{"id":15589,"date":"2020-01-15T12:06:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T12:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=15589"},"modified":"2020-02-03T01:37:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T01:37:47","slug":"gor-mahia-team-of-the-decade-1980-1989","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-team-of-the-decade-1980-1989\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia team of the decade : 1980-1989"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/decades\/80s.JPG\" width=\"909\" height=\"713\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. David Ochieng:<\/strong> Solid no drama keeper who starred for both club and country.<br \/>\n<strong>2. Tobias Ocholla:<\/strong> Reliable and created several goals with his long throw ins<br \/>\n<strong>3. Peter Otieno &#8220;Bassanga&#8221;:<\/strong> Industrious left back<br \/>\n<strong>4. Bobby Ogolla:<\/strong> The best defensive stopper this country has ever seen<br \/>\n<strong>5. Austin Oduor:<\/strong> The most succesful team captain in Kenya&#8217;s history<br \/>\n<strong>6. Charles Otieno:<\/strong> The Engine of the team<br \/>\n<strong>7. Abbas Magongo:<\/strong> Tireless, skillful and covered every inch of the field<br \/>\n<strong>8. Sammy Owino:<\/strong> Immensely talented midfielder who scored brilliant inidvidual goals<br \/>\n<strong>9. George Onyango:<\/strong> Schemer par supreme<br \/>\n<strong>10. Peter Dawo:<\/strong> Known for his goal-scoring spree in 1987. Was voted Among Africa&#8217;s 10 best players in 1987<br \/>\n<strong>11. Nahashon Oluoch:<\/strong> Brilliant dribbler who also scored superb individual goals. Also voted among Africa&#8217;s 10 best<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/decades\/80s-lineup.JPG\" width=\"518\" height=\"701\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Substitutes<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tirus Omondi:<\/strong> An acrobatic goalkeeper and full of drama<br \/>\n<strong>Swaleh Ochieng:<\/strong> Powerfully built left back who shut down opposing players with robust tackles<br \/>\n<strong>John Okello Zangi:<\/strong> Enigmatic, tireless, and very dexterious on the ball<br \/>\n<strong>Sammy Onyango:<\/strong> Superb crosser, corner taker and penalty taker. Two footed<br \/>\n<strong>Hezborn Omollo:<\/strong> Scored over 50 league goals between 1983 and 1985<\/p>\n<h3>Honorable Mention<\/h3>\n<p>George Odembo &#8220;Nyangi&#8221;, George Otieno &#8220;Vigo&#8221;, George Otieno &#8220;Solo&#8221;, Isaiah Omondi &#8220;Janabi&#8221;, Ben Oloo &#8220;Breakdance&#8221;, Gideon Hamisi &#8220;Aziki&#8221;, Enock Obwaka, Hamisi Shamba, Abdallah Shebe, William Obwaka, Goro Oronge, Jaffar Mwidau, Ignatius Khaduli, Hezron Osuka, John Chore, Anthony Ndolo, Mike Adede, Abbey Nassur, Peter Ochieng &#8220;Pierre&#8221;,<\/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-team-of-the-decade-1980-1989\/\"\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>1. 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