Gor Maha have settled on Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Tanzania as the facility to host their CAF Champions League matches.This is due to lack of approved stadia to host CAF and other international matches in Kenya.Gor secretary general Sam Ocholla said they are disappointed to play their matches away from home.##NAJAVA_MECA_7370727##“We all know that there are no CAF approved stadia in Kenya. We have written to Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to give us the way forward but nothing has happened.“Our only option is Tanzania and we have identified Mkapa Stadium,” he said.“We understand it is going to be very expensive for us as a club but there is no option. We feel let down by Sports Kenya and our federation,” said Ocholla.Kenya to miss CECAFA U-18 Women’s Championship as tournament is moved to TanzaniaOcholla wondered how Kenya is going to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals jointly with Tanzania and Uganda yet the basic infrastructure is not available.“We feel the Ministry of Sports has not done much to ensure we have the required facilities at home and it is costing clubs a lot,” he lamented.Four top flight clubs chasing highly-rated midfielder Douglas MokayaApart from Gor, Kakamega Homeboyz who will take part in the Confederation Cup tournament will also have to find an alternative to host their continental home matches.Homeboyz will either have to play in Tanzania or Rwanda. Kasarani and Nyayo were barred from hosting international matches in 2021 and nothing much has been done to upgrade the facilities since then.If nothing will have been done by November, the national team Harambee Stars may will be forced to look for a venue outside Nairobi in order to host the home matches for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
