AFC Leopards have confirmed that the club is exploring the option of selling online tickets for the first leg of the Mashemeji Derby. Leopards will finally host their eternal rivals Gor Mahia on Sunday at the Nyayo National Stadium from 3 pm (East African Time). Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsThe fixture was initially set for November 2024 but was postponed after Ingwe failed to find a suitable facility to host the high-risk duel. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8796743##Back in February, the match was shelved again after efforts by Ingwe to knock on Nyayo doors, through Sports Kenya failed to bear a result.However, club chairman Dan Shikanda has assured that everything is set for the Sunday clash after securing the venue. Shikanda revealed that the ticketing success Football Kenya Federation (FKF) had for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier match, between Harambee Stars and Gabon, gave the Leopards’ Executive Committee reasons to embrace the method heading to the big game. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8801622##FKF sold all the available tickets online, earning praise from football stakeholders and Kenyans at large for their bold move to adopt the modern system. Gor Mahia hits back at Benni McCarthy’s player release claimsShikanda says the club will most likely adopt a similar ticketing system as a way of curing the time-consuming and perennial problem of fans making long queues at selling points to purchase gate passes. “It is an option we are seriously thinking of ahead of the match. It is a method we encourage our members and fans to adopt, as the sale of manual tickets on match days brings about unnecessary chaos and confusion. It is very difficult to plan well when the sale of tickets is ongoing less than 30 minutes to kick off. CAF are encouraging it as well,” said Shikanda. Harambee Stars midfielder reveals why he chose Kenya over AustraliaBesides learning from the ticketing success FKF had over the weekend, Shikanda said he took note of the shortcomings witnessed, especially around the VIP and VVIP areas. “We picked lessons from the organization of the match and crowd control. We will be meeting with our Gor Mahia colleagues on Wednesday to plan on a few issues which will go a long way in ensuring that everything flows in a seamless way,” added the administrator.
