{"id":5972,"date":"2015-01-09T03:06:30","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T03:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=5972"},"modified":"2015-01-09T03:06:30","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T03:06:30","slug":"rachier-confident-in-new-signings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/rachier-confident-in-new-signings\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachier confident in new signings"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 459px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/training-2015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"306\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angelo Okumu, Simon Pierre with new signings Ali Abondo, Ronald Omino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier is confident the new players Gor Mahia have signed will strengthen the team and will be capable replacements for the players who departed the club in 2014<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have only lost three players; (Dan) Sserunkuma, (David) Owino and Geoffrey Kizito, yet we have signed all these lot. That makes us stronger than last season and we are now set to compete on many fronts this season,\u201d Rachier said to the media.<\/p>\n<p>However though Gor Mahia lost three players in December, they lost multiple players in June including Rama Salim, Tim Wanyonyi, Shaban Kenga and Anthony Akumu. This is on top of the players Gor Mahia lost in January. The multiple departures left Gor Mahia weakened and with virtually no bench.<\/p>\n<p>Ghanaain Striker Taofiq Zakari appeared confident ahead of the 2015 season.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI am putting all the defenders in this league on notice because I am here to score loads of goals, the instructions from the technical bench is we have to retain the league,\u201d 20 year old Taofik, who spent the last season playing in the Middle East, warned.<\/p>\n<p>Defender Bernard Odhiambo who is a younger brother to the recently departed David Owino &#8220;Calabar&#8221; was also happy at joining the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the best move for me at this time of my career, the exposure and fresh challenge will improve me. I cannot just wait to get started\u201d Odhiambo said to the Nation. Odhiambo will be hard pressed to emulate his brother&#8217;s performances.<\/p>\n<p>Still in the squad are Innocent Mutiso and Charles Bruno who had earlierbeen reported to be leaving. The two will be assessed by coach Frank Nuttall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The club\u2019s coach Frank Nuttal was surprisingly absent at the unveiling ceremony despite being in the country. There is speculation that Nuttall, who is yet to sign a new contract at the club, had informally been approached by Tanzanian outfit Simba SC. The bothersome Simba SC are always hovering around Gor Mahia coaches like vultures. 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