Gor Mahia to start title defence on Feb 19
courtesy of goal.com
According to the 2014 fixtures released on Friday, Gor and AFC will not be in action on the opening week as they will be involved in continental football
Former Kenyan Premier League champions Tusker begin their quest to regain the league title against Thika United away on February 16 as the new season kicks-off.
Defending champions Gor Mahia and rivals AFC Leopards’ will not be in action on the first day of competition as they will be involved in continental football.
But they play their first match on February 19 with Gor Mahia taking on Nairobi City Stars at City Stadium while Leopards host KCB at Nyayo Stadium.
Debutants, Top Fry Nakuru, face a baptism of fire when they travel to Awendo to face Sony Sugar on February 15 while fellow first-timers KRA also face a challenging on the road fixture against Bandari in Mombasa a day later.
The league body has included, GOtv Shield, in its fixtures with specific dates indicated. The Football Kenya Federation-organised tournament will begin on April 26 and will be played on weekends where no league matches will be staged.
KPL opening weekend fixtures: February 15 – Western Stima v Mathare United (Bukhungu Stadium), Sony Sugar v Top Fry Nakuru (Awendo), Muhoroni Youth v Sofapaka Muhoroni), Ulinzi Stars v Chemelil Sugar (Afraha Stadium); February 16 – Bandari v KRA (Mbaraki Sports ground), Thika United v Tusker (Thika Municipal Stadium; February 19 – Gor Mahia v City Stars (City Stadium), KCB v AFC Leopards (Nyayo Stadium).
I support what @JAKOYO has been asking for; a central defensive cover. We have the League, Top 8, CAF Champions League, GoTV Cup, Cecafa Club Championships, DSTV Cup and maybe the Kenya Power Charity Cup. These games are many and need good cover in all areas if we are to make an impact. Injuries and cards will be accumulated.
We also need to call on FKF to try and bring the CECAFA Club Championships to Kenya so we can have some advantage as we return to the regional scene.
Otherwise, i feel we have good squad with good depth and i’m looking forward to an exciting season.
Lastly, i want to call upon ODUOR12 to drop the cynical, sarcastic and contemptuous name for purposes of tranquility and forgiveness on this blog.
its not so much how many players gor has in it’s ranks. kindly take note that the kenyan league will start while the european players are on the pitch and will end with the european players still being on the pitch. and shud kenya play spain , kenya will still be beaten 6 nil. one thing kenyan sport does not focus on is diet. players after getting their allowances head straight to ‘Burma’ for ugali, nyamachoma, matumbo etc. na ujaze so the the saying goes. another area is controlled physical fitness. the european player despite looking bigger is extremely fit and will run rings round the kenyan counterpart. the only team which have realised this is the rugby team. at least they got it that it is not just a matter of ugali. so gor can go ahead and have 30 players but so long as sports managers have no idea of what it takes, then kenyan soccer will remain where it is.
I second The Villager. For the sake of healing ndugu please do something about it.
@dinga, you are 100% right of the dieting and lifestyle of players. These two areas need to be addressed by both the technical and medical team. These are areas if handled properly will unleash the hidden potentials from the playing unit.
Bloggers read the article entitled “A Guide to Club Structures for National League system and Other Football Clubs” on Gor Mahia other articles.
I hope you will enjoy the article.