{"id":4638,"date":"2014-05-23T15:37:17","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T15:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=4638"},"modified":"2014-05-23T23:36:51","modified_gmt":"2014-05-23T23:36:51","slug":"coach-williamson-bereaved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/coach-williamson-bereaved\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Williamson bereaved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gormahia.net\/images\/williamson-bobby-bench.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"308\" \/><\/p>\n<p>courtesy of goal.com<\/p>\n<p class=\"leading\">Williamson was scheduled to travel home to Scotland on Friday to visit his ailing mother but the sad news has been conveyed before his departure<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Bobby Williamson has lost his mother back at home in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Williamson was scheduled to travel home to Scotland on Friday (today),<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>May 24, 2014, to visit his ailing mother but the sad news has been conveyed before his departure.<\/p>\n<p>This has been confirmed by club Organizing Secretary David Kilo and Williamson will now leave for Scotland tomorrow \u2013 Saturday, May24,\u00a02014, according to club website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are saddened to relay news of the demise of our head coach Bobby Williamson\u2019s mother back in Scotland. As a club we wish to express our heartfelt condolences to Bobby and his family and will keep them in our prayers during this tough moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>TM Ouna to take charge<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-text\">\n<p class=\"leading\">K&#8217;Ogalo have assigned team manager Frank Ouna to take charge for Sunday&#8217;s KPL Top 8 match since head coach and his assistant will not be available<\/p>\n<p>Kenya Premier League champions <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-ke\/teams\/kenya\/3629\/gor-mahia\">Gor Mahia<\/a> have appointed Frank Ouma to handle the side when they face Tusker in a Kenyan Premier League Top 8 match at Kinoru Stadium, Meru on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, Gor Mahia will play without head coach nor his assistant\u00a0when they battle the brewers\u2019 in the knock-out competition.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Bobby Williamson is expected to travel out of the country on Saturday to attend his mother\u2019s burial while assistant John &#8216;Bobby&#8217; Ogolla is still admitted in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Williamson got news his ailing mother had died\u00a0on Friday\u00a0and has to travel for the burial. Deputy Secretary Ronald Ngala has revealed to <strong>Goal<\/strong> that they will not ask for the match to be postponed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand what the rules are in regard to postponement of matches and it does not apply in this situation. We have appointed Frank Ouna to be in charge\u00a0on Sunday\u00a0as we wait for two coaches to come back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are confident that Ouna will perform and give club desired result. 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