{"id":2960,"date":"2013-09-06T02:18:14","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T02:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=2960"},"modified":"2013-09-06T02:21:24","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T02:21:24","slug":"gor-mahia-files-formal-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-files-formal-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia files formal appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SoNy sugar keeper Wycliff Kasaya misbehaving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

courtesy of starAfrica.com<\/p>\n

Kenya\u2019s Gor Mahia has\u00a0 now\u00a0 officially appealed\u00a0 to the Football Kenya Federation(FKF) disciplinary committee to intervene\u00a0 and dismiss Tuesday\u2019s Kenyan Premier League ruling that their botched Sunday league match against Sony Sugar be replayed.<\/p>\n

The club has appealed\u00a0 to the federation disciplinary committtee to make a thorough perusal of match officials documents when making a ruling on the appeal the team has lodged over their abandoned Kenyan Premier League (KPL) match against Sony Sugar in Awendo last week.<\/p>\n

During a press briefing held on thursday morning, Club Chairman Ambrose Rachier insisted that the Match Commissioner indicated in his report there was an incident of match officials being attacked by Sony players and fans immediately Gor netted the equalizer which led to the abandonment in the 85th<\/sup> minute.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decision of the appeal we have lodged should squarely be pegged on what the match officials wrote in their reports. It was obvious that Sony are the ones who caused the premature ending of the match and for KPL to order for a replay is tantamount to application of double standards,\u201d said Rachier who was flanked by secretary General George Bwana, senior vice chairman David Kilo and treasurer Samuel Ominde.<\/p>\n

Rachier\u2019s remarks comes in the wake of a decision by KPL to order for a replay of the match at the neutral Afraha Stadium in Nakuru on September 18 after the original fixture last Sunday in Awendo was marred by crowd trouble and the assault of officials by incensed Sony players and fans who disputed Gor\u2019s second goal by David Owino.<\/p>\n

Rachier said the decision of their appeal should be taken with the highest sobriety possible, adding that Gor ought to be awarded maximum points by the league organisers since Sony were the ones who caused mayhem with their fans invading the pitch towards the end of the match and not K\u2019ogalo\u2019s.<\/p>\n

The appeal committee chaired by Richard Omwela is expected to respond to the appeal early next week<\/p>\n

Rachier said they will abide by whatever ruling the disciplinary committee will come up with but hastened to add that it should fall within the clauses since Gor is clearly the aggrieved side.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want to appear as if we are playing politics, but if the status quo that we replay Sony remains then we\u2019ll be convinced that the disciplinary committee was not fair in it\u2019s ruling. There will be certainly no way we\u2019ll not feel cheated if the match is replayed. But if they (organisers) feel there should be a repaly so be it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Rachier hailed Gor fans for conducting themselves with decorum even after the match was abandoned.<\/p>\n

\u201cI must commend the Gor fans as there was no act of lawlessness on their part. They exercised a lot of restraint and this is the policy we have declared we\u2019ll take in all our future matches. Our policy is to maintain peace. I must also the club\u2019s stewards for ensuring that our peaceful throughout the match,\u201d<\/p>\n

Added Rachier,\u201d Gor fans should remain calm as the executive explores legal avenues to push our appeal.<\/p>\n

The well attended match at Awendo raised Ksh 742,000 in gate collection.<\/p>\n

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