Gor Mahia have some work to do when they face off with AS Otoho d’Oyo at Nyayo National Stadium in the return leg of the CAF Confederation Cup Playoff fixture in a week’s time after falling to the Brazaville side by a solitary goal at the Stade Alphonse Massamba-Debat in the opening leg of the two-legged clash.To reach the group stages, Gor Mahia will have to beat AS Otoho d’Oyo by two goals without a reply or a scoreline with a goal margin equal to that in Nairobi next weekend.The 19-time Kenyan Champions started the match strongly despite pre-match proceedings that saw some Gor’s players struck off the start list, managing to hold the host to a barren draw in the first half before succumbing to a Roland Okouri strike in the second half.Match Update 90 mins | Otoho 1 – 0 Gor Mahia 5 added mins #Sirkal | #Betsafe #TotalEnergiesCAFCC— GOR MAHIA FC (@OfficialGMFC) November 28, 2021 Okouri scored the all-important goal for the domestic champions slightly over the hour mark, and they held on to the end for the win to gain the advantage ahead of their trip to Nairobi.Gor Mahia did not crumble after the goal as they continued to heap pressure on the opponent as they sought for an equalizer to at least get a point away from home but that would not be the case even with an additional five minutes stoppage time.K’Ogalo travelled for this fixture with a lean squad of only 16 players as the new players were not registered for the same and were met with another surprise when reports emerged that two of their players were ruled out of the duel due to Covid-19.⏹ FIN DU MATCH !AS Otohô 1️⃣-0️⃣ Gor Mahia#CCCAF#OTOHO#OBOSSO🔵🟡 pic.twitter.com/fxI7fkbewf— Association Sportive Otoho d’Oyo (@asotoho1) November 28, 2021 Notably, Jules Ulimwengu was missing from the team sheet overall.While the Congolese side are CAF Champions League dropouts having been eliminated by Angola’s Petro de Luanda who beat them 4-2 on aggregate, Gor Mahia are the rightful representatives for Kenya in the competition having won the FKF Cup.Gor Mahia will welcome the Congolese side to Nairobi in exactly a weeks timeGor Mahia Starting XI: Gad Mathews (GK), Philemon Otieno, Harun Shakava, Fred Nkata, Frank Odhiambo, Ernest Wendo, John Nyawir, Alpha Onyango, Samuel Onyango. John Macharia, Benson OmalaSubs: Caleb Omondi, Sydney Ochieng’, Victor Ayugi, John Ochieng’
