{"id":4258,"date":"2014-03-28T01:54:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T01:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=4258"},"modified":"2014-03-28T02:57:42","modified_gmt":"2014-03-28T02:57:42","slug":"gor-mahia-to-play-bandari-at-municipal-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-to-play-bandari-at-municipal-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia to play Bandari at Municipal stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/sserru-bandari-13.jpg\" width=\"421\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n<p>courtesy of goal.com<\/p>\n<p>Bandari director Edward Oduor says they have moved match from Mbarak Sports to municipal stadium because of its capacity to host huge crowds<\/p>\n<p>Bandari FC will host Gor Mahia at Mombasa Municipal Stadium this Sunday and not Mbaraki Sports Club as earlier planned.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bandari\u2019s technical director Edward Oduor, the change has been necessitated by the bigger capacity of the municipal stadium which was rehabilitated last year ahead of Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe considered the capacity of Municipal Stadium which is bigger and security arrangements will be easier to handle and that is the reason we changed the venue,\u201d Oduor told Goal.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the match will go for Sh500 for VIP stand and Sh200 for terraces. Gor Mahia beat Bandari 1-0 in their last visit to the coastal city in July last year, which ended up as the only defeat Bandari suffered in Mombasa.<\/p>\n<p>The port men have gone for five winless games while K\u2019Ogalo have not won in their last two matches \u2013 losing 2-0 to Nakuru Top Fry and battling to a 1-1 draw against former champions Tusker.<\/p>\n<h3>Top 8 match may be played in Kisumu<\/h3>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>According to the fixtures released by KPL, the Top 8 match has been tentatively set for Moi Stadium with Machakos\u2019Kenyatta put on standby<\/p>\n<p>The recently refurbished Moi Stadium in Kisumu might host its first ever competitive match on April 20 when Gor Mahia takes on Thika United in KPL Top 8 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>According to the fixtures released by KPL, the match has been tentatively set for Moi Stadium with Machakos\u2019Kenyatta Stadium put on standby.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in the knock out tournament, the matches will be played on weekends and played in Machakos and Nakuru. AFC Leopards\u2019 will play debutants Bandari next Saturday at Afraha Stadium in the opening fixture with Sofapaka taking on defending champions Tusker FC at Nyayo Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>KCB and Ulinzi Stars will square it out at Kenyatta Stadium on April 19th before Gor Mahia take on Thika on April 20. 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