{"id":134,"date":"2011-03-22T18:37:18","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T18:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=134"},"modified":"2014-01-24T13:04:06","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T13:04:06","slug":"gor-mahia-to-face-palmeiras-of-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-to-face-palmeiras-of-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia to face Palmeiras of Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/wp-admin\/www.gormahia.net\/images\/palmeiras.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gormahia.net\/images\/palmeiras.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"356\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kenya Premier League 2010 runners-up Gor Mahia have lined up a friendly  match against Brazilian Palmeiras U-23 who are scheduled to visit  Nairobi next week.<\/p>\n<p>Gor are looking play the Brazilian juniors on  March 27, who will be in the country for a week as part of the first  ever Brazil in Eastern Africa Expo and cultural week.<\/p>\n<p>Gor Mahia  assistant secretary General Ronald Ngala said the the friendly would be a  good chance for his team to test their skills against one of the top  Brazilian junior teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur players are looking forward to the  match to test themselves and also learn a few skills from the talented  Brazilian juniors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It will be the first time that the junior  team whose senior side is coached by outspoken Brazilian Luis Felipe  Scolari will be touring the East African region.<\/p>\n<p>The Sao Paulo  based team is expected play a series of matches and also hold players  and coaching clinics during their tour, which will be the key highlight  of the cultural Expo.<\/p>\n<p>Source: brazileastafricaexpo.com<\/p>\n<p>Palmeiras whose full name is <strong>Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras<\/strong>,\u00a0 is one of the top teams in Brazil. It is based in Sao Paulo which is the largest city in Brazil. The team was founded on August 26, 1914.\u00a0 It is one of the  most popular, traditional and successful Brazilian clubs with almost 17  million supporters including the majority of the Italian immigrants in  Brazil. The team has won the Brazilian championship 8 times and the Libertadores cup once.<\/p>\n<p>Historically the club has featured Brazilian legends like Roberto Carlos, Edmundo, Rivaldo, Vava, Mazinho and Kleber, all of whom were part of World cup winning squads. So fans attending this match could well be watching future world class players. The club has quite a bit in common with Kogalo. Not only do they share a similar colour of uniform, but Palmeiras has ethnic roots as it draws most of its passionate fan base from Italian immigrants in Sao Paulo.<\/p>\n<p>So <em>kujeni stadi muone football ya Kiwango cha juu<\/em>. 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