Record league champions Gor Mahia returned back to winning ways by thrashing National Super League (NSL) side Naivas FC 3-0 in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday 7 September.K’Ogalo are stepping up their preparations for the 2022-2023 Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) with a number of friendlies after losing to KCB FC on Saturday.Gor Mahia head coach welcomes season delayGor Mahia were initially set to play Kenya Police FC who are fresh from a disappointing pre-season camp in Rwanda where their games were canceled due to the on-going FIFA suspension, barring international matches.Both teams however failed to provide a reason for the game’s postponement with K’Ogalo opting to play against Naivas FC at the ABSA Sports Club in Utalii.##NAJAVA_MECA_6624804##Johnathan McKinstry’s charges were dominant throughout the encounter against the lesser opposition with their goals coming from Peter Lwasa, John Macharia and John Ochieng.Gad Mathews confident Gor Mahia can restore former gloryGor Mahia however were missing a number of key players with Gad Mathews and Samuel Onyango sitting out of the clash amid a reported fall out with the club.The 2020 league champions still have time to prepare for the upcoming season with the FKF Transition Committee pushing the kick off date to Saturday 24th September from the initial date of Saturday 10 September.