Despite having 17 players available for selection, Gor Mahia head coach Mark Harrison is confident that the club will make light work of Sudanese side Al-Ahly Merowe in the second round preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup set to be played next week on Friday in Egypt. Harrison will not have the luxury of fielding the arsenals brought in the ongoing transfer window as they were blocked from entering the continental body register due to the initial ban imposed by FIFA.The new players arrived at a time when the club was grappling to struck its name off Zurich’s red list and by the club was given a clean bill of health, the registration window had been shut.88’| Looks like the Gor Mahia Manager is impressed with his boys.Mark HarrisonGor 2-1 KCB#GorVsKCB pic.twitter.com/Z4IlXirY9w— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) September 25, 2021 Gor have since been dragged back to the bad books of FIFA for failing to pay former Ghanaian international Jackson Owusu who rushed to the world football governing body to compel the club to wire his salary arrears. Owusu’s claims that have landed Gor Mahia in trouble againHarrison says he has carefully studied Merowe’s style of play and he is convinced that he will advance to the next level, his lean squad notwithstanding. “We are ready for the match even though I will only have seventeen players to select. I have gathered a lot of information on how our opponents play and I am certain we will make it to the past round. I am aware that the club has had some decline in performance in as far as continental matches are concerned but there is hope that we will do better. We are taking each game at a time, ” he said.EXCLUSIVE: One on One with Gor Mahia head coach Mark HarrisonWith his predecessors boasting of guiding the club to victory in the domestic titles, the former Chippa United boss said he yearning to follow suit.Gor clinched the Football Kenya Federation Cup last season and had previously won the league title in four consecutive seasons.”Realistically, we have a big chance to win all domestic titles. We assembled good players in the transfer window and the hunger to win is rife. There is always the pressure to deliver as at the end of the day you’re judged by results,” he added.
