{"id":3288,"date":"2013-11-14T02:45:55","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T02:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=3288"},"modified":"2014-01-24T13:05:37","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T13:05:37","slug":"derby-to-end-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/derby-to-end-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Derby to end season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gormahia.net\/images\/calabar-afc.jpg\" width=\"377\" height=\"234\" \/><\/p>\n<p>courtesy of the Standard<\/p>\n<p>The 2013 season is set for an exciting conclusion on Sunday when AFC Leopards take on arch-rivals Gor Mahia in the GOtv Shield final at Nyayo Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>At stake is the GOtv Shield and Sh2m prize money. AFC Leopards coach, James Nandwa, has said his side is not under any pressure since it is already assured of a continental appearance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am happy that we have already achieved our aim of playing at the continental stage next season by virtue of having made it to the final of the GOtv Shield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis, therefore, takes the pressure from us as we go into this match. The only thing at stake is a trophy and Sh2m prize money,\u201d said Nandwa.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s match will also be the last for Nandwa whose short-term. The 2013 season is set for an exciting conclusion on Sunday when AFC Leopards take on arch-rivals Gor Mahia in the GOtv Shield final at Nyayo Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>At stake is the GOtv Shield and Sh2m prize money. AFC Leopards coach, James Nandwa, has said his side is not under any pressure since it is already assured of a continental appearance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am happy that we have already achieved our aim of playing at the continental stage next season by virtue of having made it to the final of the GOtv Shield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis, therefore, takes the pressure from us as we go into this match. The only thing at stake is a trophy and Sh2m prize money,\u201d said Nandwa.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s match will also be the last for Nandwa whose short-term contract ends in December and the coach has not talked about his future.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI have done what needed to be done. We have achieved a lot by finishing runners-up in the Kenyan Premier League (KPL).\u00a0 This is my last match after which we\u2019ll see what happens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>pressure to win<\/p>\n<p>Gor Mahia coach, Bobby Williamson, admitted that the team will be under pressure to win the trophy and maintain a good record against their arch-rivals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Gor Mahia, there is always pressure to win trophies and this is no different. Added to the fact that this is a derby, we expect that it will not be easy but we are determined to enjoy ourselves and end the season on a high,\u201d said Williamson, who led Gor to their first KPL trophy in 18 years.<\/p>\n<p>Kogalo fans will be hoping that Dan Sserunkuma can continue his devastating form. The lethal Ugandan striker says the team is fully focused. \u201cRight now, what is important is the match (finals), we are focused and we are aiming for a win. \u201cEverybody knows the importance of the match and we want to win the title\u201d, Sserunkuma told michezoafrika.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Legends Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before the derby, Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards legends play each other in a match sure to bring back memories. The match will kick off at 1:00pm and is expected to bring together top players of yester years as they rekindle memories of their previous experiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charges<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FKF has announced that entry fee for the match will be 500 shillings for terraces and 1000 shillings VIP.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\/derby-to-end-season\/\"\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 the Standard The 2013 season is set for an exciting conclusion on Sunday when AFC Leopards take on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3288\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}