.
Karuturi were reduced to ten men in injury time when Joseph Kerio was sent off and this allowed Clifford Omondi to score the tenth goal before Clifford Omondi completed the rout with another injury time goal.
If there will be consistency in this U19 then I must say we have a bright future.
Walter I wish that team would be retained even after the tournament, unfortunately there are no structures in place to sustain it. Sad to say but it will surely disintegrate with each player reverting back either to their schools or smaller amateur clubs.
Some two eminent bloggers have questioned the wisdom in my posting in the previous article headed: “Bwana: We did not cause damage”. The insight they gave my suggestion on possible solutions to the hooligan menace is interesting, quite healthy and very much welcome.
Michael and Bill Wabz feel that it is utterly impossible and unwise to lock out non-registered members from Gor Mahia matches. Reasons being advanced by these eminent persons is either that football is business or that supporters of other teams who are under no illusion or obligation to register with Gor Mahia would want to come and cheer their team when playing against K’Ogalo. Those are good observations. My question is: what business sense does it make to allow in 100 criminals each paying KES 500 and then end up losing KES 2.8M in fines? To the second observation: what harm does it cause all teams opt to have their fans register in a similar manner and avail the same for the verification process when required if we are truly sickened by hooliganism?
The reason we will always sing “Ndalo machon” and never want to embrace change is fear of change. This defeatist attitude reminds me of the famous Michuki rules which worked wonders and confounded the nay-sayers. A good number of Kenyans believed that it was ”impossible” to restore any semblance of sanity in our roads just like I am being challenged to suggest what is “possible” here.
The football hooligan menace has evolved into a monster and only radical moves such as restricting entry to stadia will check it. If it is business then let us do some math here: let us assume that 583 Gor Mahia fans suddenly went berserk and each of them vented his anger on his seat and broke the 583 plastic seats. Let us also assume that each of these 583 had paid KES 500 to watch the match. Does it make economic sense to sacrifice KES 2.8M for the sake of KES 291500? Let us suppose that the match was attended by 3583 K’Ogalo fans and that the remaining 3000 were law-abiding. Is it good business to retain KES 291500 and sacrifice the benefits of KES 1.5M?
Here are my reasons why the 583 fans are a liability to the club:
1. They make the club poorer by incurring uncalled for fines.
2. They give the club very bad publicity and in the process deny the club very lucrative sponsorship deals.
3. Their uncouth and rustic behaviour keeps away another 3000 fans that would otherwise wish to attend, thus denying the club another KES 1.5M.
4. Their hooliganism is driving away fans from the stadia thus reducing the initial 3000.
5. They make the club an eyesore to the general public.
Finally if these people cannot be arrested because as Ingo puts it, “the police are 50 against 1000 fans” then how do we make them take responsibility for their actions? If Ingo happened to have read James Hadley Chase then he ought to know what it means to say “The vulture is a patient bird”. Dan rightly pointed out that what the police (plain clothes) should do is follow these guys patiently and nub them like seated ducks in their homes. A soccer fan is weakest when alone. Now that is not impossible.
Bottom line is, with E-registration and E-ticketing the police will have it very easy to arrest these thugs and confine the menace into a dustbin of history. If we cannot think of radical changes then we should be prepared to wave printed handkerchiefs for far much longer.
@BB E.reg & maintenance of a register is a wonderful & practical idea BUT it won’t happen coz the excutive community needs “disorder” 2 win the upcoming elections & 2 stay in office.U see a register might block the 200 hooligans needed to ensure an election victory. Oh its simple for just 20K you get 200 goons @ kshs.100.00. Imagine what you could do with 100k.
That’s why despite Mwakio’s wise counsel NO INDEPENDENT VETTING TEAM OR PREPARATIONS ARE IN PLACE. Instead we get insincere pleadings “let’s wait to win the league first.”
Seems we can’t chew GUM and climb stairs at the same time.
AFC did the above by putting membership fee @ 1k & got only 700 members to elect officials, the rest r just fans.
Don’t worry about B.Wabz since even Bayern gives its members first priority in ticket sales.
Question-Why is it that in bars/clubs we have only bouncers yet customers rarely break chairs & run riot despite legally partaking in alcohol.Its coz customers are individually responsible for their actions & r not protected.
ACTUALLY THE PERFECT SOLUTION TO THE RIOTS INSIDE THE STADIUM IS SIMPLE & WAS SUGGESTED BY AN ESTEEMED BLOGGER.
“SIMPLY REMOVE THE SECURITY RESPONSIBILITY TOTALLY FROM CLUBS TO BACK TO TPL & SSMB & YOU WILL SEE THE ARRESTS EC IS SO SCARED TO MAKE.” IT CAN’T BE FORCED ON CLUBS WHEN THEY TOTALLY FAILED IN THIS AREA 4 3 YEARS.
That’s inside the stadium since other thugs will continue to target fans in the environs and highways.
However EC will not allow this since they need the “security youth” money/expense.Remember the chaos escalated when EC decided to be printing (to me the crowd in the home games always seems 2 exceed tickets particularly VIP) tickets which they sell on match day/venue.
I tell you its EC,yes its EC that’s the culprit with its vested interests.
Who warned AR during the City stars match? Was it one of the 25 he talked about in June 2011? How much as Rama sold for? Bwana & pictures of his goons?
On the youth team (already there complaints abt age, & I have issues regarding recycling of “Korea” when does he coach C.Stars & GM youth and Jolawi) I thank Admin. 4 providing the names, lets see how many remain in K’galo in 6 months time.
My appeal is that whether or not we win the title let’s give Team legends (of Obwaka, Lule, Sianga, Makamu) a chance in a lean EC with Secretariat i.e CEO, Finance & Admin Manager. I feel that a head coach of B.W’s standards can double up as technical manager. Why these guys have won the CECAFA/ CAF cups are surely are better than the unknowns we usually elect.
@Oduor12, I like your idea of membership @1000 bob and registered 3 months in advance taking part in elections. On legends where does that leave the likes of Mwakio who has very good ideas despite not being a former player? And what of our Divas? Does it mean they don’t have leadership credentials? Just like our playing unit is diverse we can only move ahead by diversifying our office as well. Good corporate governance emphasizes on staff diversity
The sad news for our shemejis is that Lucy has done a Loga on them. So how much are the expertriate coaches committed to the teams?
@ Oduori 12 av always cherished your postings and stood by your side but slide abit on legends taking the leadership simply because they are team legends. For me i think being a legend does not guarantee any leadership quality. I suggest we should consider leadership quality and not legendry. If any of them has the qualities then why deny him the chance?
@ dan thx for the queries and let me respond.
In fact Mwakio wanted 2 vie 4 the post of the S.G in the last elections but opted out. On his candidature bloggers opinions were varied but I do remember none other than Kosero telling him point blank that GM “inawenyewe”. Don’t get me wrong Kosero was well alive to negative “cultures/practices” that are holding GM captive & was merely pointing out the obvious.
The question is,has anything in GM changed since the last elections especially in terms of structures be it office, fans?
Only the TB/ players have improved.
If not,then there you have your answer for divas. They can only be accomodated in a bloated EC as assistant/ deputy something, which most agree is excess baggage.
To me the solution for the Mwakios(and other bloggers) was the still born bloggers branch which would have implemented all these ideas at branch level, then go 2 field 1/2 of themselves for the national office, hence start influencing the national office.
To me the current EC is so entrenched in office, & the only chance of removing them is by supporting qualified / competent legends of GM. The other likely achievable target is to reduce the office size.
Remember its the current EC the will set the election rules or even appoint the vetting board as a smoke screen. EC decisions are done by voting- WHO WILL VOTE 4 HIS POSITION TO BE SCRAPPED.
The other solution is to call a special AGM b4 the elections, Is that likely?
In fact, though its sad and some bloggers r vehemently against it, I can live with AR as chair 4 another term since maybe if he knows his position is secure he may fast track elections/positive changes. Remember even Kanu no.1 had to be eased out with a final.
Its all abt give & take and to me its easier to rally most of the GM fraternity around the likes of Obwaka,Lule,Sianga,Makamu to operate as directors.
Day to day running of the club is the work of a secretariat.
Why should these legends limit themselves to the league title when they won CECAFA/CAF titles.
Dan, what do you/bloggers think?
Until i see one of the legends mentioned here declare an interest in any position, i will continue supporting our current EC. If the legends are as good as Oduor wants us to believe, they need to enter the race. They have always sat on the fence even when our club was dying and continue doing so to date.
C’mon legends, it’s your time. Is it?
@ 3 Barefoot – you’ve ‘finished me’. Allowing only registered members to attend the matches is a good idea though practically impossible. By the way hooligans are well known. I think some people come to stadium drunk and that is where we miss the point as some people cant control themselves. I dont mean to demonize drinking or smoking bhang but I’m requesting all fans to do these responsibly and remember our ‘good name’.
@ 5 ODUOR12 – I support your argument about bars being abit orderly. But then the crowd in bar is less than 500 people in most cases. Here in GM matches we are talking about thousands of people with diverse cultural backgrounds and with different agenda. Some people come to steal, others to watch the match, others to socialize, etc and you cant synchronize all these and come up with a common interest. No wonder some people would just start stonning motorists whether we win or not.
@ 10 The Villager – I agree with you that the legends may not be that good. First of all in the current situation, leaders should be a bit financially stable to reduce corruption as a result of poverty and not just bringing someone to do trial and error, become rich and then disappear. Not any more at GM. Infact leaders should even bear the financial burden/sponsorship role and not ‘milking’ the club.
My take – let us be orderly and behave responsibly knowing that at the end of the day our behaviour is capable of scaring away potential sponsors hence the club will suffer financially. Some ‘hawkers’ are now taking advantage to revenge on our fans whenever we are playing at Tok Komwanda and I feel the risk is becoming too high and some innocent GM fans have so far lost lives.
Oduor 12 who told you that those people want to lead the club? Sometimes we better stop a bit and think. Which true past great player would want to be insulted? We love them today but only because they are not anywhere near club leadership.The way some of us have no respect for our leaders my advice is that any legend worth his name had better keep that name, stay away from leadership. AR has been insulted,GB, Kilo, Faiz, Ngala, they have all managed to absorb these. Let our memories not fail us,Austin was coach at one time, Sammy Omolo, Bob Ogola,Thigo and more recently Awilo and Pro- when things were not going well with them we did not remember their past contributions. I personally am not surprised that none of them has declared any interest in any position.
@BB now i understand u n also agree with u that clubs should register their fans, this then should be initiated by KPL n FKL but unfortunately our major hindrance is our administration right from FK to our clubs,
finally semeji as u pray pls rememba Ingwe bcoz Luc has gone A.W.O.L
sober up guys on the legends; we cannot have our legends languish only to pretend we can rewards them with leadership.
First things first – our legends should definitely be involved in the running of the club, you could probably have an elective post for them, or a more technical position that will enable them to actively be GOR to the end. such is what international club structures provide. Remember Zenedines, Cantona etc someone to represent the legends interest in the club and also temper the management extravagance in the interest of current and past players.
If you call these former players legends it mean that they have a permanent place at the club and thereby a clear structure should be put in place to recognize the same. Please think of GOR constitution to provide for this option. Let us not scramble to get the former players to compete for political position at the club “they are technocrats of football in some way”.
Our politicians Bwana, Rachier etc should be let to do the lobbying required to get sponsors, deny holiganism even where it is apparent etc.
@Bill Wabz pole about Luc. I will keep my optimism that all is well and he will be back to continue the good work. However, I blame it all on one Benson Disi.
@Walter 11, which is preferable, to fail to try or to try but fail?
@Jathur gi ji you have said it all.
Wow what feedback,I don’t have all the answers but let me try,bear with me for a rather long blog:
@ Ochoro- Some legends are actually very qualified.
@ The Villager- Some legends are good and visionary. While I agree with you they need to enter the race, we should also encourage them through this site,if you meet them etc.(ONLY IF YOU FEEL A PARTICULAR LEGEND IS UPTO THE TASK).I don’t think they’ve always sat on the fence,rather we(and they)tend to think of them as only being capable playing & coaching.They’ve never been given a chance at guiding the club AS OFFICIALS.
***BUT remember the day to day tasks should be handled by a competent secretariat of full-time employees. Finally I echo your call c’mon legends, c’mon legends.
@ WAB- Looking at the ratio of security/people you will agree that it is higher in the stadium so stadium should be safer.Solutions are there but coz of vested interests are not implemented,see Erico Jarae’s blog under “Bwana-We did not cause damage”-Instead of POLICE EC “hires” youth.
But to me the best is what was suggested recently by a blogger.
***Remove this responsibility from clubs and give it to TPL & SSMB.After all who lets tenants manage the security of their plots or do you let guests/neighbours manage the security of your house. It’s a fundamental mistake to let clubs be responsible for security of facilities at stadia.
Secondly,apart from AR who in the current EC can be said to be “financially” stable.We heard on this site that some are even jobless.
***Solution let’s REDUCE the EC numbers,its economical to have 4-6 members rather than 14.It will not only be easier to make decisions but mismanagement will be less costly.Do not look only at the names/legends.
***I REPEAT STRUCTURES R MORE IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY A LEAN EC & SECRETARIAT.
@ Jathur gi ji- Even in this blog people have been insulted but that has not stopped them from contributing. Tell me one legend who has not had a bad game(s) and not been insulted. Lule was chased down a Nairobi street.Check the archives,in this very site bloggers sometime back swore that Sir. Bob would never agree to coach Gor,but that came to pass.
***Insults are just challenges.
@ Bill Wabz- Membership is not that gloomy since clubs (especially big ones) make allowance to allocate a % of tickets to rival fans.We need each other, abt Lucy I hear Koops has resigned from Mulembe F.C.I don’t know why KPL clubs are ignoring this gentleman e.g S/meow its always nice to have the league more competitive.
@ Omondi- The legends should only be elected if they are the right material.Its not tokenism or a reward for their playing days.I think by virtue of being ex-players who have attained the high standards as players gives them a massive headstart over the unknowns we elect or who offer themselves for election.As for struggling former legends solution lies in membership- Part of the membership fee can be allocated 5% legends welfare, 10% youth, 10% Stadium development, 75% recurrent expenses. Maintain register so that members start owing the club. It may start EVEN WITH 50 slowly but will snowball eventually.
AS AT NOV 2012-BELIEVE IT OR NOT BAYERN HAS MADE A PROFIT FOR 20 YEARS IN A ROW AND COULD HAVE PAID ITS MEMBERS A DIVIDEND OF EUROS- 5.5 M SEE LINK.
http://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/en/news/news/2012/38173.php?
P.S Is there a difference btw a legend and long serving player. Don’t get me wrong but can you mention Makamu and Awilo in the same breath, what abt Orieko & Rama, Hesbon Omollo & Dan”Flava”,Kamoga & Jerry? Just thinking. Rider I have no problem whether it’s a legend or long serving player as long as they are qualified.
Who is more prone to trials & errors persons who’ve with some football background or an unknown.
Profiles to follow shortly.
Thanks Oduor12. That’s a good one.
Now what has Tok Komwanda done? Why should Nyamweya stop us from playing any competitive matches at City indefinitely?