{"id":2669,"date":"2013-07-01T14:46:38","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T14:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=2669"},"modified":"2013-07-01T14:47:21","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T14:47:21","slug":"gor-mahia-sign-ronald-okoth-and-oboya-on-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-sign-ronald-okoth-and-oboya-on-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia sign Ronald Okoth and Oboya on deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kenyafootball.com\/images\/gallery\/1215583830.jpg\" width=\"345\" height=\"304\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of futaa.com<\/p>\n<p>Former Congo United defender Ronald Okoth has joined Gor Mahia on a two-year contract.<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The player had stayed out of active football for a while and only resumed at the beginning of the season; playing in the University League for Kenya Methodist University (KEMU) where he is a final year Information Science student.<\/p>\n<p><b>Big opportunity \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <i>futaa.com,<\/i> Okoth expressed his pleasure saying he was happy to join a team of Gor\u2019s calibre.<\/p>\n<p>-I\u2019m very happy to have made the cut. This is a big opportunity for me to make progress as a footballer. I\u2019m also privileged to play alongside some of the best footballers in Kenya, Okoth said,<\/p>\n<p>He says getting a starting position in the team is hard but says he\u2019s ready to fight for it and prove his worth.<\/p>\n<p><b>Learning<\/b><\/p>\n<p>-I join the team when its already fully functioning and has gelled well therefore my induction may take time, he said,<\/p>\n<p>-Gor has the best players in the KPL currently; people I can learn a lot from and that is my top priority at the moment. However, I will play my part if given the chance, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Okoth can play at any position in the defense and also as a defensive midfielder.<\/p>\n<p><b>Paul Odhiambo\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gor has also signed Ali Abdalla from Coast United and Angelo Okumu from lower-tier side Tena United.<\/p>\n<p>The three add on to earlier signings; Eric Ochieng from Bandari, Paul Odhiambo from Homeboyz, former Aspire Academy player Joseph Wanyonyi\u00a0and Joel Bataro from Thika United.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oboya<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gor Mahia have also confirmed the signing of Kenya international winger Patrick Oboya following a successful medical at the club.<\/p>\n<p>The versatile forward has been training with the club since he arrived in the country from Vietnam where he had terminated his contract with top tier side Thanh Hoa.<\/p>\n<p>-We have completed the signing of Oboya (Patrick) following a successful medical. He is now our player and we hope he will bring some great quality and experience into the team, George Bwana, Gor\u2019s Secretary General is quoted as saying by the club\u2019s official website, <i>gormahiafc.co.ke<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The local transfer window was closed on Sunday 30 June after a month long activity.<\/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-sign-ronald-okoth-and-oboya-on-deadline\/\"\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>Courtesy of futaa.com Former Congo United defender Ronald Okoth has joined Gor Mahia on a two-year contract. 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