Gor Mahia will honor a government invite to be part of the Madaraka Day celebrations in Embu on Thursday despite a tight league schedule. K’Ogalo will face Embu All Stars at Moi Stadium, Embu in the Madaraka Day Cup from 2PM EAT as part of the day’s events to commemorate the day in 1963 that Kenya attained internal self rule after being a British colony since 1920. Yet, the record Kenyan champions, who are neck to neck with Tusker FC in this season’s Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) title chase, will only send a second string team.”It’s a game we cannot snub,” Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier told Mozzart Sport. End of the road for Zico at KCB?##NAJAVA_MECA_7295851##The team is winless in their last three games and will face Ulinzi Stars on Sunday in a game they cannot afford to lose. Gor Mahia are trailing log leaders Tusker FC with a single point with just three games to the end of the season.”We have a squad of 29. The players who will play in Embu are those who don’t feature regularly in the league. The coach does not want his first eleven to go,” Rachier added.Since beating Mathare United 2-1 in early May, the coach Johnathan McKinstry’s side has gone three games without a win, including a Mashemeji Derby loss to arch rivals AFC Leopards. In the latest outing, the team settled for a dull 0-0 draw against Tusker FC.”The coach knows that we’re concerned about the results and we’ve registered the same with him. None other than the club Patron, Hon. Raila Odinga told him the same on Sunday,” Rachier said.Meanwhile, Tusker are fully focused on their game at relegation-threatened Wazito FC. A win could see them open a four-point gap at the top.
