Everyone at Gor Mahia is walking around with a spring in their steps. From their usually feuding officials to players and all the way to ardent fans who have stuck with the club through thick and thin. That is since a new shirt sponsor stormed into the scene with a boosted cash injection that has rekindled the erstwhile waning ‘Juogi’ spirit at K’Ogalo.Two football calendars without the league title have not been known to Gor Mahia over the past decade when the record Kenyan champions have claimed seven title with Kenya’s joint second most decorated club Tusker punctuating K’Ogalo’s poetry with a title grab after three or so seasons of Gor Mahia’s seamless runs.🟢 | TRAINING SESSION Boys had a light one in Day 1 – keen to engage top gear for a fresh start of the football calendar. We hope for the very best. 🙏#Sirkal pic.twitter.com/hRAPNtbFCf— GOR MAHIA FC (@OfficialGMFC) July 25, 2022 The situation looked pale at K’Ogalo until the new money arrived. Then suddenly everyone is talking titles and CAF. Gor Mahia captain Philemon Otieno became the latest to dabble into title cacophony blaring out of the club’s fraternity, expressing optimism that the record Kenyan Champions will lift the trophy at the end of the upcoming season.Long serving club chairman Ambrose Rachier shared the same sentiments earlier that K’Ogalo will be out to reclaim the title this season after being set on a good trajectory financially with a Ksh 76m sponsorship.Keita reported the club to FIFA towards the end of last season over breach of contracthttps://t.co/PQpWiOrLk2— Mozzart Sport Kenya (@MozzartSportKe) July 25, 2022 The club kicked off their pre-season training on Monday at Camp Toyoyo in preparation for the FKF Premier League kick off set for August 27, and the skipper noted that the mood from the first day was a good start.”We have started our preseason well. The mood is good and our expectation is to do well in the coming season. We are optimistic that we will become champions come the end of the season,” the captain opined.Interim Gor coach Michael Nam noted that there was a good number of players present on the first day, adding that he expected the rest to show up today.”We have seen quite a number of players have reported back and we are still waiting for a few to arrive,” he said.Gor Mahia part ways with German tactician Andreas Spiers after five monthsNam is serving in an acting capacity as the team sources for a new coach having parted ways with German tactician Andreas Spier following the expiry of his contract early in the month.
