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While Sofapaka and Ushuru have been making headlines with ludicrous statements, Gor Mahia have been busy preparing for their last match of the season.<\/p>\n
Kogalo held their last training session in Nairobi on Wednesday morning then departed for Naivasha where they camped until Thursday before leaving for Kisumu.<\/p>\n
The last time the two sides met, the match ended in a barren draw at Kasarani last May under current Harambee Stars coach Bobby Williamson.<\/p>\n
Gor Mahia will be looking to end a run of bad luck that has plagued them on the last day of every season since 2009. Coach Frank Nuttall is well aware of the challenge ahead but has been busy trying to put his team at ease.<\/p>\n
“We do not regard it as pressure. We know it is a challenge and we embrace that challenge. We look forward to it and we look for a solution to the challenge. ”<\/p>\n
Gor Mahia will have to take on the taxmen without dependable midfielder Geoffrey Kizito who is now the club’s second leading scorer. The good news is that everyone else is healthy and raring to go.<\/p>\n
Once again Gor Mahia will be counting on the strong partisan support they received in Kisumu last weekend and that the club has always received at the lakeside town. So passionate is the support that legendary coach Len Julians on a visit to Kisumu once remarked that “If Gor Mahia could translate the support they receive in Kisumu into finances, they could be one of the richest clubs in the world”. So passionate is the support that there was a time that Gor Mahia always played at least one continental match in Kisumu and when Kenya hosted the CECAFA club cup, Gor Mahia opted to play home games in Kisumu. The lakeside fans will once again be counted on to lift the club.<\/p>\n
Club Chairman Ambrose Rachier has assured that the club has taken the neccesary steps to ensure security and that the club will accept the results.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to assure everyone that Gor Mahia will accept outcome of Saturday\u2019s match and our fans will not cause any problems over the result,\u201d he told Goal.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cI also want to assure KRA that we will give them adequate security and make their stay as comfortable as possible. On our decision to take the match to Kisumu, it is meant to give our fans from the town an opportunity to watch this team again. We are also looking at possibility of playing more matches in Kisumu next season and this is just the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Secretary General Chris Omondi further explained the rationale for moving the match to Kisumu.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have reliable information that some youth are being recruited to cause trouble on Saturday. There are forces who are doing everything possible to paint us in bad light.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThe information we have is that the forces behind the shameful plan are purchasing fake club merchandise which the hired goons will then don and instigate violence. The plan is to cause trouble during or immediately after the match,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cBased on this, we have decided to move the match to Kisumu where we feel more secure,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are urging our fans to have decorum like they did last weekend and to turn up in large numbers and support the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Gor Mahia have reportedly hired hundreds of members of the General Service Unit to provide security.<\/p>\n