{"id":158,"date":"2011-06-22T17:35:44","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T17:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=158"},"modified":"2013-01-22T03:11:45","modified_gmt":"2013-01-22T03:11:45","slug":"gor-mahia-hold-young-africans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-hold-young-africans\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia hold Young Africans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Gor Mahia, held Tanzanian champions, Young Africans of Tanzania 1-1 in a friendly match played at the Sheikh Amri Abeid stadium in Arusha, Tanzania. The trip was fully paid for by Yanga who were using the match to prepare for the CECAFA cup that is being held in Tanzania starting this weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Gor Mahia were playing without coach Zedekiah Otieno &#8220;Zico&#8221; who is away with the national team. they were also without key players <span style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Eric Masika, Jerim Onyango, Teddy Akumu, Edwin Lavatsa, Musa Mohammed, Kevin Omondi and Collins Okoth who are also away with the senior and under 23 national teams. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The match availed an opportunity for new signings like Hadji Mwachoki, Demonde Selenga and Wycliff Ochomo to gel with the team. The first half was evenly contested and ended up goalless. Yanga were the first to break the deadlock via Ghanaian signing Kenneth Asamoah. <\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Dan Makori scored the equalizing goal for Gor Mahia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Last year Gor Mahia without several key players beat Simba 3-1 in another friendly, that was played at the national stadium in Dar es Salaam. Gor Mahia fans will be happy to see the team return to the golden days when the name &#8220;Gor Mahia&#8221; was a household name all over Tanzania. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Historically, matches between Gor Mahia and the Tanzanian giants have been tight affairs. Circa 1984, Gor Mahia played Yanga in the first round of the African champions cup. In the lineup playing midfield linkman for Gor Mahia was new signing Abbas Khamis Magongo who haunted his fellow Tanzanians with his sleek touches. John Okello &#8220;Zangi&#8221; scored for Gor Mahia as they held Yanga 1-1 in the first leg. In the return leg in Nairobi, a late goal by Sammy Onyango &#8220;Jogoo&#8221; saw Gor Mahia through to the second round. The following year, Gor Mahia tied 1-1 with Simba on their way to winning the CECAFA cup. It is the last time Gor Mahia won that cup. 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