Gor Mahia fans have shared mixed reactions to their 1-1 stalemate against AFC Leopards in the Mashemeji Derby, with the majority of them losing hope of retaining the FKF Premier League title.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsThe second leg and the 97th Mashemeji Derby went down on Monday, 2 June at the newly upgraded Raila Odinga Stadium, Homa Bay (ROSH), where the two arch-rivals battled out to a 1-1 draw.This particular derby was peculiar as it was the first derby not only to be played in Homa Bay but also in Western Kenya, where the two teams draw their biggest following, and the first one outside Nairobi since 1 May 2018, when it was staged at the Afraha Stadium, Nakuru. 4 foreign-based players included in Benni McCarthy’s final Harambee Stars squad to MoroccoApart from the usual bragging rights, the derby held extra significance, especially to Gor Mahia, as they needed to win in order to retain their title hopes, which are now very slim.The result left Gor Mahia with 55 points, six points shy of league leaders Kenya Police FC, with only two games remaining, meaning the Law Enforcers need just a single point from their two remaining games to be crowned FKF Premier League champions.With these results in mind, Gor Mahia fans expressed their frustrations online and as has been our norm, Mozzart Sport sampled a few of them in this article.##NAJAVA_MECA_8963149##Erick Wenjira believes that the league is long gone, and Gor Mahia do not stand a chance of retaining it.“And thus the 2024/25 League is gone with Kenya Police. Congratulations,” said Wenjira.Wenjira’s sentiments were echoed by Henry Binea, who also took a swipe at the playing unit.AFC Leopards coach proud to extend spectacular record against Gor Mahia“What a below-average game by Gor players…Hiyo (That) league title, let’s just forget and focus on rebuilding a worthy team.”On his part, Samwel Okelo chose to offer his congratulatory messages to Kenya Police FC and registered his fears ahead of the Mozzart Bet Cup finals.“Congratulations to Police FC for winning the 2024/2025 championship 🏆, I said it before that Zico can’t manage this team, don’t be surprised if we’ll be beaten again by Naibois (Nairobi United).”##NAJAVA_MECA_8963099##Icon Nakitare seemed to agree with Okelo and equally congratulated the reigning Mozzart Bet Cup champions, Kenya Police.“Congratulations, Police FC for winning the league and tell Zico ajipee shughli (to pack and go), players pia waambiwe (also to be told) they were never serious this season,” he stated.Kado Felix took time to express his displeasure with K’Ogalo’s performance, which he considered to be below par and inferior to their opponents.Gor Mahia official reveals how club lost revenue during Mashemeji Derby in Homa Bay“Otoyo (AFC Leopards) played mature football…there was no creativity in the final third. Second half, we only registered one shot on target. Pathetic,” he remarked.FKF Nyanza NEC member who is also a Gor Maha fan, Collins Kalee, on his part, observed a lot of shortcomings with the playing unit that is not expected of league champions who want to proceed to continental football.“The current Gor Mahia squad is full of blame games, each person is looking at who to blame for the mistakes. There is no sportsmanship. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8963229##We cannot take that mentality to continental football. We need to sit down and build a proper team that can compete,” said Kalee.Oti Oti termed the result as a typical outcome of Zico-coached teams.“Zico, the draw specialist.”Former Gor Mahia striker thankful after life threatening ordealA section of fans also called for the sacking of the current assistants, with interim head coach Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno being fingered as the main culprit.Karry Junior believes the former Harambee Stars coach does not possess the pedigree to coach K’Ogalo.“With Zico, Gor is going nowhere, he is outdated, outnumbered, outfinished, outdone, out-everything. Sack him.”##NAJAVA_MECA_8963031##Antonne Onyango also supports the sacking of the veteran coach.“Zico wanted foreign coaches gone. Now it is Zico’s time to leave Gor alone. League gone, Zico must go!”For Davy Tnt, the chop should go further than Zico.Cash-strapped FKF buckling under weight of soaring legal bills“Zico, Nam and those below-average foreign players MUST go.”K’Ogalo will know the fate of their shred hope of defending the league when Police hosts Shabana on Wednesday, 11 June 2025, the same day Gor plays its next league match away to Ulinzi Stars.
