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The retired striker, who helped Gor Mahia to their first ever continental trophy, insists they must not concede if they hope to eliminate Esperance of Tunisia<\/p>\n
Peter Dawo, the hero, who steered Gor Mahia to their first ever continental trophy \u2013 Nelson Mandela Cup \u2013 in 1987, believes K\u2019ogalo<\/em> have a daunting task when they take on Esperance of Tunisia in the first round of Caf Champions League on Saturday.<\/p>\n Gor Mahia beat the North African side during the final in 1987 with Dawo scoring in both home and away legs, scoring in the 1-1 away win, with the 90th minute equalizer being the only goal he scored with his foot, from 25 yards out.<\/p>\n But the former striker says it will be a different ball game altogether because Gor Mahia has many new players, who are yet to gel in together. \u201cI watched them play Sofapaka in the Kenya Power Charity Cup early February and I was not convinced by their team work.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have many new players and that means their integration is yet to fully take shape. If they had almost the same team they had last season, then they would have been better.\u201d Dawo told Goal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe it will be difficult for them because I am not very sure that their preparations were the best. North African teams invest well in their preparations.\u201d<\/p>\n Dawo insists Gor Mahia should be wary of the Tunisians\u2019 physique, speed and intelligence. \u201cTunisian players are very fast; they are intelligent and are physically strong. Gor Mahia should not play soft and they should go hard at them. Getting a good result at home, especially keeping a clean sheet, will be a great plus to their ambitions to qualify.<\/p>\n \u201cPlaying away is very tough. Though in our times they never treated us badly (though we carried our own food), we experienced very bizarre officiating and they should expect that as well going to Tunis for the return leg.<\/p>\n \u201cDuring our times, we only played for passion and got results out of that. But now, these players are promised good sums of money for winning and scoring goals. I believe it will give them the extra urge to work harder and it will be in their favor.\u201d<\/p>\n Gor Mahia vice Chairman David Kiilo has moved to re-assure fans that the club will still be able to meet its financial obligations despite the pullout by Tuzo.<\/p>\n \u201cGor Mahia is a brand. We have a large following and if we can properly manage what we have, then it should not be a problem. If fans can turn up in large numbers in our every home match like they did in Machakos and we manage the revenue well together with our proceeds from merchandise we should be in a very strong position.\u201d He told michezoafrika.com<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no club in this country \u00a0with a massive following like Gor, secondly, when we win our weekend match against Esperance, you will see corporates falling over themselves for K\u2019Ogalo pie\u201d so many corporates interested in working with us and the modalities will be agreed upon\u201d he continued<\/p>\n \u201cWe are just calling on our fans to have decorum and to behave themselves and portray an image worthy of Gor in our matches this season.<\/p>\nWe can meet financial Obligations: Kilo<\/h3>\n
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