{"id":3912,"date":"2014-02-12T03:27:04","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T03:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=3912"},"modified":"2014-02-19T03:01:39","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T03:01:39","slug":"gor-mahia-in-the-africa-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/stories\/gor-mahia-in-the-africa-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia in the Africa Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Story by Muroro-Pacho<br \/>\nMilimani-Strathmore<\/p>\n<p>As Gor Mahia prepare for their second leg encounter against US Bitam of Gabon, fans will be hoping that the club can overcome the below par performances that have plagued Gor Mahia and indeed all Kenyan teams in this competition. Indeed the African Champions league and its predecessor the Africa Champions cup have not been a happy hunting ground for Kenyan teams.<\/p>\n<h3>1969: Gor Mahia take on Ismailia of Egypt<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/champs-league\/1969-1.jpg\" width=\"473\" height=\"85\" \/><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 345px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/after-burri.jpg\" width=\"345\" height=\"221\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gor Mahia players after returning from Sudan. In this pic is legendary cabinet minister Ronald Ngala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/champs-league\/1969-2.jpg\" width=\"467\" height=\"94\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1975: Abaluhya FC sabotages Gor Mahia&#8217;s participation<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/champs-league\/1975.jpg\" width=\"469\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1977 Gor Mahia take on Mufulira Wanderers<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/champs-league\/1977.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1980: Gor Mahia takes on Horseed and Bendel Insurance<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/champs-league\/1980-1.jpg\" width=\"471\" height=\"318\" \/><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 166px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/obunga-prof2.jpg\" width=\"166\" height=\"234\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Obunga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/champs-league\/1980-2.jpg\" width=\"476\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/profile-foto\/dan-odhiambo-prof.jpg\" width=\"64\" height=\"133\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/champs-league\/1980-3.jpg\" width=\"473\" height=\"74\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1984: The Zamalek debacle<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/champs-league\/1984.jpg\" width=\"478\" height=\"443\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The details of this story have been covered in a separate blog entry which you can find <a href=\"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/stories\/gor-mahia-vs-egyptian-clubs\/\">at this page<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Gor Mahia take on Highlanders of Zimbabwe in 1991<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/champs-league\/1991-1.jpg\" width=\"473\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 207px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/awich-tom-tirus-91.jpg\" width=\"207\" height=\"306\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this pic: Fred Awich, Tom Odhiambo and Tirus Omondi at the 1991 CECAFA cup in Tanzania where Gor Mahia topped their group but lost to Simba in the semis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/champs-league\/1991-2.jpg\" width=\"473\" height=\"219\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1992: Gor Mahia beat Canon Yaounde<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/champs-league\/1992.jpg\" width=\"479\" height=\"503\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1994: Rematch with Zamalek<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/champs-league\/1994.jpg\" width=\"474\" height=\"392\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1996: Gor Mahia take on Dynamos<\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 402px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/vs-dynamos.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"301\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gor Mahia players prior to playing Dyanamos: In this pic: Paul Ochieng, Pius Wamaya, Tom Ochieng &amp; 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