{"id":8951,"date":"2016-10-15T03:28:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T03:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=8951"},"modified":"2016-10-15T03:34:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-15T03:34:22","slug":"gor-mahia-take-on-muhoroni-in-kpl-top-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-take-on-muhoroni-in-kpl-top-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia take on Muhoroni in KPL Top 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/rachier-top8-15.jpg\" alt=\"Gor Mahia lifted the trophy in 2015\" width=\"599\" height=\"397\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gor Mahia lifted the trophy in 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the Kenya Premier League title seemingly drifting away from reach, the KPL Top 8 might be the last opportunity for Gor Mahia to redeem themselves<br \/>\nfrom what has been a disappointing season. They will take on Muhoroni Youth in the KPL Top 8 final on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>With Gor Mahia having inexplicably lost in the preliminary round of the Champions and having lost to second tier side Nzoia United in the GoTV shield, this could be the club&#8217;s last chance at silverware.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Ze Maria is under pressure to perform after a series of below par performances. He has had nearly three weeks to work on the weaknesses in the playing unit but he knows Muhoroni Youth will not be easy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think anyone should say it will be easy for us. Any team that reaches the final of any tournament even if it is a one day tournament cannot be underrated; we can only do that at our own peril.&#8221; said Ze Maria to Citizen Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Muhoroni have had a lot of internal turmoil with players accusing management of poor treatment. Lead striker Wycliffe Ochomo was suspended indefinitely for abandoning his duties. But Ronald Ngala is aware that<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMuhoroni are a very good side, to qualify for the final they had a fine run scoring four goals and conceding only one. We scored four and conceded none, evidently showing they almost match us strength wise. This means the best prepared team will carry the day,\u201d Gor general secretary, Ronald Ngala offered.<\/p>\n<p>Muhoroni are coached by former Gor Mahia and Harambee Stars midfielder Tom Juma. The dimunitive midfielder who was known as a tireless box to box midfielder during his playiong days, has vowed that his side will not miss Ochomo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost people rate us the underdogs but we know we are worthy opponents and that\u2019s why we are in the final. We are going for nothing less than a win, names won\u2019t matter here, and it will be a matter of what we do in the 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have put the departure of Ochomo behind us. We have Moses Arita and Lwamba Bebeto who are very experienced and capable of getting us goals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>To get to the finals, Gor Mahia eliminated Ushuru FC 1-0 and beat Tusker 3-0 on aggregate. Muhoroni for their part beat Sofapaka 3-0 and Ulinzi on goal aggregate. 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