{"id":271,"date":"2011-12-26T09:18:26","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T09:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=271"},"modified":"2011-12-26T09:23:28","modified_gmt":"2011-12-26T09:23:28","slug":"happy-trails-ezekiel-odera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/happy-trails-ezekiel-odera\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Trails Ezekiel Odera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/ezekiel-ghana.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"215\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ezekiel Odera was signed by Kogalo amid tremendous media hype. He had been one of the league&#8217;s leading scorers while playing for KCB. Fans saw him as the heir apparent to Blackberry who had just departed to Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>He started out brightly in pre-season friendlies, most notably the one against Ghana. It looked like the Kogalo attack would not skip a beat with the departure of Blackberry. However he was unable to find the net often. During the first leg he scored only one league goal.<\/p>\n<p>Odera is a proven goal-scorer and will thrive in a different team. Perhaps the system of play at Kogalo did not suit him. Or perhaps at his age, he is not ready to play under the pressure that is playing for Kogalo. Some players thrive under pressure and some thrive only in a relaxed atmosphere with less demanding fans. Fans will remember David Odhiambo &#8220;Deo&#8221; who in the early 90s was the league&#8217;s leading scorer twice with close to 20 goals while playing for Re-Union. But at Gor Mahia he was inneffective.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, lets wish Odera the best. There is no reason that the club should hold onto him if he is not interested in staying.<\/p>\n<p>According to michezoafrika.com Odera thanked the Gor  Mahia fans for their support \u00a0to his team \u201cIt is unfortunate that I have  to move, I want them to understand I need to develop my career by  getting more playing time. In my few years of playing soccer, I have  never received such support for my team like I did at Gor.The fans are  so passionate about soccer \u00a0and I hope one day most of our premier  league clubs will get such support.\u201d He concluded.<\/p>\n<p>He has been linked with a possible  move to Rangers FC. Odera ,the 2010 second best top scorer has had a  quiet season at Gor Mahia since joining the side from KCB early in the  2011 season.<\/p>\n<p>His contract with Gor Mahia will expire on 10th of January in  2012 and he has already announced he will not renew the same. He has  opened talks with Rangers FC though he previously announced he could  rejoin his former club KCB where he is welcome with open arms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA player needs playing time, It is very unfortunate because I  have not been able to get that here (Gor). 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