{"id":1435,"date":"2013-01-17T03:29:28","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T03:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=1435"},"modified":"2013-01-25T01:54:49","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T01:54:49","slug":"gor-mahia-name-strong-caf-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-name-strong-caf-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia name strong CAF squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gormahia.net\/images\/gm-huddle-12.jpg\" width=\"339\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kogalo have named the squad that will participate in the CAF confederations cup to CAF on January 15. Included in the squad are all the teams new signings.<\/p>\n<p>On paper this team is stronger than the one that performed disastrously at last year&#8217;s Confederations cup. The technical bench is better. And there is stability in the team and no reports of injuries yet.<\/p>\n<p>The last 3 continental campaigns have ended in disaster for Gor Mahia. In 1996, Kogalo had qualified for the Africa champions cup after winning the league in 1995. In the first round they met Dyanamos of Zimbabwe. After losing the first leg in Harare 0-1, Kogalo fans expected the team to overturn the deficit in Nairobi. However it was not to be as Dyanamos shocked Kogalo 1-0 resulting in massive riots from fans. In 2007, coach James Sianga fielded a very inexperienced team against APR of Rwanda which had several Rwandese, Congolese and Kenyan internationals including Moses Odhiambo who now plays for Kogalo. That inexperienced Kogalo team had schoolboys such as George Odhiambo &#8220;Blackberry&#8221; and other recent school leavers like Peter Opiyo. The club learned the hard way that continental football is not for schoolboys. The inexperienced lads suffered stage fright and lost 0-5 in the first leg in Nairobi. Last years debacle was caused by infighting in the technical bench and the EC as well as weak leadership from coach Anaba Awono.<\/p>\n<p>This year the stars have lined up for a much improved performance. There is a measure of stability in the team that has not been seen in several years. There is a knowledgeable head coach with experience in other African leagues. And the squad has international experience in abundance;\u00a0 At least 11 of them have played for the national team. Others like Ivo Mapunda have played for foreign national teams.<\/p>\n<p>The squad released by the club site is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>GOALKEEPERS: Fredrick Onyango, Ivo Mapunda, Zachary Onyango.<\/p>\n<p>DEFENDERS: Christopher Wekesa, Donald Mosoti, Musa Mohammed, Yusuf Juma, David Otieno, David Owino, Ivan Anguyo, Solomon Nasio, Israel Emuge.<\/p>\n<p>MIDFIELDERS: Antony Akumu, Ali Victor Abondo, Antony Gathu, Joseph Njuguna, Moses Odhiambo, Moses Otieno, Innocent Mutiso.<\/p>\n<p>FORWARDS: Danny Sserenkuma, Edwin Lavatsa, Kevin Omondi, Abbey Kunrunmi, Rama Salim, Paul Kiongera, Giovanni Rodriguez<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-name-strong-caf-squad\/\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground:  !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kogalo have named the squad that will participate in the CAF confederations cup to CAF on January 15. 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