For Gor Mahia to get a favorable result in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup play-off away to AS Otoho d’Oyo this Sunday, the available players will have to firmly embrace team work, midfielder John Ochieng has asserted.Gor who are seeking to punch a ticket to the group stages after two seasons in the cold will be looking to mine positive result in the first leg before getting the job done in the second leg slated for a week later at the Nyayo National Stadium.However, ahead of the game, coach Mark Harrison is once again scratching his head over the lean squad he will have to pick his best from in the two ties.The Englishman will only have fifteen players for the duels thanks to the first player registration ban impose on the club by FIFA for blatant breach of contracts for their former players and coach Steven Polack.🟢 | UPDATE Ahead of our weekend’s CAF match against Otoho in Congo, an advance party (SG Sam Ocholla & Sporting Director Lordvick Aduda) left today to Brazzaville to ensure all arrangements for the team’s stay are in order. The team will fly out on Friday.#Sirkal | #Betsafe pic.twitter.com/lZsuSW64zh— GOR MAHIA FC (@OfficialGMFC) November 23, 2021 The record Kenyan champions paid heavily for their sins again early this month after Zurich barred the club from registering new players for two consecutive seasons for failing to clear with Ghanaian midfielder Jackson Owusu.With Gor’s away record in the continental inter club second tier not inspiring confidence, Ochieng said the only way to leap one feet into the group stages was to fight as a unit in the away match and make good use of home comfort and confirm their place in the affluent pools.Gor Mahia coach explains Oluoch’s recall in the squad“We will have to play as a team in the away match considering that the coach will have limited options on the bench. We will have to defend as a team so as to ensure that Otoho don’t kiss our net at will. The secret in CAF matches as always been winning the home matches by a big margin and going for at least a draw or a win in the away match,” said the former Chemelil Sugar midfielder.##NAJAVA_MECA_6000766##Gor who had to conduct a fundraiser to cater for the logistical needs of the two matches had an easy route to the playoff after dispatching Sudanese side Al Ahly Merowe in the first leg of the past round.Merowe did not show up for the second leg at Nyayo leaving the continental body with no option other than to qualify K’Ogalo to the playoff.
