Gor Mahia defied all odds stacked against them to clinch the 2022-2023 Football Kenya Federation Premier League.Wrestling the league title from the hands of Tusker appeared a long shot at the start of the season, given the lean squad the technical bench had to rely on in the first leg.##NAJAVA_MECA_7383439##Gor, were barred from signing and registering new players last year and thus, coach Johnathan McKinstry, had to count on less than twenty players.McKinstry and his boys got the job done, albeit the hard way as Gor, laid hands on the title in the final day of the campaign with Tusker finishing a point behind them.The Northern Irishman who took over at Gor in July last year, avers that the 2-1 win away to Bandari on April 12 was their turning point in the title race.Nzoia Sugar bossed the standings for the better part of the first leg with Gor and Tusker also shooting to the top at some points in the term.Johnathan McKinstry: The gutsy Northern Irishman daring to return Gor Mahia to its glory daysMcKinstry said mining out three points at Mbaraki, a ground that is considered a tough hunting one for visiting teams injected the belief to fight for the title in the playing unit.“When we won against Bandari,” he said in an interview with Jeff Kinyanjui’s One on One show when asked when he thought his team were on-route to clinching the league title.“It was a difficult game. After the game, we felt we had the toughness and grit to win the title,” he stated.Who’s telling the truth? Sando’s agent denies receiving full payment from Gor MahiaAsked to divulge more on their duel against Bandari, the former Uganda Cranes tactician was quick to point out on the influence the ‘Green Army’ had in the game.He highlighted the support the travelling fans offered to the team in Mombasa for pushing the players to fill the bag with three points.“We got real support from fans in the stadium. There were crowds in other games but that was the first game I can remember the real vocal K’Ogalo presence for ninety-five minutes,” he added.
