Long-serving Gor Mahia team manager Jolawi Obondo is expected to resume duty after a two-month compulsory leave. In his absence Victor Otieno has been serving in an acting capacity.Jolawi was sent on leave in mid September this year after the club’s management discovered that he had not taken one in ages.##NAJAVA_MECA_6787161##”It has come to the notice of the secretariat that since the term of the current Executive Committee commenced in August 2020, you’ve not taken your annual leave. This is a period of 2 years now,” Sam Ochola, the club’s General Secretary, said in a statement then.But the chairman Ambrose Rachier has confirmed to Mozzart Sport that Jolawi is on his way back. “He should have returned on November 9, but he applied for more days to arrange a burial of his in-law.”On his part, Jolawi said he can’t wait to serve Gor Mahia again. “The leave has been good, it gave me an opportunity to be away from the game and recharge, I managed to spend time with my family and now I’m ready to serve again, but first I have a burial to attend to.”A native of Homabay County, Jolawi has served Gor Mahia for over twenty years. During reign, K’Ogalo has enjoyed both success and failure on and off the pitch.##NAJAVA_MECA_6787176##He returns at a time the team is preparing for the imminent return of football after the new Cabinet Secretary for Sports Ababu Namwamba broke the impasse at Kandanda House.Ababu reinstated the previous FKF Executive, but under Vice President Doris Petra, paving the way for lifting of the prevailing FIFA suspension of football activities in the country.Gor Mahia have been engaged in a series of friendly matches as they wait for the start of the much awaited 2022-23 league season. The coach Johnathan McKinstry’s side was in Muhoroni over the weekend where they played against the hosts Muhoroni Youth, losing 1-0.K’Ogalo will on Saturday play against City Stars in another warm-up fixture at Nyayo Stadium.CAFWCL: Simba Queens eye title after storming semis
