When Gor Mahia take on AS Otoho d’Oyo at the Stade Alphonse Massamba-Debat, they will be pursuing positive result in the first leg and later,look to capitalize on home advantage and advance to the group stages.The record Kenyan champions are just two games away from returning to the pools of of the CAF Confederation Cup and will be hoping that they can make edge closer if they bag a positive result in this game.While the Congolese side are CAF Champions League dropouts having been eliminated by Angola’s Petro de Luanda who beat them 4-2 on aggregate, Gor Mahia are the rightful representatives for Kenya in the competition having won the FKF Cup.K’Ogalo got a bye in the initial qualifying round before edging out Al Ahly Merowe to advance to the playoff stage.⚽️|Gor Mahia captain Harun Shakava is hoping that they can have a positive result when they face off with AS Otoho d’Oyo in Brazaville in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup playoff on Sunday.Full Story📩#GorMahia #Sirkal #CAFCChttps://t.co/qsoIf60eG8— Mozzart Sport Kenya (@MozzartSportKe) November 27, 2021 Ahead of the match, Gor Mahia’s English tactician Mark Harrison is adamant that they have what it takes to beat their opponent with everyone in the team looking forward to the game.“I think it is something that is possible and achievable. I have looked at the team and how they play and honestly I think it is a beatable team. We have prepared well for the game and everyone is looking forward to giving their best,” Harrison said.Despite the fact that this will be the first meeting between the two sides, it will not be the first time that Gor Mahia will be coming up against Brazaville side having done so against Inter Club in the quarterfinal of the Africa Cup Winners Cup in 1989 and against AC Leopards recently in the first round of the CAF Champions League in 2015.##NAJAVA_MECA_6008009##In both visits to the country, Gor Mahia were on the losing end, falling to Inter-Club 4-1 and by a solitary goal against AC Leopards.Gor Mahia have been out of competitive action for exactly three weeks but that should not come as a big disadvantage when they face As Otoho as they are yet to kick start their 2021 campaign, with the kick-off set for December 11, 2021.Gor Mahia versus Otoho d’Oyo, Sunday (5.30pm) This will be the first meeting between Gor Mahia & Otoho d’Oyo of Congo. However, Gor previously made 2 trips to Congo – in 1989, Mahia faced Inter Club in quarter-final & won 2-1 in Nairobi before losing 4-1 away. THREAD pic.twitter.com/yFOWChzHyl— Tony Anelka (@tonyanelka) November 27, 2021 K’Ogalo’s skipper Harun Shakava understands the kind of opponent they will be up against, pointing out they are an experienced side but at the same time maintaining that they are ready for the task ahead.”They are more experienced than us in CAF competition if you look keenly and they have also maintained their players. It is a big team and the majority of their players have matured in the game if you compare with us who have very few players with CAF experience. The team is in a good condition, we are all psyched up and ready,” Shakava saidThe match kicks off at 5.30 PM.
