{"id":4102,"date":"2014-03-07T03:45:21","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T03:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=4102"},"modified":"2014-03-07T03:46:06","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T03:46:06","slug":"gor-mahia-arrive-in-tunis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-arrive-in-tunis\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia arrive in Tunis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first batch of Gor Mahia players arrived in Tunis on Thursday , ready to do battle with Esperance in the second leg of the Africa Champions league.<\/p>\n

Deputy secretary general Anima Oketch expressed appreciation at the good reception accorded to Gor Mahia by the hosts.<\/p>\n

“This was beyond our expectations and the hosts have done a wonderful job in receiving us. They promised to handle us well and indeed they kept their word. They have helped in Visa clearance; gave us the best means of transport, the smooth transition of process after process with their help and to our surprise, to be booked in the best hotel here in Tunisia,” Anima said to the Standard.<\/div>\n
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Gor Mahia were booked into the best Hotel in Tunis Image courtesy of Tony Anelka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The rest of the contingent will arrive on Friday. They include Geoffrey Kizito, Dan Sserunkuma, Anthony Akumu, Timonah Wanyonyi, Musa Mohamed and David Owino.<\/div>\n
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Questions have been raised as to why Gor Mahia are sending a bloated delegation of 33 individuals of whom 13 are officials most of whom have no business travelling to Tunisia. The tickets alone cost Ksh 100,000. This at a time when Gor Mahia are having difficulty funding their Africa cup campaign.<\/p>\n

When contacted, club chairman Ambrose Rachier said he understands the fans\u2019 concerns, especially with regard to the four extra officials the club is supposed to pay for. Rachier is one of the officials who will pay their own bills while away in Tunis. The others are David Kilo and Frank Wasuna. \u201cThe fans are right in questioning such expenditure considering it will cost us Sh100,000 per person in air fare alone,\u201d he explained.<\/div>\n
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Rachier said the club is obligated to pay the expenses of 25 people who include 18 players, five members of the technical bench, one head of delegation and another club official who has been representing them in pre-match meetings. \u201cWhen we travelled to Gabon, the executive agreed that the four officials who went should give room for others to travel to Tunisia. However, in the event that they still wanted to go then they should pay for themselves. \u201cI admit that the current situation \u2013 where we have to carry four officials \u2013 is debatable and we should ask ourselves whether it is right to burden the club with the expense,\u201d he said to the Standard<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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