{"id":8432,"date":"2016-05-10T23:23:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T23:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=8432"},"modified":"2016-05-10T23:23:43","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T23:23:43","slug":"sportpesa-reinstates-sponsorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/sportpesa-reinstates-sponsorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Sportpesa reinstates sponsorship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/sportpesa-logo.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is good news for Gor Mahia fans in that Sportpesa has agreed to resume their sponsorship of Gor Mahia as well as AFC Leopards which they had suspended following acts of hooliganism by fans of both teams.<\/p>\n<p>Sportpesa CEO Ronald Karauri outlined a series of steps that will be taken to tame hooliganism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been holding consultation meetings\u00a0with both clubs since we suspended\u00a0the deals and I am impressed that they are committed to end hooliganism. We have agreed that mobile courts are introduced in the stadia to help tame the vice that is not good for Kenyan football.\u201d.\u00a0 he said to goal.com<\/p>\n<p>He announced that the Police and NYS will be deployed with new tactics,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also have commitment from the police, who have promised to provide tight security going forward. We will also have stewards from National Youth Service on behalf of SportPesa manning perimeter fence. \u201cA security committee has been set, chaired by the Interior Ministry Permanent Secretary\u2026 and membership drawn from clubs, Football Kenya Federation, Kenyan Premier League and the league sponsors Sportpesa.\u201d karauri continued<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Ambrose Rachier thanked Sportpesa and urged fans to maintain peace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful to SportPesa and want to assure them that we will fight day and night to end this vice. I want to urge our fans to maintain peace during matches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachier noted that he has been working to put anti-hooliganism structures in place for years.,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe conditions set are deliverable and we are committed. It is something we have talked about for years and it\u2019s is good that it has been put to paper. The agreement that stewardship will be professionalized is a great initiative since currently stewards are usually club supporters who come to watch the match. Professionalizing this will ensure they are not club supporters and do not come to watch matches.\u201d he said to the Star newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Poor refereeing has been a significant cause of stadium fracas. The issue was addressed by GMT Ottieno, a veteran referee from the 1980s and now head of referees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome, whose decisions have been found wanting have been suspended but in future some will be terminated. We actually have officials who came straight into the top league without passing through the lower leagues which is unfortunate. We have called for all these officials to hand in detailed curriculum vitas.\u201d said GMT to the star newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>As a side note, this blog suggested several months ago that part of the sponsorship money should be used to bolster security whether Gor Mahia is the home team or not. 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