Gor Mahia threaten action for ‘illegal’ social media handle proprietors

Many might have noticed that verified social media accounts; Facebook and Twitter, bearing the name of the Football Kenya Federation Premier League, FKFPL giants Gor Mahia have been inactive for a while now.In a shocking revelation, the club’s General Secretary Sam Ocholla told Mozzart Sport that the accounts are not associated with Gor Mahia, and they are soon arresting the individuals behind them.Kenyan teenager linked with move to Sheffield United”Those are some of the pages that need to be closed. They are not run by our club. If you want anything to do with Gor Mahia, you go to our website,” Sam, condescendingly, told Mozzart Sport.The verified Twitter account (@OfficialGMF) currently boasts 167k followers, while the Facebook page (Gor Mahia FC) has 87k followers.”We are actually working on taking legal action against those people, the paperwork is being done,” Sam added.He denied the presence of fake replica jerseys in the market, yet, the club’s chairman Ambrose Rachier said that he would not be surprised if there are such unsanctioned merchandise.Referees non-payment pain bites on with potential match-fixing consequences”Our people are capable of doing anything. They have been selling fake replica jerseys for the 15 years I have been chairman and there is nothing much we can do. The enforcement of intellectual property rights in the country is very weak, making it hard to nab such unscrupulous traders,” Rachier, who is a lawyer by profession, said.Gor Mahia have in the past couple of seasons been using Macron made kits, but have since embraced designs by UK-based sports apparel maker Umbro for this season. The replicas for fans are yet to hit the market, giving room for counterfeits to flourish.The team hosts Sofapaka in a midweek clash on Tuesday at the Kasarani Stadium. They edged out Kakamega Homeboyz 1-0 in their last league outing on Saturday in Kakamega.##NAJAVA_MECA_6955064##

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