{"id":8801,"date":"2016-08-29T02:12:32","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T02:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=8801"},"modified":"2017-01-23T17:21:27","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T17:21:27","slug":"rachier-and-ec-not-aware-of-ottamax-sacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/rachier-and-ec-not-aware-of-ottamax-sacking\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachier and EC not aware of Ottamax sacking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drama continues to plague the Gor Mahia setup as bewildered fans watch in disbelief as the poor performances on and off the field. On Friday, goalkeepers coach Mathew Ottamax told media outlets that he had been fired by Brazilian tactician Ze Maria. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe told me yesterday (Saturday) that I was not needed in the team and that I could not fly with the team to Kisumu (for the GOtv game).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings have not been fine because the coach has been belittling us. He has no respect and talks to me using foul language in the presence of players,\u201d Ottamax added.<\/p>\n<p>Ottamax claimed that the coach, had, commissioned one of the senior players to source for his replacement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI decided that I could not take it anymore because he told me to keep away. He is running down the club.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 404px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/tom-odhiambo-ottamax-london-96.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"604\" alt=\"Ottamax with another former Gor Mahia player Tom Odhiambo in London in 1996\" class=\"size-full\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ottamax with another former Gor Mahia player Tom Odhiambo in London in 1996<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mathew Owino Ottamax who was a stalwart for Re Union FC, Gor Mahia, AFC Leopards and Harambee stars during his playing days in the 1990s, wrote a letter to the fans base on his social media pages. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA blank firing coach decides to fire his goalkeeping coach&#8230;maybe this will solve his scoring problems! Mine is to say a BIG THANK YOU to Gor Mahia players, staff, the executive office and our loving fans for everything we achieved as a family during the three and a half seasons I was with you. I remain loyal to my Mother Club\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>However club chairman Ambrose Rachier said that he is not aware of such while club treasurer Ken Ouma dismissed the sacking claims saying that Ze Maria had no powers to hire or fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe matter has not come to the office and if there is an issue then it should be brought to us. 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