In the wake of a shameful revelation that Kenyan clubs will have to source for stadiums outside the country to host their continental football games, coach Frank Ouna has slammed Gor Mahia for what he deems as “small team mentality.”While K’Ogalo will be flying the nation’s flag in the prestigious African Champions League – having won the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) last season – domestic cup (Mozzart Bet Cup) winners Kakamega Homeboyz FC will feature in the second tier continental championship, CAF Confederation Cup for the first time.Yet, with no approved stadium locally with both Kasarani and Nyayo stadiums, two of Kenya’s best sporting facilities, falling short of CAF, the Confederation of African Football standards, the two clubs will be forced to host their home matches, home away from home.Gor Mahia have already indicated that they will play in neighboring Tanzania. Gor Mahia, Homeboyz to find alternatives as Nyayo, Kasarani still passed unfit for international assignments”What a shame for Kenya and Gor Mahia in this 21st century,” Ouna, who served as an assistant coach for K’Ogalo when they won the league unbeaten in 2015 said.##NAJAVA_MECA_7371102##Apart from on the field success, Gor Mahia has zero investment off it. “Gor should be having their own stadium,” Ouna said, while castigating “myopic leadership” of the club.”Grossly mismanaged for ages. Trophies are not a legacy. Successive leadership have lacked vision, ideas and have been deliberately subverting the cause of this potential big team. For now, no stadium, constant FIFA bans, no team bus, even training equipment are mediocre. Small team mentality,” Ouna added.Experienced Kenyan physiotherapist joins Simba SCAt 55, Gor Mahia is the second oldest football club in the FKFPL presently after their nemesis AFC Leopards. Yet, those two have nothing to show for their longevity apart from perennial financial problems.Both Gor and Leopards were gifted parcels of land by the late President Daniel Arap Moi in the early 1990s to build their own stadiums, but todate, the assets remain undeveloped.
