{"id":15023,"date":"2019-08-11T16:29:23","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T16:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=15023"},"modified":"2019-08-11T16:48:33","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T16:48:33","slug":"gor-mahia-hold-aigle-noir-0-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-hold-aigle-noir-0-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia hold Aigle Noir 0-0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/team-bujumbura-19.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gor Mahia started their 2018-2019 CAF Champions league campaign with a scoreless draw away to Aigle Noir of Burundi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional Reporting from the Nation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite availing fifteen players instead of \nthe maximum required number of eighteen, Gor Mahia Sunday battled to a \nscoreless draw with Burundi&#8217;s Aigle Noir FC in a preliminary round clash\n of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Champions League at the \nIntwari Stadium in Bujumbura.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the Kenyan team&#8217;s defence was barely threatened in the entire game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In  fact, forward Nicholas Kipkirui was inches away from winning it for the  visitors on the hour mark. However, his effort off the right boot after  a well-worked corner routine came off the bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/action-bujumbura-18.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering\n home ground advantage, this outcome places the Kenyan champions in&nbsp;pole\n position to progress to the next round of this money-spinning \ncompetition ahead of the return leg clash in Nairobi on August 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>K&#8217;Ogalo<\/em> needs just a win in that game set for the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani to advance to the first round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Burundian champions will eliminate the Kenyan side if they can pull off a scoring draw of any kind in that game.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This game meanwhile, was not only Gor Mahia&#8217;s competitive game this season but also marked a debut for new coach Steve Polack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\n coach, in turn, handed competitive debuts to Tanzania goalkeeper David \nMapigano, the custodian&#8217;s compatriot Dickson Ambundo and former Sony \nSugar midfielder Tobias Otieno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I think it went well because we were never in danger of losing,&#8221; explained Polack in his post-match comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We\n were short of bodies but we found a way to go around that. It&#8217;s just \nhalf-time in this tie and now that we have a feel of what the opposition\n is capable of, we will prepare for them at home.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kenyan team travelled with 15 players following a hitch in the registration process with the Caf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This occurrence left Polack with a reserve bench consisting only three outfield players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/polack-warmup-bujumbura.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Polack takes charge immediately<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/polack-team-bujumbura.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gor are expected back home on Monday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting team:<br>  David Mapigano, Wellington Ochieng, Geoffrey Ochieng, Charlse Momanyi,  Joash Onyango, Tobias Otieno, Lawrence Juma, Kenneth Muguna, Boniface  Omondi, Dickson Ambundo, Nicholas Kipkirui <\/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-hold-aigle-noir-0-0\/\"\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>Gor Mahia started their 2018-2019 CAF Champions league campaign with a scoreless draw away to Aigle Noir of Burundi. 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