{"id":4561,"date":"2014-05-20T02:10:01","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T02:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=4561"},"modified":"2020-12-28T20:04:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T20:04:50","slug":"the-legend-that-is-peter-dawo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/the-legend-that-is-peter-dawo\/","title":{"rendered":"The legend that is Peter Dawo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Story by Muroro Pacho<br \/>\nMilimani 89 Strathmore 93<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo\/dawo1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"197\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Dawo at the 1986 KECOSO Games<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"175\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo\/dawo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Opening round of the 1987 Africa cup<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo\/dawo3-rd1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"142\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2nd round and quarter final rounds of the 1987 Africa cup<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo\/dawo4-rd2.jpg\" alt=\"Gor Mahia vs El Merreikh\" width=\"423\" height=\"177\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Semi Final at the 1987 Africa cup<\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gormahia.net\/images\/vsdragons-named.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"318\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gor Mahia before the semi against Dragons: From right: Bassanga, Breakdance, Hezborn Omollo, Pierre, Magongo, Fundi, Sollo, Dawo, Mwidau, Nyangi, Jua Kali, Maira, Janabi, Ndolo, Kamoga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo\/dawo5-semi.jpg\" alt=\"Gor Mahia vs Dragons L'Oueme\" width=\"422\" height=\"299\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Final at the 1987 Africa cup<\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 492px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo-moi-named.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"288\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A day before the final match, President Moi admonishes Dawo : &#8220;Gichana wewe lazima ufunge ghesho&#8221;. As Dawo shakes in his boots. Also in this pic are cabinet ministers Zachary Onyonka, Henry Kosgey, Robert Ouko, Jonathan Ngeno, Joseph Leting and Okiki Amayo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo\/dawo6-final.jpg\" alt=\"Gor Mahia vs Esperance 1987\" width=\"421\" height=\"548\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Peter Dawo in the Kenya National Football League<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo\/dawo7-league.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Dawo in the Kenya league\" width=\"425\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo-weche.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"378\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This was the game where Dawo scored a late equalizer against AFC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo\/dawo8-league.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Dawo in 1988\" width=\"428\" height=\"122\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Other continental campaigns<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo\/dawo9-continental.jpg\" alt=\"Dawo in Africa cup\" width=\"420\" height=\"253\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Dawo in Harambee stars<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo\/dawo10-stars.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Dawo in Harambee stars\" width=\"420\" height=\"461\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/stars-sudan-89.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"449\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo\/dawo11-stars.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"181\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Peter Dawo leaves for Egypt.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo\/dawo12-egypt.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Dawo in Egypt\" width=\"421\" height=\"187\" \/><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 299px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo-egypt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"322\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dawo at Arab Contractors in Egypt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Dawo returns to Kenya and retirement<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo\/dawo14-returns.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Dawo Gor Mahia vs Hellenic\" width=\"424\" height=\"245\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>What made Dawo great ?<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo\/dawo15-great.jpg\" alt=\"Young Chiemodzie on Peter Dawo\" width=\"429\" height=\"117\" \/><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo-jump.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seen here in a friendly, Dawo was a nightmare for defenders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo\/dawo16-great.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Dawo Omuga\" width=\"414\" height=\"163\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Peter Dawo Trivia<\/h3>\n<p>Peter Dawo is the uncle of former Gor Mahia striker Patrick Oboya.<br \/>\nPeter Dawo was the first Kenyan to lead any continental tournament in scoring<br \/>\nPeter Dawo was the first Kenyan to play in the Egyptian League<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/dawo-honored.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"245\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dawo was recently honored by the club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; 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