{"id":9613,"date":"2017-05-03T02:57:26","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T02:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=9613"},"modified":"2017-05-03T13:55:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T13:55:43","slug":"mashemeji-derby-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/mashemeji-derby-postponed\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Mashemeji derby date confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/tuyisenge-afc-16.jpg\" width=\"425\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Update<\/h3>\n<p>Kenya Premier League and Nyayo stadium management have reached an agreement to host the Mashemeji derby this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Following a successful meeting between the Kenyan Premier League management and the management of the Nyayo National Stadium, Kenyan Premier League would like to confirm that the facility owners have agreed to exceptionally allow the AFC Leopards SC-Gor Mahia FC match to be played at the venue on Sunday, 07 May 2017, kick off time 3PM,&#8221; read a statement posted on goal.com<\/p>\n<p>With Nyayo stadium still being renovated for the IAAF world championships, security is should\u00a0be tight and fan misbehaviour will result in heavy punishments.<\/p>\n<h3>Previous Article<\/h3>\n<p>The highly\u00a0 anticipated contest pitting Gor Mahia against AFC Leopards that was scheduled for this Sunday at Afraha has been put off by the KPL due to security issues. KPL in consultation with clubs and KPL has determined that Afraha is not a suitable stadium and neither is any other venue besides Nyayo and Kasarani.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing intensive consultations between the KPL vice-chairman Erick Oloo, AFC Leopards chairman Dan Mule, Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier and the FKF president Nick Mwendwa, it has been unanimously decided that owing to the home team\u2019s confirmation on being unable to provide adequate security, no chance can be taken at hosting the match at Afraha,\u201d the KPL statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore the match will be played only when either Nyayo or Kasarani is available.\u00a0 These two Nairobi venues are currently undergoing government-commissioned\u00a0renovations in readiness to host both the IAAF World Under-18 Championship and the Africa Nations Championship football tournament in July this year and January\/February\u00a0next year, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The match was highly anticipated because the two teams are literally neck and neck in the league standings with Gor Mahia in second place with 16 points, only two ahead of AFC who are in fourth place with 14 points.<\/p>\n<p>This fiasco brings into focus the lack of quality stadiums in Kenya. 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