Finally Gor Mahia gets landmark sponsorship
After over four decades of existing as one of the most popular teams in East Africa, Gor Mahia have landed one heck of a sponsorship. The deal is worth Ksh 38 million over two years. It is the biggest sponsorship deal in the country.
There had been weeks of speculation and rumours ever since rumors started to circulate that a deal was in the offing. By the end of last week, most fans had dismissed it as yet another hoax. Further to that, Gor Mahia was the only top community team left without a sponsor. AFC Leopards, Mathare, Sofapaka and Thika United all had inked sponsorship deals. Even community rugby clubs like Mwamba and Harlequins had inked lucrative sponsorship deals. This left many wondering why Kogalo, the most popular team in Kenya could not land any sponsorship.
The last time Kogalo had any semblance of a sponsorship deal was 1991 when Kogalo sported shirts emblazoned with “International Casino”. It was a deal brokered by then chairman Joseph Ogode who was the MD and International Casino. However nobody knows what the deal was worth and the club was always flat broke and often failed to pay allowances.
Felix Otieno circa 1991
Sponsors have for years shied away from supporting community clubs, due the shambolic nature of Kenyan football. It is thus refreshing to see sponsors come forward. The football community must throw its support behind any company that supports football. Tusker have basically abandoned Kenya sports, whereas they are pouring millions into Tanzanian football. So rather than go to the bar and spend money on EABL products, football fans should spend the money buying Tuzo Lala for their loved ones. Gor Mahia supporters in particular must throw their support behind Tuzo. as you know, whether or not Tuzo renews the sponsorship after two years depends on whether their sales rise. So for Pete’s sake, support Kenya football by buying Tuzo.
The club officials must play their part by accounting properly for this money. The club does not belong to any individual. And if the money is not well accounted for, sponsors could pull out in order to avoid the bad publicity that comes with being associated corruption. On the other hand, judicious use of the sponsorship money could see the club return to the heights it scaled in the 1980s.
Fans must also play their part. Aside from buying Tuzo products, fans must behave well during matches in order to avoid giving the brand a bad name.
TUZO IS THE ONE !
TUZO JUU !!
TUZO ni pendo la GOR.U r on the right team.we shall make u proud
Here it is, now get us good players and betters facilities and better results. Eaters will be eaten I can assure you. So do not eat.Supporters now must style up. Remember it is just a game. DO NOT THROW ANYTHING, ANYWHERE, ANY TIME, ANYHOW.Let us appreciate and show the sponsor that we have matured. Thats the way forward.
Let us all migrate from KCC to TUZO. I wish to confirm that with effect from 15 April 2011, my family members have moved from KCC to Tuzo pendo la Mama and Gor Mahia. We consume 15 packets every day (105 per week, 420 per month and 5,040 per annum). We have also made a commitment to to consume 5 packets of yogurt per week. I have also convinced my extended 15 family members and 45 friends to move to Tuzo. Congrats Spin Knit. WE are going to boost your sales. Well done spin for this deliberate move and we wont let you down.
Will Spin Knit be making the Gor Merchandise.if so good business move by them, let’s have them soonest.To Gor coaches, officials and most of all players. You now have the best of everything-cooperate sponsorship, best supporter( though very demanding). What we need from you is beautiful soccer and goals.Titles are a must THIS SEASON KPL,Super 8,CECAFA, next year a continental title. Thanks Tuzo and officials now just be transparent with finances. Do not shy away from asking mafans for assistance even financial. Goor biiro its Tuuuzooo time
I’m repeating the previous edict made before the unveiling of this sponsorship that let all green movement all over the country and region migrate en-mass to TUZO Fresh, TUZO Longlife, TUZO Lala, TUZO Yoghurt, TUZO Butter and other Spin Knit Dairy products that include Lea, Flava and Everfresh. I want assure Spin Knit Dairies that we are going to partner together in building and marketing Tuzo products and Kogalo in a very big way. We are going to have songs dedicated to Tuzo promotion. We are going to work bega kwa bega for the benefit of this relationship. Finally I wish to thank management of Spin Knit, Kogalo admin, fans and players for making this happen.
We are waiting for the Gor Tshirts, they should be of quality and made available to all counties in the country because Gor is having fans all over the country. Gor with Tuzo is much palatable.
sure wr happy but when r we getting t shirts or do we use the one tuko nazo plse let them know we dnt want za river road .sasa wr going to thika uniform ni ngani ?
So AFC need milk to make tea . . . . . and Gor need Sugar to sweeten the Tea.
So when buying Sugar but AFC and when Buying Milk – buy GOR
Thank you Tuzo
it is to me like revolution(evolution).rem. how gor have been viewed.these bring me to my point;lets all unite to support these company. they are for the big population they see in the field and not very much for the team.thats why if we give it the required support the two year sponsor could be extended.how i wish somebody somewhere is not planning for the miss use of these money. to gor players and the coach you should show your appreciation by giving us the trophy we are so are so much obsessed about.these is when many sponsors will come calling instead of us going for them.
First and foremost congratulation GM and thank u Tuzo for coming on board I know u will not regret ur association with GM.
secondly let me bring it to the attention of the fans who pay for VIP tickets, through reliable information fans who have not paid for VIP tickets still find their way into this area. I am told that u pay 100/- and then press 50/- kwa mkono ya security then alas! u enter the VIP side. Kumbe I have been a fool!
Why are there so many chokoras at the VIP area running around, these small kids have become a nuisance do they also pay the 400/- to enjoy the comfort of sitting at the VIP stand? what about the vendors?
Lastly now that we have sponsorship with Tuzo, could I be allowed to declare that Tuzo is the official drink at all our matches? we would not like to see any soft drinks sold on this match days as they are not helping us with anything they had their chance and did not take it.
To end it, those coming to smoke whatever shit u guys are smoking and drinking Gor security team make sure no one get’s into the stadium carrying any liquor(cheap)or ciggarates(bhang) this case is serious and the police are now involved ukipatikana na bhang my friend dont cry out that u were not warned.
Right on point Jakojera, The bhang smoking is despicable and some “fans” use K’galo games as an excuse to engage in this vice, using the crowd as a cover.Isn’t smoking bhang illegal in Kenya,only it is not GM fans’ (or security for that matter) responsibility for stop this wayward behaviour, its the Police and they should arrest these fellas lock them in prison. But then again we all know Kenyan Police don’t we?
It is team work jo Kogalo,i see very few commendations for the executive to have made this to happen!Structures.It is the first in history. As we appreciate you as fans for your contribution,appreciate us too.
LOVE YOU ALL!!!
Kowitti is Synonymus with Odhiambo M’c Owiti;Deputy Treasurer Gor Mahia and Subcommittee Marketing.
Thanks and Congrats Kowitti my challenge to you is we want to be members and contribute shilling for shilling , bega kwa bega with Tuzo how can you transparently facilitate that??
Heko TUZO,heko FC Gor Mahia officials and players. To the real mafans please help maintain good image of the club. Say NO TO HOOLIGANISM,NO TO STONE THROWING! Lets all effectly market brand KOGALO~TUZO. Letsmake Tuzo our official drink so that Kogalo gets dividend from Tuzo. Songlius
Tuzo milk or yoghut instead of water for players during match you are joking “jakojera”
The only thing to say is those players will put a bit of muzzles to play 90 minutes
The following need Tuzo in their diet immediately
Kevin Daddy
Makori MWalimu
Akumu viera
Odera alcatel
Special thanks to GK officials, committees and Tuzo management for having brought this into reality. I am happy and proud to be an associate of you guyz.
My sincere request is, please! please! we need the t-shirts especially for my kids and husband….when and where can i find them?
sambamba sasa jana juzi leo pekee who knows where can we buy t shirts sasa coz kesho city ,sunday thika we dnt want za river road plse any with information tell us .
Thanks TUZO for having seen the great potential in KOGALO.My request to the management in the stadia is now to make sure that the only products we want seen,distributed and sold during our matches are TUZO products not Coca Cola products they have never been with us only ripping us off.
Can the Gor Mahia Officials also make available Gor Merchandises during matches so that those of has who have not bought the merchandise can have the chance of buying them during matches.
Lastly when are we getting the New T-Shirts? I need to buy for my whole family.
Daktari Wuod Maggy
How will the management of Gor “TUZO” Kogalo make sure our copyright and Standard of T-shirts are protected/preserved and that we are not enriching traders who have no interest in the club.
Can the club rent an office where these mechandise can be easily obtained and all money accounted for and quality maintained
NEW ANTHEM
Kogalo, GOR, GOR MAHIA,
Kogalo eee . . . ., GOR timbe duto ywak ni
TUZO, chak, Chak maber
TUZO eee . . . .chak timbe DUTO madhi
THIKA HERE WE COME
Kowitti, DEPUT.Treasurer why the silence when we’ve congratulated you and other Gor officials WELL DONE I repeat again. Now what about addressing our concerns, where are the T-shirts, Are you aware of corruption at the gate entrances, where are the financial statements for last year,how does one become a GM stakeholder, Bhangi smoking and changaa drinking smoking fans are a nusiance, bound to get bigger if not addressed,do have a budget etc, what are the guidelines for being a stakeholder/member. Engage us and inform us.
now i got an issue with one comment about children.i dont know if the person commenting on kids on the centre stand went to the stadium as a kid,i did and when my father,the man who introduced me to kogalo in 1985 was not around i could wait for a grown up who would pose as my paps and i would get into the stadium,today am a kogalo follower so i think children must be allowed into the stadium how else do you recruit fans?otherwise congrats management for securing TUZO on board.
tuzo milele we need now to do more work on technical bench and management of events like ticket sale,sale points,educating of fans to be more organised as i believe 70% of them are work to market our players in europe then all the talented players will want to join gor for the launch of their careers
@pawakuche it was with a bad intention, but the kids have started to prove to be a nuisance. They run around raising dust everywhere and GM must be so rich to host such large number of kids just run around the vip stand. Please read my comment again then u will understand what I mean unless u dont seat at the VIP at all.
I pay 400sh to enter a game and am shocked to hear that there are guys who enter the stadium by bribing the security guys to enter the main stand. Officials you are sleeping on the job. Indeed i have hear people say that they would rather go to the Russia side than go to the center stand to have their lungs filled with bangh smoking hooligans. What about that lunatic who looks descent and runs around after taking whisky. Who allows guys to enter the stadium with bottles. What is wrong with our security. Am so angry about this and it is the second time am compaining about this. Police take charge.
We are on the same page WAXME. I take it to be my personal responsibility to bring in the police in civilian to arrest these criminals. Bhang is illegal and smoking it in public is an insult to the very laws that Govern this country. The same applies to chewing those leaves and draining it down with something hidden in a bottle whatever that is. Gor fans beware!!!!
ZICO and the players PLIIIIIIZ take todays match seriously let us win it.God bless u all. I wont make it to Thika Business Calls when will i retire!
Kudos to management and the tuzo family lets use the opportunity well as wel as looking for more doners we need our own matatu hiring is tooooo expensive.Na duka yetu ya vifa zetu.
This to our beloved fans pliz pliz pliz if you paid for teraces kindly seat at the teraces till the end of the game dont cross to vip by bringing disturbance with the police,also to gor security we are tired 0f your behavior of taking bribe from other fans to access the pitch gor is our team how will we pay this had working players
To the management kindly take note of this clubs without fans they are making much money out of us gor fans how can we go to thika to pay 300/= and last season was 200/= yet we were the only funs at the ground.
Lastly kudos to the management to this far you have brought this team you have really made us proud but when are we getting our own office.
kindly follow the following link http://www.facebook.com/kogalo. Gor followers are not at all happy with the new tuzo sponsored gor jersey.
@Odera, this people who are now blubbering have been there and have not done anything to bring any deal to the table, now that TUZO has come in they have no shame to open their bics to critisize the deal. Lets learn to appreciate what we have i know that in the next 2 seasons for a company to put their names on a club jersey the least it will cost them will be 50m watch this space!! U r starving when a good samaritan gives u food u start giving demands on the kind of food u want,,eeeh chungeni sana!
i also join my brothers and sisters by congratulating the management for securing the biggest sponsorship deal in the history of football in Kenya. The TUZO deal is a real testament of confidence of the sponsors to our great club, the Gor Mahia FC. I do hope this deal is going to cement the relationship between the club and the company for many years to come.
Our priority as fans is to go and cheer our team in the stadium. We should leave the rest to our able management team whom we have entrusted to run the affairs of the club. I do also hope the officials are taking note of the issues being raised elsewhere on this page. On a lighter, can somebody send for me ou club anthem. I can’t wait to learn to chant! Viva! Viva!