Mwachoki lost but ready to move on
From futaa.com
Former Thika United striker and now ex-Gor Mahia forward Haji Mwachoki is still flabbergasted over being dropped from the K’Ogallo fold on Monday 9 January.
The striker seemed to have won many hearts at the continental bound team and news that he was among the dropped players for the 2012 season shocked many, including the player himself.
The player has however decided to move on, and as he puts it, that is part of the life of a footballer.
-I am still lost for words, I didn’t see it coming but as a professional I just have to move on because that is part of a footballer’s life.
Move on
-I will move on like a professional, I will seek some club in the league and by next week in all probability I should be settled somewhere, he told futaa.com.
Haji had previously been dropped by Thika United in unceremonious fashion before joining Gor Mahia.
You are still my hero.will miss u big but all the best, life must go on.sky is the limit.
Hajj please look at the possibility of moving to Sony. I am sure ZD and Awendo fans will welcome you with both hands. You are gona be a hero there. All the best in your endevours. For God and my club Kogallo
You will be settled becouse you are profesional.
Hajj as you go work more on your stamina, ball guarding and speed while with the ball.
This is very unfortunate. Hajji we wish you all the best. We support you in your future plans. Once a Kogalo always a Kogalo.
You now have a better value now than you had in Thika United coz of GM.You should use this base as your bargaining chip coz am sure many are coming for your signature.Don’t look at this as a setback but a chance to restrategize and move on to even greater heights.
Haji you still have the talent. Please look for a suitable club upcountry and get a regular starting position. I believe you will succeed.
Having said that, why are we moaning over players who have been dropped? Awilo was dropped last season. All who followed and watched our matches can remember the fans even booing our former captain at City stadium on one occasion. We are very excited to see so many players being recruited and we are shocked when they release players who used to warm the bench. Yawa!
Gor doesn’t have money. As a matter of fact even of the 30 players remaining some will never play this coming season. Next season they will be sold or even released and there is nothing wrong with that.
We want Awilo on the technical bench. When Kogalo advertised for technical bench interviews with a minimum UEFA B qualification we said that was the way to go. What changed?
The best solution to Awilo’s predicament and any other future servant of Kogalo is an Insurance and Retirement Benefits Scheme for all players. By now he would be calculating the number of years served and would not be complaining. Some other star may get a career ending injury and as fans we will do nothing. What we need is an Insurance package for all our players as a matter of urgency.
AR, Bwana, Faiz and team, please work on long-term strategies and policies that make Gor Mahia a club to be proud of. Kazi kwenu.
creative village,umeongea kama watu fifty!spot on!!
Creative Village, when you make sense we must commend you. Long term plans including retirement arrangements, that would do but in the long run. However what we mean for now is that since we do not have such plans in place and considering the long service Awilo has done for Kogalo he needed a soft landing as a special case;we are not asking that he should continue playing – note that he is about 35, the others including Haji can still play active football elsewhere.
Creative you are right on your sentiments. But Ja Thur gi ji is even more articulate.
It is very wrong for us to pretend we are so contractual when the service under which the likes of Awilo served condemned them to prolonged hunger and even personal sacrifice in numerous occasions.
Its on this premise that we moan for him and others that truly when they’re laid off we feel their sacrifice is blatantly betrayed.
But as we know GM it will take years if not decades to realize a life changing contract for our players in a way that makes them comfortable even after the lay off.So a role could have been assigned to Awilo to help him manouver in life.
I agree that Awilo needs a soft landing and that’s what i wrote about. Last season, he looked like he was no longer on the plans of the coaches and they still kept him in the club even though always warming the bench.
Ja Thur gi ji… What of our other heroes? Haven’t you come across others who are struggling after playing for Kogalo. Awilo’s case can be used to critically look at basic things like Insurance and Retirement or Pension schemes immediately. These are issues that can’t wait. No longer run. If you remember, the Masika issue made the club look at the pay of all players.
My advice to all players is, just like in all organisations, please try to fight for such products when negotiating a contract. Not only salary. Salary may look sweet but when one is injured or released, there must be some cover.
Having said that and assuming that Awilo never had the contracts we are now seeing, having served the old Kogalo which was a life of survival, i wish the club can arrange to give him a big token of appreciation even if it comes later in the year.
I also want to ask our sponsors to come in and assist some of our players like Awilo. Surely Spin Knit (Tuzo) could be having an opening that can suit him. Tafadhali sponsor, get more involved with the movement, one day you will wish you gave your all to keep Kogalo as partners.
Creative Village,Ja Thur Ji n Jakojera9 “commentin on the Julius Owino story” r so so spot on, only problem is unless bloggers/fans transform themselves into commercially viable branches to implement the many ideas shared in these blogs then we can continue talking for the next 100 years. Coz where r the funds to cater 4 the youth team n their coach, in fact 2 me the ast.TM shld double up as the youth coach but remember we r already lookin at a squad of 30players which is not cheap 2 maintain/motivate
I feel sorry 4 the lad especially bcoz of the circumstances that made him not attend the upcountry tour to prove himself.Kudos to the EC n technical bench for the “Nyanza trails” which will no doubt instill a sense of urgency,seriousness n discipline on the part of players case in point i think Selenge would have been dropped also were it not 4 the goals he managed to score.
Hadji, this is a challenge you must quickly turn into an opportunity to exploit. Remember when God closes one door,He opens another door but the problem is that we spend too much time staring at an already closed door. The world’s greatest failures are those who do not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Al shabab fight on, we will miss you.
all is not lost mwachki
I hope you get a club soon, i think Rangers will not be that bad of a club.
consider changing ua lyfstyle.i have watchd u sinc u wea a hit at thika utd until u couldnt handle ua stardom.remember being th captain of thika n while u wea injured u instead of cheering ua team u usd to b seen out of th stadium during matches chasing girls.na pia achana na veve.al th best