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Gor Mahia F.C.

May 11, 2023

Gor Mahia Football Club (/ˌɡɔːr ˈmaɪjə/ (listen)), commonly also known as K'Ogalo (Dholuo for 'Son of Ogalo'), is a football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. They have won the Kenyan Premier League a record 19 times,[1] and have also won the FKF President's Cup a record 11 times. They are the only team from Kenya to win an African continental title to date, having won the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1987 after previously reaching the final in 1979.[2][3]

Gor Mahia
Full nameGor Mahia Football Club
Founded17 February 1968; 55 years ago (1968-02-17)
GroundCity Stadium, Nairobi
Capacity15,000
ChairmanAmbrose Rachier
ManagerSamuel Ochola
CoachJohnathan McKinstry
LeagueKenyan Premier League
2021–223rd of 18
WebsiteClub website

The club was formally established on 17 February 1968 as a merger of Luo Union and Luo Sports Club (also known as Luo Stars) and won the national league at the first time of asking. Some of its original leaders were politicians Tom Mboya and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga. However the club was founded much earlier, in the 1915, and participated intermittently in local tournaments in Western Kenya. Various groups used this name at different times.

The club plays its home games at the Nairobi City Stadium. Alternatively they also play their home games at the Moi International Sports Centre and the Nyayo National Stadium. It has been proposed that the club hosts some of its home matches at its alternate stadiums in its earlier days, the Kisumu County Stadium and the Mombasa Municipal Stadium.[4]

The club won the Kenya National Football league in 1968, having been formally founded only in February of the same year.[5] In 1976, Gor Mahia won the national league unbeaten,[6][7] and repeated the same feat 39 years later under the leadership of Frank Nuttall.[8]

Towards the end of the 2000s, Gor started bouncing back to fame steadily bringing Kenyan football fans back to the pitch and regularly filling sold-out stadiums.[9] The club returned to silverware in 2008 when it won the KFF Cup after a thirteen-year drought of any major trophies. Gor proceeded to win the Kenya DSTV Super Cup against the year's defending champs, Mathare United before the beginning of the 2009 KPL season.[10] On 26 October 2011 Gor Mahia in typically dominant fashion trounced Sofapaka to win the 2011 edition of the FKL Cup having dispatched their archrivals AFC Leopards 6 days earlier in a 20 October Heroes Day thriller.[11][12]

History

Formation

Gor Mahia Football Club was formally established on 17 February 1968 after the merging of Luo Union and Luo Sports Club. The club was named after a legendary Medicine man from Kanyamwa, Ndhiwa, Homa Bay in Luo mythology, whose nickname was Gor Mahia ("mahia" is Luo for "magic") because he was famous for performing magic. The club's most famous nickname, K'Ogalo, also stems from the Medicine man, whose full name was Gor Wuod Ogada nyakwar Ogalo (Gor son of Ogada grandson of Ogalo), and as such was known as Gor Makogalo, or Gor K'Ogalo in short, which means "Gor of Ogalo's homestead".[13]

Several prominent Luos from all walks of life met in Nairobi to christen the club. The name Gor Mahia was settled upon from a shortlist of other Luo cultural heroes and warriors such as: Nyathi Kwach; Lwanda Magere from Kano; Okore wuod Ogonda Mumbo from Kisumu; Ogutu wuod Kipapi from Ugenya; Kech Kamajwala from Asembo and Tao K'Ogot also from Ugenya.

1970s

Gor Mahia won the league title in their inaugural season in 1968 with legendary Kenya striker William Ouma "Chege" scoring 19 goals. They would win the league title for the second time in 1974. In 1976, Gor Mahia became the first Kenyan football club to win the National League unbeaten thanks to the exploits of playmaker Allan Thigo who also acted as coach. He was ably assisted by stars such as Festus Nyakota, James Ogolla and new recruits Jerry Imbo who had been recruited from Black Mamba and legendary goal poacher Maurice Ochieng who had been recruited from Kenya Police.[6] Goalkeeper George Ayuka was in sensational form throughout the season. Maurice Ochieng finished as leading scorer in the league with 18 goals, ahead of the legendary William "Chege" Ouma who scored 16. The 1976 is one of the strongest the club had ever fielded. It included such stars as Masanta Osoro,[14] Paul "Cobra" Oduwa, Festus Nyakota, Duncan Aluko and Duncan Migan, all of whom played for the national team at one point. Current Roads Minister in the Kenyan Cabinet Chris Obure also played for Gor in their inaugural season in 1968 and 1969.[15][16]

In the 1979 African Cup Winners' Cup final, Gor Mahia faced Canon Yaounde of Cameroun, the defending champions. Over confidence played a part in Gor Mahia losing the 1st leg 0–2. Lack of experience took its toll as Gor Mahia inexplicably lost the second league 0–6. There were unconfirmed rumours that some players had been bribed.[17][18]

1980s

Gor Mahia beat AFC Leopards 1–0 to win the 1983 league and at the end of the match, President Moi presented the league to captain Peter Otieno Bassanga.[19][20]

Gor Mahia won the inaugural Moi Golden Cup by beating Bandari 1–0 in the final. An injury time goal by Hezborn Omollo secured the victory at Nyayo stadium. The tough Bandari outfit coached by Mohammed Kheri was at the time playing in the Coast Provincial League. Winning the Moi Golden Cup enabled Gor Mahia to participate in the 1987 Africa Cup Winners Cup.[21][22]

In 1989 K'Ogalo retained the Moi Golden Cup for the 3rd successive year by beating Kenya Breweries 2–0 in the final. After the match, Abass Magongo who was man of the match was carried shoulder high by fans. Gor Mahia however lost the league title to a resurgent AFC Leopards who benefited from their recruiting spree and sponsorship from Crown Paints Kenya.[23] Having won the Moi Golden Cup the previous year, Gor Mahia were back in the Cup winners Cup in 1989. In the 1st round they received a walkover when Villa of Uganda pulled out. In round 2 they beat Costa Do Sol of Mozambique 2–1 at home and tied them 0–0 away. In the quarter finals they faced LPRC Oilers of Liberia. The 1st leg was played at Nyayo stadium. Gor Mahia played a disjointed game and the game ended 0–0. By this time, After the match, Liberian players celebrated as if they had won a Cup final. Gor Mahia team manager told the media that K'Ogalo would conquer the return leg. Indeed, they did, winning 3–1 in Monrovia. Coach Mohammed Kheri had been drafted from Bandari on a temporary basis to replace Johnson. In the semis they faced El Merreikh of Sudan. After winning the 1st leg 1–0, they lost 0–2 in the return leg in Omdurman. So Gor Mahia bowed out in the semi-final.[24]

1990s

1996 was the most disastrous year in the club's history. The club was eliminated in the 1st round of the Africa champions league by Zimbabwean outfit, Dynamos, leading to one of the worst riots ever seen in Nairobi. In the League they finished 8th which was unprecedented in the club's history. In 1997, the club recovered and almost won the National League, only losing by goal difference to eventual winners, Utalii. Among the players who were instrumental in that campaign were Victor Onyango in goal; Josiah Ougo and Tillen Oguta in defence; Frazier Ochieng and Dan Ogada in midfield and Bonaventure Maruti, Steve Okumu and Steve Odiaga in attack. The club was unable to hold on to these superb players, many of whom left for various destinations including the Middle East. The last two years of the 20th century were characterized by inconsistent performances by the club mainly due to lack of finances. Because the club was flat broke they were unable to hire a qualified professional coach, Additionally the club has been unable to retain its quality players most of whom left after a short period for greener pastures.[25]

2000s

At one point, the club refused to pay a KPL imposed fine. However, KPL managing director received full payment of the Gor Mahia penalty from an anonymous "senior official of another KPL club" who wrote in an unsigned letter that "it is deeply disappointing that a few colleagues who are senior Gor Mahia officials refuse to respect the KPL policy against assaults on referees which their representative approved in February. Their refusal to respect the rules also saddens me because it is not those officials but their own players who are suffering the most after playing so well this year. Out of respect and sympathy for the Gor Mahia players, I enclose full payment of Ksh 45,063 so they can resume playing."[26]

2010s

From a financial perspective, 2011 was a landmark year because that was the year that Gor Mahia secured their first ever legitimate shirt sponsorship. Previously in 1991, Gor Mahia wore shirts emblazoned International Casino. However the proceeds from that sponsorship are unknown and clouded in mystery. The KSh.38 million/= Tuzo sponsorship by Spin Knit Dairy was the most lucrative by any club in Kenya when announced. Gor Mahia went on to win the FKL Cup and finish fourth in the league.[27]

At the beginning of the season, the club acquired Moses Odhiambo, a former international who had played in Tanzanian and Rwandese leagues and he proved to be a revelation. Teenage striker Edwin Lavatsa was also a big hit in his first season in the KPL. After strong performances in mid-season, the steam run out and Gor finished 4th in the league, largely due to disharmony in the technical bench and overcommitment of head coach Zedekiah Otieno to the Kenya national team. In Otieno's absence, Cameroonian assistant coach Anaba Awono led the club to win the FKL Cup after beating bitter rivals A.F.C. Leopards in the semis,[28] and then edging out Sofapaka in the final.[29] The club also conducted its elections towards the end of November and brought in many youthful officials.

Gor Mahia started the 2012 season in high tempo after attending the traditional Nyanza tour to meet fans and recruit more players from the fanatical homeland. The tour itself was a gruelling 6-day affair where the team played 9 matches, winning 7 and drawing two.[30]

The club went on a signing spree in preparation for the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup, bringing in more than 10 players.[31] Baldwin Ngwa and Ibrahim Kitawi rejoined the squad Soccer pundits and fans had cautiously termed this as one of the strongest squads ever in decades at the club. However, this was not to be, as the club, despite a winning start against Thika United in the league on 12 February 2012, went on to lose 3–0 away to debutants Muhoroni Youth and 1–0 at home to Ferroviário de Maputo of Mozambique in the first hurdle of the Confederation Cup. These matches coupled with the Super Cup loss to Tusker and another league loss to Karuturi Sports led to the disbandment of the entire technical team led by Awono. Others shown the door included assistant coach Ken Odhiambo, team manager Jolawi Obondo, coach Julius Owino and fitness coach Zablon Otieno.

The 2013 season saw Gor Mahia clinch their first league title in 18 years, under the leadership of goalkeeper Jerim Onyango and coach Bobby Williamson. On the way to a record 13th title, fans of the club popularised the phrase "Giniwasekao" around the country, which is Luo for "we have taken this thing".

Gor Mahia players further added to the club's mystique by finishing their Sportspesa Premier League fixtures for 2015 season unbeaten, under Head Coach Frank Nuttall

Top Scorers

Data compiled by K'Ogalo Pundit indicates that the club's top all-time goal scorer is Sammy Onyango 'Jogoo' who scored 92 goals in all competitive matches for the club. He is also the club's leading all-time scorer in the league competition with 79 goals. Sammy Onyango joined Gor Mahia from Hakati Sportiff in 1981 and played for the club till 1989 before seeing out his career at Kisumu Posta. He is followed by Allan Thigo with 88 goals (66 league goals) and Hesbon Omollo with 84 goals (75 league goals).

Peter Dawo is the club's all-time scorer in contentinental competitions with 14 goals followed by Andrew Obunga with 7 goals and Allan Thigo with 6 goals

Managerial history

Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson was appointed Gor Mahia manager in 1987.[32]

John Bobby Ogolla

A caretaker coach, former captain and all-time legend Bobby Ogolla, took the position of head coach, assisted by Technical manager Tom Ogweno (a former Kenya national striker and Ulinzi Stars player) and was immediately thrust into tough fixtures against Tusker and A.F.C. Leopards. The team gave a very good account of themselves in both games despite losing 2–0 to the former and drawing 0–0 against the in-form Leopards in a match marred by crowd trouble.[33]

In the next matches, Gor drew 1–1 with Rangers and 0–0 with Sony as Ogolla tried to steady the ship from sinking.

Zdravko Logarušić

In April 2012, Croatian tactician Zdravko Logarušić was drafted as head coach.[34][35][36] Bobby Ogolla, ever the gentleman, accepted to deputies. The first match for the pair ended in 1–1 with Mathare United, followed by a 0–1 loss to Oserian FC, a win against Sofapaka and a loss against Ulinzi in late April. This was the last loss for the club this year in any match. From there the club has won 7 out 8 KPL matches against Nairobi City Stars, Chemelil FC, KCB FC, Western stima – by doing the double in both legs except for a 1st leg fixtures ender draw against Stima. On 12 August, the club is number 6th on the log after languishing in relegation places in the first two months of the 2012 league. The club also has qualified for the KPL Top 8 tourney final against Ulinzi after dispatching Tusker in both legs of the semi-final. This after, getting a walkover in the quartes against AFC Leopards who 'feared' showing up on matchday, giving a myriad of excuses.[37][38][39]

Gor Mahia also qualified for the next round of the FKF Cup (the domestic title) after dispatching Borabu Chiefs 5–2 and are in contention for a treble. This success is attributed to the good working synergy in the technical bench, a tough fitness regime introduced by a Finnish expert,[40] acquisition of a professional goalkeeper coach[41][42] but mostly to the excellent field combination of the team's players. The technical bench has revamped and reorganised the playing unit to create a potent force within just a few months.[41][43][44][45][46]

After failing to return on time from holiday, Logarušić was sacked with immediate effect on 25 June 2013,[47][48][49][50] and replaced by former Uganda national team manager Bobby Williamson 9 days later, on 5 July 2013.[51][52][53]

Bobby Williamson

Bobby Williamson's managerial debut came in a league match against Sugar FC on 17 July 2013.[54] He left the club in September 2014, being replaced by Frank Nuttall, whom he recommended to the club.[55]

Crest

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Players

Current squad

As of 15 April 2023.[56][57][58][59]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   KEN Geoffrey Ochieng
3 DF   KEN Dennis Njire
4 DF   KEN Joshua Onyango
5 FW   KEN George Odhiambo
6 DF   RWA Emery Bayisenge
7 FW   KEN Austin Odhiambo
8 MF   KEN Alpha Onyango
9 FW   UGA Patrick Kaddu
10 FW   UGA Peter Lwasa
11 MF   KEN John Macharia
12 DF   KEN Gilbert Otieno
14 FW   KEN Parmenas Ochola
15 DF   KEN Sylvester Owino
16 GK   KEN Gad Mathews
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   KEN Lyson Muyonga
18 MF   UGA Shafiq Kagimu
19 FW   KEN John Nyawir
20 MF   KEN Ernest Wendo
21 MF   KEN Sydney Ochieng
22 FW   KEN Benson Omala
25 FW   KEN Bryson Wangai
26 MF   KEN Philemon Otieno
27 FW   KEN Boniface Omondi
29 GK   KEN Caleb Omondi
30 MF   KEN John Ochieng
32 DF   KEN Peter Oudu
33 DF   KEN Bonface Odhiambo
50 FW   KEN Paul Ochuoga

Current coaching staff

Manager/Head Coach Johnathan McKinstry

Gor Mahia Fans Foundation

The Gor Mahia Fans Foundation was launched in early 2012 to develop and maintain an effective and influential role for Gor Mahia fans in the running of the football club, and to strengthen the bonds between the club and its community of followers through participation in activities that promote better management and running of the club and those that influence better performance and motivates the playing unit, with all these being made possible by inviting involvement of the fans to take part in the activities to make K'Ogalo better.[60] Its range of plans includes:

  • Assisting the club to own its own stadium, training facilities and club house through a fans' trust.
  • Assisting the club to establish its own youth system for both genders.
  • Establish a Player Reward scheme.
  • Partnering with the club to set up proper merchandise enterprises for mutual benefit.

The foundation is currently involved in jointly running, marketing and sourcing for funds for the Gor Mahia under-19 and academy teams,[61] CSR activities for the Gor Mahia family, most notably regular charity events at Children's Oncology Ward for cancer patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital,[62] and jointly organising, marketing and sourcing for funds for the Jerry Onyango Tournament in Ugunja every December to unearth new talents in rural areas.[63]

Honours

1987
1980, 1981, 1985
1968, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2018–19, 2019–20
1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2021
2009, 2013 (pre-season), 2015, 2017, 2019
2012, 2015

As Luo Union

1964, 1975
1964, 1965, 1966

Performance in CAF competitions

2009 – Preliminary Round
2012 – Preliminary Round
2013 – First Round
2018 – Group Stage
2018-19 – Quarter Finals

The club have 8 appearances in African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1969 to 1996 and 5 appearances in CAF Champions League from 2014 till now.

1969: Quarter-Finals
1977: Second Round
1980: Second Round
1984: abandoned in Second Round
1991: First Round
1992: Quarter-Finals
1994: First Round
1996: First Round
2014: First Round
2015: First Round
2016: Preliminary Round
2018: First Round
2018-19: First Round
2019-20: First Round
1993 – Quarter-Finals
1998 – First Round

See also

Gor Mahia winners of the African SportPesa competition organized by SportPesa. Gor Mahia won the championship against Simba FC of Tanzania by thrashing them in a 2–0 victory in the Afraha Stadium in Nakuru.

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  • Official: Gor Mahia names Muguna new captain [3]

External links

  • (archived 24 July 2016)
  • Official website  
  • Unofficial fans' website
  • Gor Mahia Livescores
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Coordinates: 1°17′38″S 36°50′32″E / 1.29389°S 36.84222°E / -1.29389; 36.84222

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mahia, mahia, football, club, ɔːr, listen, commonly, also, known, ogalo, dholuo, ogalo, football, club, based, nairobi, kenya, they, have, kenyan, premier, league, record, times, have, also, president, record, times, they, only, team, from, kenya, african, con. Gor Mahia Football Club ˌ ɡ ɔːr ˈ m aɪ j e listen commonly also known as K Ogalo Dholuo for Son of Ogalo is a football club based in Nairobi Kenya They have won the Kenyan Premier League a record 19 times 1 and have also won the FKF President s Cup a record 11 times They are the only team from Kenya to win an African continental title to date having won the African Cup Winners Cup in 1987 after previously reaching the final in 1979 2 3 Gor MahiaFull nameGor Mahia Football ClubFounded17 February 1968 55 years ago 1968 02 17 GroundCity Stadium NairobiCapacity15 000ChairmanAmbrose RachierManagerSamuel OcholaCoachJohnathan McKinstryLeagueKenyan Premier League2021 223rd of 18WebsiteClub websiteThe club was formally established on 17 February 1968 as a merger of Luo Union and Luo Sports Club also known as Luo Stars and won the national league at the first time of asking Some of its original leaders were politicians Tom Mboya and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga However the club was founded much earlier in the 1915 and participated intermittently in local tournaments in Western Kenya Various groups used this name at different times The club plays its home games at the Nairobi City Stadium Alternatively they also play their home games at the Moi International Sports Centre and the Nyayo National Stadium It has been proposed that the club hosts some of its home matches at its alternate stadiums in its earlier days the Kisumu County Stadium and the Mombasa Municipal Stadium 4 The club won the Kenya National Football league in 1968 having been formally founded only in February of the same year 5 In 1976 Gor Mahia won the national league unbeaten 6 7 and repeated the same feat 39 years later under the leadership of Frank Nuttall 8 Towards the end of the 2000s Gor started bouncing back to fame steadily bringing Kenyan football fans back to the pitch and regularly filling sold out stadiums 9 The club returned to silverware in 2008 when it won the KFF Cup after a thirteen year drought of any major trophies Gor proceeded to win the Kenya DSTV Super Cup against the year s defending champs Mathare United before the beginning of the 2009 KPL season 10 On 26 October 2011 Gor Mahia in typically dominant fashion trounced Sofapaka to win the 2011 edition of the FKL Cup having dispatched their archrivals AFC Leopards 6 days earlier in a 20 October Heroes Day thriller 11 12 Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation 1 2 1970s 1 3 1980s 1 4 1990s 1 5 2000s 1 6 2010s 1 7 Managerial history 1 8 Jack Johnson 1 8 1 John Bobby Ogolla 1 8 2 Zdravko Logarusic 1 8 3 Bobby Williamson 2 Crest 3 Players 3 1 Current squad 4 Current coaching staff 5 Gor Mahia Fans Foundation 6 Honours 6 1 As Luo Union 7 Performance in CAF competitions 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditFormation Edit Gor Mahia Football Club was formally established on 17 February 1968 after the merging of Luo Union and Luo Sports Club The club was named after a legendary Medicine man from Kanyamwa Ndhiwa Homa Bay in Luo mythology whose nickname was Gor Mahia mahia is Luo for magic because he was famous for performing magic The club s most famous nickname K Ogalo also stems from the Medicine man whose full name was Gor Wuod Ogada nyakwar Ogalo Gor son of Ogada grandson of Ogalo and as such was known as Gor Makogalo or Gor K Ogalo in short which means Gor of Ogalo s homestead 13 Several prominent Luos from all walks of life met in Nairobi to christen the club The name Gor Mahia was settled upon from a shortlist of other Luo cultural heroes and warriors such as Nyathi Kwach Lwanda Magere from Kano Okore wuod Ogonda Mumbo from Kisumu Ogutu wuod Kipapi from Ugenya Kech Kamajwala from Asembo and Tao K Ogot also from Ugenya 1970s Edit Gor Mahia won the league title in their inaugural season in 1968 with legendary Kenya striker William Ouma Chege scoring 19 goals They would win the league title for the second time in 1974 In 1976 Gor Mahia became the first Kenyan football club to win the National League unbeaten thanks to the exploits of playmaker Allan Thigo who also acted as coach He was ably assisted by stars such as Festus Nyakota James Ogolla and new recruits Jerry Imbo who had been recruited from Black Mamba and legendary goal poacher Maurice Ochieng who had been recruited from Kenya Police 6 Goalkeeper George Ayuka was in sensational form throughout the season Maurice Ochieng finished as leading scorer in the league with 18 goals ahead of the legendary William Chege Ouma who scored 16 The 1976 is one of the strongest the club had ever fielded It included such stars as Masanta Osoro 14 Paul Cobra Oduwa Festus Nyakota Duncan Aluko and Duncan Migan all of whom played for the national team at one point Current Roads Minister in the Kenyan Cabinet Chris Obure also played for Gor in their inaugural season in 1968 and 1969 15 16 In the 1979 African Cup Winners Cup final Gor Mahia faced Canon Yaounde of Cameroun the defending champions Over confidence played a part in Gor Mahia losing the 1st leg 0 2 Lack of experience took its toll as Gor Mahia inexplicably lost the second league 0 6 There were unconfirmed rumours that some players had been bribed 17 18 1980s Edit Gor Mahia beat AFC Leopards 1 0 to win the 1983 league and at the end of the match President Moi presented the league to captain Peter Otieno Bassanga 19 20 Gor Mahia won the inaugural Moi Golden Cup by beating Bandari 1 0 in the final An injury time goal by Hezborn Omollo secured the victory at Nyayo stadium The tough Bandari outfit coached by Mohammed Kheri was at the time playing in the Coast Provincial League Winning the Moi Golden Cup enabled Gor Mahia to participate in the 1987 Africa Cup Winners Cup 21 22 In 1989 K Ogalo retained the Moi Golden Cup for the 3rd successive year by beating Kenya Breweries 2 0 in the final After the match Abass Magongo who was man of the match was carried shoulder high by fans Gor Mahia however lost the league title to a resurgent AFC Leopards who benefited from their recruiting spree and sponsorship from Crown Paints Kenya 23 Having won the Moi Golden Cup the previous year Gor Mahia were back in the Cup winners Cup in 1989 In the 1st round they received a walkover when Villa of Uganda pulled out In round 2 they beat Costa Do Sol of Mozambique 2 1 at home and tied them 0 0 away In the quarter finals they faced LPRC Oilers of Liberia The 1st leg was played at Nyayo stadium Gor Mahia played a disjointed game and the game ended 0 0 By this time After the match Liberian players celebrated as if they had won a Cup final Gor Mahia team manager told the media that K Ogalo would conquer the return leg Indeed they did winning 3 1 in Monrovia Coach Mohammed Kheri had been drafted from Bandari on a temporary basis to replace Johnson In the semis they faced El Merreikh of Sudan After winning the 1st leg 1 0 they lost 0 2 in the return leg in Omdurman So Gor Mahia bowed out in the semi final 24 1990s Edit 1996 was the most disastrous year in the club s history The club was eliminated in the 1st round of the Africa champions league by Zimbabwean outfit Dynamos leading to one of the worst riots ever seen in Nairobi In the League they finished 8th which was unprecedented in the club s history In 1997 the club recovered and almost won the National League only losing by goal difference to eventual winners Utalii Among the players who were instrumental in that campaign were Victor Onyango in goal Josiah Ougo and Tillen Oguta in defence Frazier Ochieng and Dan Ogada in midfield and Bonaventure Maruti Steve Okumu and Steve Odiaga in attack The club was unable to hold on to these superb players many of whom left for various destinations including the Middle East The last two years of the 20th century were characterized by inconsistent performances by the club mainly due to lack of finances Because the club was flat broke they were unable to hire a qualified professional coach Additionally the club has been unable to retain its quality players most of whom left after a short period for greener pastures 25 2000s Edit At one point the club refused to pay a KPL imposed fine However KPL managing director received full payment of the Gor Mahia penalty from an anonymous senior official of another KPL club who wrote in an unsigned letter that it is deeply disappointing that a few colleagues who are senior Gor Mahia officials refuse to respect the KPL policy against assaults on referees which their representative approved in February Their refusal to respect the rules also saddens me because it is not those officials but their own players who are suffering the most after playing so well this year Out of respect and sympathy for the Gor Mahia players I enclose full payment of Ksh 45 063 so they can resume playing 26 2010s Edit From a financial perspective 2011 was a landmark year because that was the year that Gor Mahia secured their first ever legitimate shirt sponsorship Previously in 1991 Gor Mahia wore shirts emblazoned International Casino However the proceeds from that sponsorship are unknown and clouded in mystery The KSh 38 million Tuzo sponsorship by Spin Knit Dairy was the most lucrative by any club in Kenya when announced Gor Mahia went on to win the FKL Cup and finish fourth in the league 27 At the beginning of the season the club acquired Moses Odhiambo a former international who had played in Tanzanian and Rwandese leagues and he proved to be a revelation Teenage striker Edwin Lavatsa was also a big hit in his first season in the KPL After strong performances in mid season the steam run out and Gor finished 4th in the league largely due to disharmony in the technical bench and overcommitment of head coach Zedekiah Otieno to the Kenya national team In Otieno s absence Cameroonian assistant coach Anaba Awono led the club to win the FKL Cup after beating bitter rivals A F C Leopards in the semis 28 and then edging out Sofapaka in the final 29 The club also conducted its elections towards the end of November and brought in many youthful officials Gor Mahia started the 2012 season in high tempo after attending the traditional Nyanza tour to meet fans and recruit more players from the fanatical homeland The tour itself was a gruelling 6 day affair where the team played 9 matches winning 7 and drawing two 30 The club went on a signing spree in preparation for the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup bringing in more than 10 players 31 Baldwin Ngwa and Ibrahim Kitawi rejoined the squad Soccer pundits and fans had cautiously termed this as one of the strongest squads ever in decades at the club However this was not to be as the club despite a winning start against Thika United in the league on 12 February 2012 went on to lose 3 0 away to debutants Muhoroni Youth and 1 0 at home to Ferroviario de Maputo of Mozambique in the first hurdle of the Confederation Cup These matches coupled with the Super Cup loss to Tusker and another league loss to Karuturi Sports led to the disbandment of the entire technical team led by Awono Others shown the door included assistant coach Ken Odhiambo team manager Jolawi Obondo coach Julius Owino and fitness coach Zablon Otieno The 2013 season saw Gor Mahia clinch their first league title in 18 years under the leadership of goalkeeper Jerim Onyango and coach Bobby Williamson On the way to a record 13th title fans of the club popularised the phrase Giniwasekao around the country which is Luo for we have taken this thing Gor Mahia players further added to the club s mystique by finishing their Sportspesa Premier League fixtures for 2015 season unbeaten under Head Coach Frank NuttallTop ScorersData compiled by K Ogalo Pundit indicates that the club s top all time goal scorer is Sammy Onyango Jogoo who scored 92 goals in all competitive matches for the club He is also the club s leading all time scorer in the league competition with 79 goals Sammy Onyango joined Gor Mahia from Hakati Sportiff in 1981 and played for the club till 1989 before seeing out his career at Kisumu Posta He is followed by Allan Thigo with 88 goals 66 league goals and Hesbon Omollo with 84 goals 75 league goals Peter Dawo is the club s all time scorer in contentinental competitions with 14 goals followed by Andrew Obunga with 7 goals and Allan Thigo with 6 goals Managerial history Edit Jack Johnson Edit Jack Johnson was appointed Gor Mahia manager in 1987 32 John Bobby Ogolla Edit A caretaker coach former captain and all time legend Bobby Ogolla took the position of head coach assisted by Technical manager Tom Ogweno a former Kenya national striker and Ulinzi Stars player and was immediately thrust into tough fixtures against Tusker and A F C Leopards The team gave a very good account of themselves in both games despite losing 2 0 to the former and drawing 0 0 against the in form Leopards in a match marred by crowd trouble 33 In the next matches Gor drew 1 1 with Rangers and 0 0 with Sony as Ogolla tried to steady the ship from sinking Zdravko Logarusic Edit In April 2012 Croatian tactician Zdravko Logarusic was drafted as head coach 34 35 36 Bobby Ogolla ever the gentleman accepted to deputies The first match for the pair ended in 1 1 with Mathare United followed by a 0 1 loss to Oserian FC a win against Sofapaka and a loss against Ulinzi in late April This was the last loss for the club this year in any match From there the club has won 7 out 8 KPL matches against Nairobi City Stars Chemelil FC KCB FC Western stima by doing the double in both legs except for a 1st leg fixtures ender draw against Stima On 12 August the club is number 6th on the log after languishing in relegation places in the first two months of the 2012 league The club also has qualified for the KPL Top 8 tourney final against Ulinzi after dispatching Tusker in both legs of the semi final This after getting a walkover in the quartes against AFC Leopards who feared showing up on matchday giving a myriad of excuses 37 38 39 Gor Mahia also qualified for the next round of the FKF Cup the domestic title after dispatching Borabu Chiefs 5 2 and are in contention for a treble This success is attributed to the good working synergy in the technical bench a tough fitness regime introduced by a Finnish expert 40 acquisition of a professional goalkeeper coach 41 42 but mostly to the excellent field combination of the team s players The technical bench has revamped and reorganised the playing unit to create a potent force within just a few months 41 43 44 45 46 After failing to return on time from holiday Logarusic was sacked with immediate effect on 25 June 2013 47 48 49 50 and replaced by former Uganda national team manager Bobby Williamson 9 days later on 5 July 2013 51 52 53 Bobby Williamson Edit Bobby Williamson s managerial debut came in a league match against Sugar FC on 17 July 2013 54 He left the club in September 2014 being replaced by Frank Nuttall whom he recommended to the club 55 Crest Edit Former logo Present logoPlayers EditCurrent squad Edit As of 15 April 2023 56 57 58 59 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player2 DF KEN Geoffrey Ochieng3 DF KEN Dennis Njire4 DF KEN Joshua Onyango5 FW KEN George Odhiambo6 DF RWA Emery Bayisenge7 FW KEN Austin Odhiambo8 MF KEN Alpha Onyango9 FW UGA Patrick Kaddu10 FW UGA Peter Lwasa11 MF KEN John Macharia12 DF KEN Gilbert Otieno14 FW KEN Parmenas Ochola15 DF KEN Sylvester Owino16 GK KEN Gad Mathews No Pos Nation Player17 FW KEN Lyson Muyonga18 MF UGA Shafiq Kagimu19 FW KEN John Nyawir20 MF KEN Ernest Wendo21 MF KEN Sydney Ochieng22 FW KEN Benson Omala25 FW KEN Bryson Wangai26 MF KEN Philemon Otieno27 FW KEN Boniface Omondi29 GK KEN Caleb Omondi30 MF KEN John Ochieng32 DF KEN Peter Oudu33 DF KEN Bonface Odhiambo50 FW KEN Paul OchuogaCurrent coaching staff EditManager Head Coach Johnathan McKinstryGor Mahia Fans Foundation EditThe Gor Mahia Fans Foundation was launched in early 2012 to develop and maintain an effective and influential role for Gor Mahia fans in the running of the football club and to strengthen the bonds between the club and its community of followers through participation in activities that promote better management and running of the club and those that influence better performance and motivates the playing unit with all these being made possible by inviting involvement of the fans to take part in the activities to make K Ogalo better 60 Its range of plans includes Assisting the club to own its own stadium training facilities and club house through a fans trust Assisting the club to establish its own youth system for both genders Establish a Player Reward scheme Partnering with the club to set up proper merchandise enterprises for mutual benefit The foundation is currently involved in jointly running marketing and sourcing for funds for the Gor Mahia under 19 and academy teams 61 CSR activities for the Gor Mahia family most notably regular charity events at Children s Oncology Ward for cancer patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital 62 and jointly organising marketing and sourcing for funds for the Jerry Onyango Tournament in Ugunja every December to unearth new talents in rural areas 63 Honours EditAfrican Cup Winners Cup 11987 dd CECAFA Clubs Cup 31980 1981 1985 dd Kenyan Premier League 191968 1974 1976 1979 1983 1984 1985 1987 1990 1991 1993 1995 2013 2014 2015 2017 2018 2018 19 2019 20 dd Kenya Challenge Cup Moi Golden Cup Transparency Cup President s Cup KFF Cup FKL Cup FKF Cup 91981 1983 1986 1987 1988 2008 2011 2012 2021 dd Kenyan Super Cup 52009 2013 pre season 2015 2017 2019 dd KPL Top 8 Cup 22012 2015 dd As Luo Union Edit Kenyan Premier League 21964 1975 dd FA Cup of Kenya 1964 1965 1966 dd Performance in CAF competitions EditCAF Confederation Cup 5 appearances2009 Preliminary Round 2012 Preliminary Round 2013 First Round 2018 Group Stage 2018 19 Quarter Finals dd CAF Champions League African Cup of Champions Clubs 13 appearancesThe club have 8 appearances in African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1969 to 1996 and 5 appearances in CAF Champions League from 2014 till now 1969 Quarter Finals 1977 Second Round 1980 Second Round 1984 abandoned in Second Round 1991 First Round 1992 Quarter Finals 1994 First Round 1996 First Round 2014 First Round 2015 First Round 2016 Preliminary Round 2018 First Round 2018 19 First Round 2019 20 First Round dd CAF Cup 2 appearances1993 Quarter Finals 1998 First Round dd CAF Cup Winners Cup 7 appearances1979 Finalist 1981 Quarter Finals 1982 withdrew in First Round dd 1983 Preliminary Round 1987 Champion 1988 Quarter Finals dd 1989 Semi Finals dd See also EditGor Mahia F C A F C Leopards rivalryGor Mahia winners of the African SportPesa competition organized by SportPesa Gor Mahia won the championship against Simba FC of Tanzania by thrashing them in a 2 0 victory in the Afraha Stadium in Nakuru References Edit Kenya List of Champions Retrieved 10 September 2016 Kenya Gor Mahia Win the African Cup Winners Cup Following a 1 1 Draw With Esperance Retrieved 10 September 2016 African Cup Winners Cup Retrieved 10 September 2016 Kisumu stadium renovation Standard Digital News Retrieved 10 September 2016 www gorfc com 13 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 10 September 2016 a b When Gor Mahia won the league unbeaten Retrieved 10 September 2016 It s derby time Retrieved 10 September 2016 Willis Seth 1 November 2015 Gor Mahia 2 0 Muhoroni Youth Unbeaten K Ogalo Goal com Retrieved 1 November 2015 Why football is on the rise in Kenya BBC News Retrieved 10 September 2016 Gor Mahia Outclass Mathare United in Kenya Super Cup Goal com 24 January 2009 Retrieved 10 September 2016 Gor Mahia clinch FKL Cup Retrieved 10 September 2016 Untitled 1 Retrieved 10 September 2016 About Gor Mahia GorMahia net Retrieved 9 May 2014 A tribute to former Gor Mahia FC all rounder Masanta Osoro Standard Digital News Retrieved 10 September 2016 Breaking News Latest Business Jobs Football Travel Tourism Elections National Nairobi County East Africa Media Standard Digital News Retrieved 10 September 2016 Kenya Football History Archived from the original on 10 August 2011 Retrieved 12 August 2012 Gor Mahia in the 1970s Retrieved 10 September 2016 Gor Mahia in the 1970s Archived from the original on 14 August 2011 Retrieved 14 October 2011 Gor Mahia in The Early 1980s Retrieved 10 September 2016 Gor Mahia in the Early days Archived from the original on 25 May 2011 Retrieved 12 April 2011 Gor Mahia the Mid 1980s Retrieved 10 September 2016 Gor Mahia in the Mid 80s Archived from the original on 14 August 2011 Retrieved 12 August 2012 Crown Paints Crown Paints crownpaints co ke Retrieved 13 August 2014 Gor Mahia in the late 1980s Archived from the original on 14 August 2011 Retrieved 12 August 2012 Gor Mahia in the 1990s Archived from the original on 14 August 2011 Retrieved 12 August 2012 Kenya Football Story KPL Provides Facts in Gor Saga kenyafootball com Archived from the original on 24 October 2007 Retrieved 13 January 2022 The 90s and the new millenium Retrieved 10 September 2016 Kenya CitizenTV 20 October 2011 FKL Cup Leopards Vs Gor Mahia Retrieved 10 September 2016 via YouTube Gor mahia wins after edging sofapaka 1 0 in KFL cup final KBCKenya1 31 October 2011 Retrieved 10 September 2016 via YouTube All Objectives of Nyanza tour have been met Gor Mahia News 30 December 2011 Retrieved 10 September 2016 Gor Mahia names squad for CAF duty Archived from the original on 19 March 2016 Retrieved 10 September 2016 The life story of Jack Johnson gormahia net Gor Mahia vs AFC Leopards Live text updates Retrieved 10 September 2016 Kariuki Tony 30 March 2012 Kenya Croat Logarusic Appointed New Gor Coach via AllAfrica Ayoo Stephen 30 March 2012 thesteifmastertake Gor Mahia s New Coach Zdravko Logarusic in Ten Facts Retrieved 10 September 2016 Gor confirms foreign Coach Archived from the original on 17 August 2016 Retrieved 10 September 2016 reporter Gilbert Wandera and Digital AFC fined Sh500 000 for match boycott Retrieved 10 September 2016 Gor Mahia awarded walk over after AFC fails to turn up Retrieved 10 September 2016 Gor get walkover Archived from the original on 2 August 2012 Retrieved 12 August 2012 Welcome to Michezoafrika Archived from the original on 28 January 2013 Retrieved 10 September 2016 a b Iddi It s time to get Gor goalies back to the National team Archived from the original on 19 March 2016 Retrieved 10 September 2016 Up close with Gor Mahia goal keeper coach Idd Salim Retrieved 10 September 2016 Gor Mahia beef up squad Retrieved 10 September 2016 Gor Mahia official confirms players dropped Archived from the original on 19 March 2016 Retrieved 10 September 2016 Three more dropped from Gor Mahia Retrieved 10 September 2016 1 dead link Korir Patrick 25 June 2013 Logarusic fired Futaa com Archived from the original on 27 June 2013 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Machio Dennis 25 June 2013 Zdravko Logarusic has been fired MichezoAfrika com Retrieved 7 July 2013 Mabuka Dennis 25 June 2013 Gor Mahia part ways with coach Zdravko Logarusic Goal com Retrieved 7 July 2013 Kenya Television Network 25 June 2013 Gor Mahia fire coach Logarusic Retrieved 7 July 2013 Mathu Wilson 5 July 2013 Bobby Williamson to take over at Gor Mahia Futaa com Archived from the original on 8 July 2013 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Former Uganda national team coach Bobby Williamson accepts terms with Gor Mahia StandardMedia co ke 5 July 2013 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Ex Cranes coach Bobby joins Kenya s Gor Mahia MTNFootball com 6 July 2013 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Millers first test for Bobby Williamson Gor Mahia F C 12 July 2013 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 18 September 2015 Nuttall named Gor Mahia coach News24 3 September 2014 Retrieved 18 September 2015 Bayisenge unveiled at Gor Mahia The New Times Gor Mahia ropes in eight players after transfer ban is lifted as Vihiga signs 19 Africa Sports News Gor Mahia FC 2022 2023 season Squad Gor Mahia News New Gor Mahia FC signings handed jersey numbers Goal com Retrieved 15 March 2017 2 gmff or ke index php Archived 2 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Gor Mahia fans Foundation for Gor Youth Footbal Archived from the original on 6 May 2014 Retrieved 1 May 2014 Anelka Tony Gor Mahia fans extending love beyond stadiums Retrieved 10 September 2016 Gor Mahia Fans Foundation Timeline Facebook Facebook Retrieved 10 September 2016 Official Gor Mahia names Muguna new captain 3 External links EditGor Mahia archived 24 July 2016 Official website Unofficial fans website Gor Mahia Livescores 4 5 Coordinates 1 17 38 S 36 50 32 E 1 29389 S 36 84222 E 1 29389 36 84222 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gor Mahia F C amp oldid 1153268486, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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