Gor Mahia players shine as Kenya beat Sudan
Kogalo players were in fine form as they played pivotal roles in enabling the Kenya national team, Harambee stars to beat Sudan 1-0 in their opening match of the Nile Basin football tournament. This Sudanese team is highly experienced and is essentially a club team given that 8 of the starting players play for El merreikh which is one of the top teams in the continent. A club that is so well financed that some of their top players earn as much as 5000 Euros per month. You do the calculation and you will find that it is about 8 times what the top players in KPL make. Secondly, El Merreikh toured Kenya in 2008, 2009 and 2010, played Gor Mahia and other Kenyan teams, and soundly beat the locals. In 2009, Gor Mahia went down 0-5 to an El Merreikh team that had Nigerian dangerman Stephen Worgu in a friendly at Nyayo stadium.
Game wise, the Sudanese dominated, using their vast experience and familiarity with each other. However the Kenyan defence battled gamely and keeper Francis Ochieng of Ulinzi had a stellar game.
Musa Mohammed, Erik Masika, Collins Okoth, Teddy Akumu and Kevin Omondi all saw significant playing time. It was a menacing run by Omondi which resulted in a penalty when he was felled by a Sudanese player in the 17th minute. Club-mate Collins Okoth duly slotted the resulting penalty to give Kenya the win. Masika who came in as a sub, made a game saving play when he headed a goal-bound shot off the line after the Kenyan keeper was well beaten.
All in all, a good outing for Kogalo players, valuable experience will be gained the youngsters especially if they get to play hosts Egypt. For stand in coach Zedekiah Otieno “Zico” who also doubles as Gor Mahia coach, it was a chance to justify his elevation to national team coach and his selection as coach of the year in all Kenyan sports.
That’s why Gor Mahia was worth kshs 200 million, last year!
Bendera ipepee!
The tym has come which we were waiting.the national TEAM should be just GOR MAHIA.hence Harambee stars should be Harambee Kogalo.
bravo to all kogallo players that made the cut to the national team. its a good experience 4 them.
Dont lose this coach, he has just proved that he can hold his own against the best in the continent with youthfull and inexperienced players
We salute you boys for good performance. Keep it up.
Zico can manage both Kogalo and harambee. Keep it up boys.
Good luck for the remaining matches
Zico should be spending more time recruiting players for Kogalo and working with individual players. Let them hire someone else for Harambee stars.
I as a member number 205 on the election date of 24/01/2010 elected Ngala to represent me in the executive office and to account for all the monies used by the top management including the bus money, do hereby say I do not have any confidence in you now, so please do resign coz your statements are meant for the kindergarten.
congrats harambee….now the issue of money what happened to the bus really the story vapourized?another thing i think the accounts audited or otherwise should be published here.my support for kogalo comes from the heart and soul not money but still we want to know about the money and how they spend it coz we are ready to invest what we have to see the mighty Gor soar please some body talk about money and tell us where the bus is!!
strong and stronger kogallo we are moving!
Kogalo is the team to beat this season. Ulinzi and co ‘watch out!’Nevertheless as a fellow K’ogalo hawk i would urge for patience and tolerance. Gor is going places. Kudos mafans!
GOOD W0RK ZICO AND PLIZ REMEMBER THAT WE ARE WAITING TO CELEBRATE THE COVETED KPL TROPHY AT THE END OF 2011
SUCCESS TO GOR FOR THE UPCOMING LEAGUE
if you cant beat them join them, FOREVER GOR MAHIA