{"id":16508,"date":"2020-11-18T00:39:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T00:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=16508"},"modified":"2020-11-18T00:39:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T00:39:52","slug":"akumu-i-cant-choose-afc-instead-of-gor-mahia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/akumu-i-cant-choose-afc-instead-of-gor-mahia\/","title":{"rendered":"Akumu: I can&#8217;t choose AFC instead of Gor Mahia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/akumu-train13.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\nFormer Gor Mahia midfield ace Anthony Akumu, who is currently at Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa&#8217;s says Gor Mahia is his natural home because it is the team that gave him a platform. He therefore cannot accept an offer from AFC if Gor Mahia are also interested.<\/p>\n<p>Additional reporting from goal.com<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old was part of the Harambee Stars squad that played the Afcon double-header against Comoros<br \/>\nKenya international Anthony Akumu has boldly stated he will still choose to play for Gor Mahia even if he gets a better offer from bitter rivals AFC Leopards.<\/p>\n<p>The lanky Kaizer Chiefs midfielder played for K&#8217;Ogalo between 2010 and 2014 before leaving for Sudan&#8217;s top-tier side Al Khartoum. Later on, the now 28-year-old joined the Zambia Super League side Zesco United before going to South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being out of K&#8217;Ogalo for the last six years, the defensive midfielder, who can also play as a central defender, says there is no love lost between him and the Kenyan outfit who gave him a platform in the top-tier.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola no closer to new Man City deal with time starting to run out<br \/>\n&#8220;I have massive respect for Leopards, but to be honest, I cannot choose them over K&#8217;Ogalo no matter how good their offer is,&#8221; Akumu told Goal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Ingwe] are a good team, actually one of the biggest in Kenya but I just cannot play for them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gor Mahia is a team that gave me a chance, it is my home, and if I have an opportunity to get back home, for sure I will.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The soft-speaking Akumu also stated he is not yet done and his focus is on improving as a player.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to be involved as much as possible, I want to keep learning and it needs more hard work,&#8221; Akumu added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes, I am happy for my achievements, but it is not enough, I want to do more at the club and national team level.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Akumu was part of the Harambee Stars squad for the group Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying double-header against Comoros where the first one ended 1-1. 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