{"id":15568,"date":"2017-10-24T16:34:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T13:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=15568"},"modified":"2017-10-24T16:50:48","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T13:50:48","slug":"5-things-marvel-gor-mahias-win-sportpesa-premier-league-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/5-things-marvel-gor-mahias-win-sportpesa-premier-league-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"5 things to marvel about Gor Mahia&#8217;s win of SportPesa Premier League 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gor Mahia won their 16th premier league title on Saturday October 21st after beating Ulinzi Stars in a thrilling match played at Kericho Green Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Meddie Kagere scored a beautiful goal in the 12th minute to give K&#8217;ogalo maximum pointed needed to win 2017 SportPesa Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>There are several things to marvel about Gor Mahia&#8217;s win of SportPesa Premier League. Below are the 5 important things to note looking back at K&#8217;ogalo campaign this season:<\/p>\n<h2>Team spirit<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15572\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15572\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gor Mahia striker Meddie Kagere dribbles past Ulinzi Stars defender during their SportPesa Premier League match at Kericho Green Stadium on October 22, 2017. Photo\/Nation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gor Mahia were in to win starting from the beginning of the season. The club lost premier league title to Tusker in 2016 and were desperate to get it back.<\/p>\n<p>K&#8217;ogalo had previously won the premier league title for three consecutive years &#8211; 2013, 2014, and 2015. The team believed in themselves and they did it in 2017.<\/p>\n<h2>The fans<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15570\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gor Mahia fans braved chilly weather to cheer their team during their SportPesa Premier League match at Kericho Green Stadium on October 22, 2017. Photo\/Nation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gor Mahia&#8217;s legion of fans stood by their team even when they lost 2016 SportPesa Premier League title to Tusker.<\/p>\n<p>The team&#8217;s fans remained loyal to the club showing them support throughout the season. Fans traveled with Gor wherever they played filling stadia and cheering their favorite team.<\/p>\n<p>K&#8217;ogalo&#8217;s loyal fans braved heavy rain in Kericho on Saturday when Gor beat Ulinzi to win the 2017 title. Heavy rains did not stop fans from filling Kericho Green Stadium. Gor&#8217;s fans wanajiamini.<\/p>\n<h2>Gor&#8217;s strikers<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15569\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gor Mahia striker Meddie Kagere celebrates after scoring against Ulinzi. Photo\/Nation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Looking at the number of goals Gor&#8217;s strikers have scored this season it&#8217;s hard not to marvel at their swashbuckling performance.<\/p>\n<p>K&#8217;ogallo&#8217;s strikers Jacques Tuyisenge and Meddie Kagere have scored 23 goals this season. Meddie scored the important goal that won Gor the 2017 SportPesa Premier League.<\/p>\n<h2>Gor&#8217;s impressive form<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15571\" style=\"width: 668px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor3-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor3-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor3-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gor Mahia head coach Dylan Kerr celebrates after winning the SportPesa Premier League title after their 1-0 win over Ulinzi Stars at the Kericho Green Stadium on October 22, 2017. Photo\/Nation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>K&#8217;ogalo has played 30 games, won 20, drew 6 and lost 4. They won their 16th premiership trophy with four matches to spare. Their closest rival Tusker trail them with 14 points.<\/p>\n<h2>Sponsorship<\/h2>\n<p>A few years ago, Gor Mahia faced all sorts of problems including players losing morale due to delayed salaries and lack of funds to travel abroad for continental showpieces.<\/p>\n<p>Every so often politicians and Gor&#8217;s fans had to chip in to finance the club&#8217;s activities. All these problems ended when SportPesa took over the club&#8217;s sponsorship.<\/p>\n<p>SportPesa did not only solve Gor&#8217;s financial problems but also provided an avenue for the club to reach new heights. Remember Gor is the first Kenyan club to play English side Everton courtesy of SportPesa.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15573\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor-vs-everton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor-vs-everton.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor-vs-everton.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/gor-vs-everton-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wayne Rooney attempts to go past Gor Mahia defenders during Everton Vs Gor match played in Dar es Salaam on 13 July 2017. Photo\/Courtesy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gor beat arch-rivals AFC Leopards 3-0 to clinch the SportPesa Super Cup title and won a ticket to play Everton. They also pocketed Kes 3 million prize money when they won the Super Cup.<\/p>\n<p>K&#8217;ogalo gave Everton a run for their money when they faced off in Dar es Salaam on 13 July 2017. They lost 2-1 but they gained experience playing against the English club.<\/p>\n<p>By winning SportPesa Premier League 2017, Gor Mahia automatically qualifies for the 2018 CAF Champions League. K&#8217;ogallo can actually win CAF Champions League trophy, remember they won it way back in 1987. With support from us Kenyans, Gor can win CAF Champions League trophy again. Tujiamini!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gor Mahia won their 16th premier league title on Saturday October 21st after beating Ulinzi Stars in a thrilling match played at Kericho Green Stadium. Meddie Kagere scored a beautiful goal in the 12th minute to give K&#8217;ogalo maximum pointed needed to win 2017 SportPesa Premier League. There are several things to marvel about Gor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2834,"featured_media":15576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[310],"tags":[16181,16182,13211],"class_list":["post-15568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-gor-mahia-news","tag-sportpesa-premier-league-news","tag-tujiamini-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2834"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15568"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15591,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15568\/revisions\/15591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}