Emery Bayisenge was a second half substitute, coming on for another Gor Mahia new signing Sylvester Owino, as they annihilated hapless Vihiga Bullets FC 5-0 in a midweek league match at Kasarani Stadium on Wednesday 29 March.“It was amazing, playing the first game and getting all three points. It was very nice,” the 29-year-old, who joined K’Ogalo from Bangladesh side Saif Sporting Club, exclusively told Mozzart Sport. Another debutant of the afternoon, Ugandan striker Patrick Kaddu, scored a hat-trick, while his counterpart Shafiq Kagimu put up an eye-catching display, earning plaudits from head coach Johnathan McKinstry.Shafiq Kagimu reveals what attracted him to Gor MahiaBayisenge’s move to the record 19-time Kenyan champions, he says, was informed partly by the club’s past good relationship with players from Rwanda.”Most Rwandan players who passed here made a good relationship with the club,” the former APR FC player said.The most notable Rwandan to have featured for K’Ogalo in the recent past is Jacques Tuyisenge who left the club as a legend.During the four seasons that Tuyisenge spent at Gor Mahia, he netted an impressive 64 goals in both domestic and continental assignments.🟢 | ANNOUNCEMENT We are pleased to announce our new player Emery Bayisenge from Rwanda. Welcome to Mahia Bayisenge 👏🏾 👏🏾 #Sirkal | #GorFansClub pic.twitter.com/qx3SYS8Dwv— GOR MAHIA FANS CLUB (@OfficialGMFC) March 29, 2023 Abouba Sibomana was also a notable figure for Gor Mahia from the land of a thousand hills, yet, due to personal problems, he didn’t stay long enough for his impact to be fully felt.Just like Kagimu who previously worked with McKinstry at Uganda Cranes, Bayisenge has also reunited with his former manager at Amavubi, Rwanda’s senior men’s team and Saif Sporting Club.”It feels good to be here working with someone I know,” said the Huye-born, while acknowledging the Irishman’s hand in his move to K’Ogalo, “he was ahead of everything in trying to get me here.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7142339##Bayisenge, who penned a two-year contract, wants to win trophies, a tradition at Gor Mahia. “Of course, we know that Gor Mahia is a team that wins titles each year. I’d wish to help them win more titles this year.”K’Ogalo have not won the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) in two seasons now, but are in the pole position to lift this season’s glory.They are also still active in the Mozzart Bet Cup where Kakamega Homeboyz FC await them in the round of 16 on Saturday.##EDITORS_CHOICE##
