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Gor Mahia will resume their GoTV shield campaign against Shabana of Kisii at the Nyayo stadium on Wednesday September 11. Gor Mahia will be defending the title they won in 2011 and 2012 when it was known as the Presidents cup.<\/p>\n
Shabana who play in the FKF division 1 zone B are not expected to upset Gor Mahia. Had this been say 1989, there would be a significant amount of trepidation amongst Gor Mahia fans. Shabana was formed in 1980 by Kisii based businessman Dogo Khan. They were promoted to the top tier in the mid 1980s and immediately became one of the top teams. In 1987 they finished 3rd in the league and represented in Kenya in the Africa champions cup. Many of Kenya’s best players in the 1980s started their careers at Shabana; Henry Motego, Henry Nyandoro and of course Mike Okoth Origi, the first Kenyan ever to play for a top tier European team. In addition, back then, Shabana boasted a number of Tanzanians who had defected to Kenya;\u00a0 Their home field in Gusii was a true fortress with many teams dreading to play there. The crowd was intimidating and visiting players were often threatened. At one time, KFF barred the stadium due to lack of safety for away players.<\/p>\n
Shabana was disbanded in 2006 and are only now trying to reclaim\u00a0 their old glory. They will be hard pressed to beat Kogalo.\u00a0 But Shabana Coach Rashid Omar has said his players will not be intimidated by the big club syndrome when they face Gor Mahia.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been waiting for this match long enough since 25th<\/sup> August when it was initially meant to be played. Gor is\u00a0a big club but we shall go there to enjoy our game.\u201d he told michezoafrika.com.<\/p>\n Gor Mahia cannot afford to take Shabana for granted. They will be determined to put themselves back on the map and will thus be a tough but to crack.<\/p>\n But Gor Mahia will be buoyed by the recent form of David Owino and the return of winger Innocent Mutiso. The latter is back in full capacity after he underwent a successful minor surgery to remove a metallic device implanted in his left thumb. Mutiso who has been enjoying electric form at Gor Mahia had been playing with the metallic support in his thumb for the past four years.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel much better now and I have started training after it was removed last week. The metallic device had been displaced during our match against Tusker and I was feeling very uncomfortable during training and matches but I am glad it is now out and I am recovering well.\u201d He told michezoafrika.<\/p>\n The winner of this match will play Thika United next.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t