{"id":14563,"date":"2019-04-13T19:43:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T19:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=14563"},"modified":"2019-04-13T19:43:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T19:43:30","slug":"gor-mahia-leave-for-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-leave-for-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia leave for Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last group of Gor Mahia players and technical bench members finally left Nairobi for Morocco on Saturday morning after a whole night of uncertainty whether they would travel or not for their CAF Confederations Cup return leg tie against RS Berkane on Sunday. This according to Capital FM<\/p>\n<p>The team was at the airport on Thursday but only nine players and a officials traveled as the rest searched for flights.<\/p>\n<p>The final last that included 11 players and the technical bench members finally left Nairobi for Morocco via Doha at 10am Saturday morning and and will arrive on matchday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Capital FM, the team left for a six hour flight to Doha from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, meaning they will land in the Qatari capital at approximately 4pm EAT. The team will then have a nine-hour lay-over before departing for Marrakech.<\/p>\n<p>This means they depart the Hamad International Airport in Doha at approximately 1am for another 10 hour flight to Marrakech. From Marrakech, they will connect to Berkane, 848km away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is tough on us as players because of this arrangement. We will not have time to rest well before the game but we will go in and battle. I think there should be better planning next time because this is a crucial match,\u201d one of the players who sought anonymity told <em>Capital Sport.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But, coach Oktay , returning to the bench is confident. \u201cWe can\u2019t give up. I don\u2019t give up. That\u2019s part of my philosophy. We will go there and fight and see if we can get a good result,\u201d the tactician stated.<\/p>\n<h3>Gor Mahia players sleeping at the airport<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/air1.jpg\" width=\"508\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/air2.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/air3.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"379\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/air4.jpg\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the players who spoke to goal.com said<br \/>\n\u201cWe are currently resting on the floor in the waiting room. Our flight is at 12.00 midnight and the club says it does not have money to book a resting room for us,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no alternative but find a way of passing time before we leave; we will arrive in Morocco in the morning. 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