Gor Mahia’s combative defensive midfielder John Ochieng’ is elated after getting some minutes under his belt after a not-so-good campaign for him, getting injured in a pre-season game against Nairobi City Stars, and the suspension of sporting activities barely days after shaking off his injury in March.Ochieng joined the record champions at the start of the season from the now-defunct Chemelil Sugar and has had limited playing time as elbowing the experienced Ernest Wendo out of the first team has proved an uphill task for the towering midfielder.With the suspension of Wendo, and with a new head coach at the club, Ochieng’ has gotten the chance to redeem himself, starting in the last two matches for Gor and making his presence felt with his hard-tackling and sleek passes at the same time acting as a crucial link in the middle of the park.Gor Mahia midfielder John Ochieng is actually a decent midfielder. I just hope he stops breaking opponents’ ankles.— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) August 18, 2021 Though he had a torrid start, Ochieng revealed to Mozzart Sport that he is happy that he did not give up fighting for a starting place in the team, thanking his coaches, Mark Harisson and Sammy Pamzo Omolo for believing in him and giving him more playing time.”I got injured before the CAF Champions League games and got back when the first leg was coming to an end thus catching up with the team was a bit tricky. The coach then had players who were playing in my position so I could not manage to fit in the starting 11 directly from injury. I kept fighting for the position and showing that I was ready to play and I am happy that it is happening,””I thank coach Pamzo and the new head coach for trusting and giving me playing time. It is hard to get regular playing time at Gor because everyone is good. A chance to play comes only when you are fighting for it. I have struggled to get playing time in the team but I did not give up,” Ochieng said.46’| Sub @OfficialGMFC John Ochieng comes in for Macharia JohnKCB 0-0 Gor#KCBvsGor pic.twitter.com/dIIHWsd2BN— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) August 8, 2021 The former Chemelil Sugar player also noted that they will be fighting to take back Gor Mahia to where it belongs when the new season commences, adding that K’Ogalo is a big team that should be fighting for the league title and they will do so next season.He went ahead to point out how much they miss the presence of the fans in the stadium, hoping that they will be able to welcome them back in the near future.”The team is not at the position we would want. Gor does not deserve to be in the position that we are in at the moment and I believe next season we will take the team back to where it should be,””Gor Mahia is a big team that should not be fighting to stay in the league but should be fighting for the trophy. We miss the fans in the stadium and I am hoping that we will be able to welcome them back to the stadium as soon as possible, probably for the coming season,” he finished. (function (el) { window.addEventListener(“message”, (event) => { if (event.origin.startsWith(“https://www.sofascore”)) { if (el.id === event.data.id) { el.style.height = event.data.height + “px”; } } }); })(document.getElementById(“sofa-standings-embed-17654-34876”)); Standings provided by SofaScore LiveScore
