Newly-promoted outfit Fortune Sacco will take on record Kenyan champions Gor Mahia this Saturday in a friendly match at the Gathuthiini Primary School grounds.According to the club’s Secretary General Julius Kariuki, the two teams will curtain raise a grassroot tournament organized by the Principal Secretary, State Department of Interior and Coordination of National Government Dr. Karanja Kibicho.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Sacco made history by becoming the first team from Kirinyaga County to earn promotion to the top flight after finishing second in the concluded National Super League season.The Nicodemus Omasete coached side finished behind the league winners, APS Bomet who booked a place in the top tier with a match to spare.Kariuki revealed that the two clubs had accepted an invitation to grace the tournament by curtain raising the activities of the final day that include the third-place playoff and the final.Odhiambo confident of landing new home after leaving KCBKagio United will accost Intercity FC in the men’s final while Kiaga will play Lakers in the ladies’ category. Alfonse are scheduled to take on Limbua in the playoff.”We will tackle Gor this weekend in a friendly match. The purpose of the game is to inspire grassroot based players who look up to some of players in the top flight and the second tier. When the invite to play Gor came in, we didn’t think twice about considering that, this is the most successful club in the country, “he disclosed.##NAJAVA_MECA_6528980##Apart from serving as a motivation to local players, Kariuki said the game will give the technical bench a clear picture of the areas they have to strengthen ahead of their top-flight bow.”The game will help expose our weak areas that we ought to strengthen. We know that the top flight is a different ball game and therefore, we have to acquire new players whom the technical bench will identify,” he added.
