CAF: Gor Mahia feeling financial crunch

bagamoyo · 2015-03-15T23:26:21+00:00

Nairobi, Kenya March 16, 2015 CAF: Gor Mahia feeling financial crunch Gor Mahia are already feeling the financial pinch of taking part in the Champions league. The team, according to Deputy Secretary General Naima Oketch needs at least Sh2.5million to travel to Congo Brazaville for their return match against AC Leopards at the end of March. "We are spending almost a similar amount in the first leg and have had to borrow heavily to make ends meet. We are urging our supporters and well-wishers to come to our aid," she said. Among the biggest expenses the team has incurred is paying for referees' tickets, which alone is Sh1.7million. The truth is that we are struggling. We are really struggling. We have good players but we are losing them because they are receiving better deals that we just cannot match these are the words of Gor Mahia Treasurer, Kennedy Ouma (Daily Nation, Wednesday December 10, 2014). Three things emerge here; one, the reigning Kenya Premier League Champions is in a financial crunch. Two, the club is fast losing its stalwarts to other clubs, in search of greener pastures, either locally or abroad. Lastly, the club is unable to lure top notch footballers due to its current financial crunch. Mercurial talisman and goal poacher, the pint-sized Ugandan, Dan Sserunkuma has already joined Tanzanian giants, Simba SC, dependable defensive rock, David Calabar Owino is in the same club for trails, and from all signs, he might be their player before January. Dependable midfield-chief, Ugandan, Geoffrey Baba Kizito has already turned down contract talks due to salary demands, and is headed out, possibly to Vietnam. Influential winger and one time Kenyan international, Patrick Oboya is also in Vietnam for trials and a deal is almost sure. A closer look at the above players indeed shows that they were in the driving seat as KOgallo defended the KPL crown. Losing the leagues top scorer and their most dependable scorer in the last three seasons, defender of the year and one of the finest defenders presently in the country, and then the second best footballer of the year and their best midfielder of the season, is no childs play. Filling these boots is an uphill task for Gor Mahia and the financial crisis only worsens the problem. Sources : Standard Digital News : : GameYetu - CAF: Gor Mahia feeling financial crunch mythoughtsshared.Mutua: This financial crunch portends doom for Gor Mahia…..

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Start date Mar 16, 2015

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