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75-411: The league was mostly stable until the late 1990s and since then its performance had been considered below average, with many of the league's clubs having little or no finances to support themselves. However, when SuperSport became an official league partner, the league has taken on a more serious role with teams becoming professional and the majority of the clubs managing to get kit sponsorships. This saw

150-773: A limited liability company whose ownership was shared amongst all the sixteen participating clubs and was to be affiliated to the Kenya Football Federation . The league was known as the Kenya National Football League from its creation in 1963 to 1996, the Kenyan Super League in 1973 and 1997 and, from 1998, the Kenyan Premier League. The Kenyan Premier League is operated and run as a private limited company incorporated in October 2003 under

225-426: A favorite league, competition or sport ". The revamp would be operational from September 1, 2020, onwards. On April 22, 2021, SuperSport got ownership of School Sport Live and rebranded it into SuperSport Schools. Under the new ownership, SuperSport Schools will continue to broadcast the best of School Sports online and also through SuperSport linear channels bringing it close to their other content. In this agreement,

300-484: A league match against Sugar FC on 17 July 2013. He left the club in September 2014, being replaced by Frank Nuttall, whom he recommended to the club. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The Gor Mahia Fans Foundation was launched in early 2012 to develop and maintain an effective and influential role for Gor Mahia fans in

375-463: A myriad of excuses. Gor Mahia also qualified for the next round of the FKF Cup (the domestic title) after dispatching Borabu Chiefs 5–2 and are in contention for a treble. This success is attributed to the good working synergy in the technical bench, a tough fitness regime introduced by a Finnish expert, acquisition of a professional goalkeeper coach but mostly to the excellent field combination of

450-438: Is Sammy Onyango 'Jogoo' who scored 92 goals in all competitive matches for the club. He is also the club's leading all-time scorer in the league competition with 79 goals. Sammy Onyango joined Gor Mahia from Hakati Sportiff in 1981 and played for the club till 1989 before seeing out his career at Kisumu Posta. He is followed by Allan Thigo with 88 goals (66 league goals) and Hesbon Omollo with 84 goals (75 league goals). Peter Dawo

525-440: Is a 24-hour dedicated football/soccer channel, specifically made for as the new home of UEFA Champions League for ROA Viewers alongside featured soccer documentaries, shows, news & matches. It also acts as a soccer overflow channel broadcasting other live fixtures when other SuperSport channels are occupied with live events. This channel is available for Nigeria (Ch. 202) & The Rest of African (ROA》Ch. 222/622) audiences on

600-822: Is available for DStv Family and upper packages in South Africa The Nigerian & ROA Channel usually broadcasts delayed as well as a select number of live matches from the Premier League , La Liga , Serie A and the Premier Soccer League (PSL) as well as UEFA Europa League & Ethiopian Football matches. The channel is available for DStv Access, GOtv Plus and CANAL+ English Plus for Rest Of Africa customers & DStv Yanga and GOtv Jolli for Nigerian customers. Variety 1 focuses on cycling and swimming events while also functioning as an overflow channel for soccer, golf, tennis, rugby and cricket events. As

675-688: Is deeply disappointing that a few colleagues who are senior Gor Mahia officials refuse to respect the KPL policy against assaults on referees which their representative approved in February. Their refusal to respect the rules also saddens me because it is not those officials but their own players who are suffering the most after playing so well this year. Out of respect and sympathy for the Gor Mahia players, I enclose full payment of Ksh 45,063 so they can resume playing." Gor Mahia FC drew an average home attendance of 2,488 in

750-505: Is divided into 2 zones, Anglophone Africa (English-speaking countries) & Lusophone Africa (Portuguese-speaking countries). (Applies mainly in Angola & Mozambique) SuperSport Blitz (Blitz Africa outside South Africa), formerly known as SuperSport Update, was launched on 1 October 2006 featuring news, features, announcements, highlights, previews & sporting events all around the world. For some hours it relays Sky Sports News live from

825-494: Is exclusively on DStv Premium. SuperSport Cricket primarily shows Cricket . All international cricket involving the South African national cricket team, as well as certain domestic cricket, is shown on this channel. The presentation and commentary team who cover South African home games include Mark Nicholas , Mike Haysman , Pommie Mbangwa , Michael Holding , Shaun Pollock , Makhaya Ntini , JP Duminy and guest pundits from

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900-550: Is offered under the DStv Access package. SuperSport Action broadcasts a range of extreme sports as well as major boxing matches, UFC and EFC mixed martial arts programming and overflow content from rugby, soccer and cricket. Available to DStv Compact Plus (South Africa), DStv Compact and GOtv Supa Plus (Nigeria & ROA) customers. SuperSport Rugby is the channel which focuses mainly on rugby . It shows all national team rugby matches live, as well as all Super Rugby fixtures,

975-412: Is the club's all-time scorer in continental competitions with 14 goals followed by Andrew Obunga with 7 goals and Allan Thigo with 6 goals Jack Johnson was appointed Gor Mahia manager in 1987. A caretaker coach, former captain and all-time legend Bobby Ogolla , took the position of head coach, assisted by Technical manager Tom Ogweno (a former Kenya national striker and Ulinzi Stars player) and

1050-493: Is the current COO and LNO . Okoth is also in charge of logistics . The improved level of competition and eventual attention given to the league by the fans has seen major companies in Kenya lining up to partner with clubs. At the moment, the league does not have a title sponsorship but it has a broadcasting deal with SuperSport . Umbro is the official referee kit supplier and is also the official ball provider. On 18 October 2012

1125-564: The 1976 season with 26 goals for Gor Mahia . His former teammate, Joe Kadenge , praised him as a lethal striker in front of goal. [*]Award was shared during that season SuperSport (South African broadcaster) SuperSport is a sports broadcaster with a history of international operations. Originally, it extended its reach beyond Africa , operating in various European regions, including Scandinavia , Benelux , Italy , Eastern Europe , Greece , and Cyprus . These operations were initially launched by FilmNet and later came under

1200-813: The Currie Cup , Varsity Rugby and certain top high school and club matches. Most matches have commentary in both English and Afrikaans, with a growing number also featuring a Xhosa feed. As the world's second largest broadcaster of live rugby, SuperSport's current lead commentators in English are Matthew Pearce , Hugh Bladen , Gavin Cowley , Owen Nkumane and Paul Stubbs , while their analyst pool includes Joel Stransky , Gcobani Bobo , Bobby Skinstad , Breyton Paulse , Nick Mallett , Ashwin Willemse , Kobus Wiese , Victor Matfield , Jean de Villiers and Naas Botha . The channel

1275-613: The Kenyan Premier League a record 21 times, and have also won the FKF President's Cup a record 11 times. It is the first and only team from Kenya to win an African continental title to date, having won the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1987 after previously reaching the final in 1979. The club was formally established on 17 February 1968 as a merger of Luo Union and Luo Sports Club (also known as Luo Stars ) and won

1350-782: The Moi International Sports Centre and the Nyayo National Stadium . It has been proposed that the club hosts some of its home matches at its alternate stadiums in its earlier days, the Kisumu County Stadium and the Mombasa Municipal Stadium . The club won the Kenya National Football League in 1968, having been formally founded only in February of the same year. In 1976, Gor Mahia won the national league unbeaten, and repeated

1425-522: The SportPesa Premier League . As part of the sponsorship, a new trophy was revealed by SportPesa and the KPL on 30 October 2015, with Gor Mahia , the 2015 champions, set to be its first recipient and retain the previous trophy for good. The trophy was manufactured in Italy, weighs 12 kg (26 lb) and is made of brass . In 2018, SportPesa ceased operating in Kenya and ended its sponsorship of

1500-506: The Super Cup loss to Tusker and another league loss to Karuturi Sports led to the disbandment of the entire technical team led by Awono. Others shown the door included assistant coach Ken Odhiambo , team manager Jolawi Obondo , coach Julius Owino and fitness coach Zablon Otieno . The 2013 season saw Gor Mahia clinch their first league title in 18 years, under the leadership of goalkeeper Jerim Onyango and coach Bobby Williamson . On

1575-578: The UEFA Champions League , Formula 1 and Premier League in some instances. It is available mainly in the countries of Lusophone Africa , but also in other African countries including South Africa. Gor Mahia F.C. Gor Mahia Football Club ( / ˌ ɡ ɔːr ˈ m aɪ j ə / ), commonly known as K'Ogalo ( Dholuo for 'descendant of Ogalo') is a professional football club based in Nairobi , Kenya . They have won

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1650-521: The WWE Network being made locally available, SuperSport's WWE channel features live broadcasts of WWE's flagship programming of WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown , along with additional WWE Network content including pay-per-view events, WWE NXT , WWE 24, WWE Ride Along and more. SuperSport Maximo is the Portuguese-language channel broadcasting the same events from the other SuperSport channels, mainly

1725-518: The "PSL TV" brand. These shows air at least one new show nightly. They include Extra Time, Back Pages, Mzansi Legends, National First Division Show, PSL News, Thursday Night Live With Robert Marawa , Love PSL and various club magazine shows. All local matches have Zulu and Sesotho commentary. As this channel is locally oriented (South Africa), it is included on the Compact bouquet for South African & Southern African viewers. SuperSport Football Plus

1800-636: The 1983 league and at the end of the match, President Moi presented the league to captain Peter Otieno Bassanga . Gor Mahia won the inaugural Moi Golden Cup by beating Bandari 1–0 in the final. An injury time goal by Hezborn Omollo secured the victory at Nyayo stadium. The tough Bandari outfit coached by Mohammed Kheri was at the time playing in the Coast Provincial League. Winning the Moi Golden Cup enabled Gor Mahia to participate in

1875-409: The 1987 Africa Cup Winners Cup. In 1989 K'Ogalo retained the Moi Golden Cup for the 3rd successive year by beating Kenya Breweries 2–0 in the final. After the match, Abass Magongo who was man of the match was carried shoulder high by fans. Gor Mahia however lost the league title to a resurgent AFC Leopards who benefited from their recruiting spree and sponsorship from Crown Paints Kenya . Having won

1950-546: The 2011 edition of the top-flight football league of Kenya. It was the highest average home attendance in the league. From a financial perspective, 2011 was a landmark year because that was the year that Gor Mahia secured their first ever legitimate shirt sponsorship. Previously in 1991, Gor Mahia wore shirts emblazoned International Casino . However the proceeds from that sponsorship are unknown and clouded in mystery. The KSh. 38 million/= Tuzo sponsorship by Spin Knit Dairy

2025-675: The Companies Act of Kenya. It is fully owned and managed by the 18 member clubs with each club being a shareholder . It is affiliated to Football Kenya Federation , which is also a shareholder and voting member of the KPL Board of directors . Non-voting members include the Kenya Football Coaches Association and the Kenya Football Referees Association . The current CEO is Jack Oguda and Frank Okoth

2100-571: The DStv Compact Plus package as well as CANAL+ English Plus (Ch. 116) for Canal+ viewers. SuperSport Premier League is a 24-hour football/soccer channel. SuperSport has the exclusive rights of telecasting the Premier League as well as the UEFA Champions League (For South African Viewers), and other major football tournaments. It is available on the DStv Compact, GOtv Supa Plus (Nigeria & ROA) & CANAL+ English Plus packages. Home of

2175-542: The FKF premier league, after they signed a Seven-Year deal worth US$ 9.1 million(ksh1.3 billion). As per the agreement, Azam would pay an initial fee of Sh145 million(US$ 1 million) to the federation for the first season, with an increment of 10%($ 100,000/sh14.5 million)for the subsequent Seasons. On 21 August 2012, the Kenyan Premier League signed a KSh. 170 million/= ( US$ 2.02 million; £1.28 million  stg ; € 1.62 million) deal with East African Breweries to rename

2250-546: The KPL. In July 2020, the FKF has announced a title sponsorship deal for the KPL with online betting firm BetKing Kenya in a five-year deal worth a total of KES1.2bn ($ 11.2m/€9.8m), or an average of KES240m per year, with the league called the BetKing Premier League . The deal was terminated in 2021. There are 18 clubs in the Kenyan Premier League. During the course of a season, traditionally from February to November but switched to August to May in 2018, each club plays

2325-549: The Ministry of Roads and Transport Chris Obure also played for Gor in their inaugural season in 1968 and 1969. In the 1979 African Cup Winners' Cup final, Gor Mahia faced Canon Yaounde of Cameroun , the defending champions. Over confidence played a part in Gor Mahia losing the 1st leg 0–2. Lack of experience took its toll as Gor Mahia inexplicably lost the second league 0–6. There were unconfirmed rumours that some players had been bribed. Gor Mahia beat AFC Leopards 1–0 to win

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2400-475: The Moi Golden Cup the previous year, Gor Mahia were back in the Cup winners Cup in 1989. In the 1st round they received a walkover when Villa of Uganda pulled out. In round 2 they beat Costa Do Sol of Mozambique 2–1 at home and tied them 0–0 away. In the quarter finals they faced LPRC Oilers of Liberia. The 1st leg was played at Nyayo stadium. Gor Mahia played a disjointed game and the game ended 0–0. By this time, After

2475-531: The PSL for another five years. Since 2011, SuperSport's association with M-Net began to fade, when M-Net split its terrestrial feed from its DStv channel. DStv viewers can no longer watch sports events on M-Net, although terrestrial subscribers still get feeds on the main channel, as well as the Community Services Network (CSN). A Premier Soccer League team bears the channel's name. SuperSport United F.C.

2550-558: The Spanish La Liga & UEFA Europa League while also showcasing overflow matches from the UEFA Champions League . In South Africa & The Rest of Africa, The channel is available to DStv Family customers, as well as DStv Confam (Nigeria), GOtv Max (Nigeria & ROA) and CANAL+ English Plus Primarily showcases Italy's Serie A while also broadcasting matches from the Premier League , UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League , and selected international matches. The channel

2625-671: The UK. SuperSport's channel which features the day's live content including events from tennis, rugby, cricket and live WWE pay-per-views. This channel is only available to DStv Premium subscribers. SuperSport PSL focuses mainly on domestic soccer matches in South Africa and other African countries through live broadcasts, magazine shows and highlights. They now show Premier Soccer League (PSL) matches every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday as part of their "Super Diski" shows. The channel also shows many PSL themed news and talk shows under

2700-483: The banner of M-Net SuperSport . M-Net SuperSport expanded its range of coverage, including live overseas rugby, cricket, golf, boxing and cycling. Following South Africa's readmission into international cricket, SuperSport scored another marketing coup by securing exclusive rights to the 1992 Cricket World Cup . When rugby turned professional in 1995, a deal was struck between the newly formed SANZAR and Rupert Murdoch 's News Corporation . In South Africa, SuperSport

2775-545: The brand is expected to get a mobile app later in the year. SuperSport has 3 broadcast feeds on the African continent; South Africa , Nigeria & Rest of Africa (ROA). Most of the channels for SuperSport Nigeria are shared with the Rest of African (ROA) Feed, excluding only 3 channels as SuperSport has catered for a separate ROA feed for these. They are SS Football Plus, SS Premier League & SS LaLiga. The Sub-Saharan African feed

2850-429: The channel includes involvement with overflow content with rugby, tennis and other Premium sports, the channel is available to DStv Compact Plus customers in South Africa & The Rest Of Africa (incl. Nigeria) Variety 2 features gymnastics, hockey, sailing and squash events while also functioning as an overflow channel for soccer matches. The channel is available to DStv Compact Plus (South Africa) customers as part of

2925-494: The club mainly due to lack of finances. Because the club was flat broke they were unable to hire a qualified professional coach, Additionally the club has been unable to retain its quality players most of whom left after a short period for greener pastures. At one point, the club refused to pay a KPL imposed fine. However, KPL managing director received full payment of the Gor Mahia penalty from an anonymous "senior official of another KPL club" who wrote in an unsigned letter that "it

3000-432: The club. The name Gor Mahia was settled upon from a shortlist of other Luo cultural heroes and warriors such as: Nyathi Kwach; Lwanda Magere from Kano; Okore wuod Ogonda Mumbo from Kisumu; Ogutu wuod Kipapi from Ugenya; Kech Kamajwala from Asembo and Tao K'Ogot also from Ugenya. Gor Mahia won the league title in their inaugural season in 1968 with legendary Kenyan striker William Ouma "Chege" scoring 19 goals. They would win

3075-506: The double in both legs except for a 1st leg fixtures ender draw against Stima. On 12 August, the club is number 6th on the log after languishing in relegation places in the first two months of the 2012 league. The club also has qualified for the KPL Top 8 tourney final against Ulinzi after dispatching Tusker in both legs of the semi-final. This after, getting a walkover in the quarters against AFC Leopards who 'feared' showing up on matchday, giving

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3150-543: The end of November and brought in many youthful officials. Gor Mahia started the 2012 season in high tempo after attending the traditional Nyanza tour to meet fans and recruit more players from the fanatical homeland. The tour itself was a gruelling 6-day affair where the team played 9 matches, winning 7 and drawing two. The club went on a signing spree in preparation for the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup , bringing in more than 10 players. Baldwin Ngwa and Ibrahim Kitawi rejoined

3225-510: The goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner. If still equal, the ordering is determined by their head-to-head records. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank. The two lowest placed teams are relegated to the National Super League , with its top two teams promoted in their place. The 16th placed team squares off with

3300-658: The league signed a KSh. 10 million/= (US$ 117,275; £73,242 stg; €90,052) deal with Puma , which made them the Official ball supplier for the league and its clubs with immediate effect. On 24 November 2020, Football Kenya Federation (FKF) unveiled StarTimes as their official broadcasting partners for the FKF Premier League, through signing a seven-year deal worth US$ 1.1 million (KSh.110 million/= per year). On 31 August 2023, Football Kenya Federation(FKF) unveiled Azam TV as their official broadcasting partners for

3375-530: The league title for the second time in 1974. In 1976, Gor Mahia became the first Kenyan football club to win the National League unbeaten, thanks to the exploits of playmaker Allan Thigo who also acted as a coach. He was ably assisted by stars such as Festus Nyakota , James Ogolla and new recruits Jerry Imbo who had been recruited from Black Mamba and legendary goal poacher Maurice Ochieng who had been recruited from Kenya Police . Goalkeeper George Ayuka

3450-516: The league to the Tusker Premier League , the most lucrative deal in Kenyan football history at the time. On 6 August 2015, East African betting company SportPesa gained the naming rights to the league, signing a four-and-a-half-year deal with the KPL reportedly worth KSh.450 million/= (approx. US$ 4.36 million, £2.84 million stg. or €3.87 million) to rename the league to

3525-485: The level of competition improve compared to past periods. Following constant wrangles between the then football governing administration and the eventual deteriorating of the National Football League, participating clubs opted out and decided to form a company that would see the smooth running of the league in a professional and transparent manner. In 2003, the Kenyan Premier League was created and registered as

3600-537: The match, Liberian players celebrated as if they had won a Cup final. Gor Mahia team manager told the media that K'Ogalo would conquer the return leg. Indeed, they did, winning 3–1 in Monrovia. Coach Mohammed Kheri had been drafted from Bandari on a temporary basis to replace Johnson. In the semis they faced El Merreikh of Sudan. After winning the 1st leg 1–0, they lost 0–2 in the return leg in Omdurman . So Gor Mahia bowed out in

3675-764: The model of Sky Sports, in September 2020, SuperSport began operating thematic channels, dedicating specific channels to major sports. Currently, more than 3.5 million households across Africa access SuperSport via the DStv platform. In 1986, M-Net was launched as South Africa's first pay-television channel and, along with Canal+ , only the second outside of the United States. The channel immediately showed its intention to include sport in its programming line-up, by securing exclusive rights of an important Currie Cup match between Transvaal and Western Province for its first ever broadcast. From 1988, sports coverage on M-Net ran under

3750-542: The national league at the first time of asking. Some of its original leaders were politicians Tom Mboya and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga . However, the club was founded much earlier, in 1915, and participated intermittently in local tournaments in Western Kenya . Various groups used this name at different times. The club plays its home games at the Nairobi City Stadium . Alternatively, they also play their home games at

3825-534: The offering SuperSport gives Variety 3 broadcasts athletics events, marathons, UEFA Europa Conference League , live WWE & UFC programming including pay-per-view events, and also functions as an overflow for some soccer matches from the PSL, Premier League & UEFA Champions League for South African viewers. The channel is available for DStv Compact subscribers. Variety 4 focuses on grassroot sports including varsity rugby, netball, BNL, DStv Diski Challenge, SRC, as well as WWE highlights in South Africa. The channel

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3900-800: The opposition team. The channel is also available only on DStv Premium SuperSport Golf is the home of the majors with coverage of the PGA tour and other major golfing events including the Open, The Masters and many more. This channel is available only on DStv Premium SuperSport Tennis is a 24-hour dedicated tennis channel showcasing live tennis from Grand Slams to the ATP Tour, WTA & other major tennis events. Available to DStv Premium customers. SuperSport Motorsport features live and archive content including Formula 1 , DTM , MotoGP , Superbikes , Formula E , NASCAR and more. Exclusive to DStv Premium In addition to

3975-415: The others twice (a double round-robin system ): once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 34 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference , and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned champion. If points are equal,

4050-802: The ownership of MultiChoice . However, these channels have since been replaced. SuperSport also operated in Thailand under the name True Sport and had a presence in Egypt and the Middle East through partnerships with the Cable Network of Egypt (CNE) and the Arab Radio and Television Network. SuperSport broadcasts a wide array of major sporting events and leagues, including association football , rugby , cricket , tennis , golf , motorsport , cycling , boxing , wrestling , field hockey , and athletics . At its peak, it

4125-454: The players who were instrumental in that campaign were Victor Onyango in goal; Josiah Ougo and Tillen Oguta in defence; Frazier Ochieng and Dan Ogada in midfield and Bonaventure Maruti , Steve Okumu and Steve Odiaga in attack. The club was unable to hold on to these superb players, many of whom left for various destinations including the Middle East. The last two years of the 20th century were characterized by inconsistent performances by

4200-451: The running of the football club, and to strengthen the bonds between the club and its community of followers through participation in activities that promote better management and running of the club and those that influence better performance and motivates the playing unit, with all these being made possible by inviting involvement of the fans to take part in the activities to make K'Ogalo better. Its range of plans includes: The foundation

4275-525: The same feat 39 years later under the leadership of Frank Nuttall . Towards the end of the 2000s, Gor started bouncing back to fame steadily bringing Kenyan football fans back to the pitch and regularly filling sold-out stadiums. The club returned to silverware in 2008 when it won the KFF Cup after a thirteen-year drought of any major trophies. Gor proceeded to win the Kenya DSTV Super Cup against

4350-599: The semi-final. 1996 was the most disastrous year in the club's history. The club was eliminated in the 1st round of the Africa champions league by Zimbabwean outfit, Dynamos , leading to one of the worst riots ever seen in Nairobi. In the League they finished 8th which was unprecedented in the club's history. In 1997, the club recovered and almost won the National League, only losing by goal difference to eventual winners, Utalii . Among

4425-489: The squad Soccer pundits and fans had cautiously termed this as one of the strongest squads ever in decades at the club. However, this was not to be, as the club, despite a winning start against Thika United in the league on 12 February 2012, went on to lose 3–0 away to debutants Muhoroni Youth and 1–0 at home to Ferroviário de Maputo of Mozambique in the first hurdle of the Confederation Cup. These matches coupled with

4500-528: The steam run out and Gor finished 4th in the league, largely due to disharmony in the technical bench and overcommitment of head coach Zedekiah Otieno to the Kenya national team . In Otieno's absence, Cameroonian assistant coach Anaba Awono led the club to win the FKL Cup after beating bitter rivals A.F.C. Leopards in the semis, and then edging out Sofapaka in the final. The club also conducted its elections towards

4575-405: The team's players. The technical bench has revamped and reorganised the playing unit to create a potent force within just a few months. After failing to return on time from holiday, Logarušić was sacked with immediate effect on 25 June 2013, and replaced by former Uganda national team manager Bobby Williamson 9 days later, on 5 July 2013. Bobby Williamson's managerial debut came in

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4650-593: The third-best team from the National Super League for the third promotion slot . In 2018 the league switched from a Feb/Nov calendar to an August to May competition to bring it in line with other countries. The 2018/2019 season bridges the gap running from December 2018 to July 2019 after which the seasons will align with those of European nations. The league's most popular teams are rivals A.F.C. Leopards and Gor Mahia .last title-winning season in 2018 , while A.F.C. Leopards won their 12th league title in 1998. Source: RSSSF – Kenya – List of champions "This man

4725-423: The way to a record 13th title, fans of the club popularised the phrase " Giniwasekao " around the country, which is Luo for "we have taken this thing". Gor Mahia players further added to the club's mystique by finishing their Sportspesa Premier League fixtures for 2015 season unbeaten, under Head Coach Frank Nuttall Top Scorers Data compiled by K'Ogalo Pundit indicates that the club's top all-time goal scorer

4800-502: The year's defending champs, Mathare United before the beginning of the 2009 KPL season. On 26 October 2011 Gor Mahia in typically dominant fashion trounced Sofapaka to win the 2011 edition of the FKL Cup having dispatched their archrivals AFC Leopards 6 days earlier in a 20 October Heroes Day thriller. Gor Mahia Football Club was formally established on 17 February 1968 after the merging of Luo Union and Luo Sports Club. The club

4875-410: Was a like a lion my friend, he had no mercy with goalkeepers. Most of them used to run away from goal when they see him because he would kill you with the shots. There was no joke. He was on fire. Leave the kids of nowadays alone; you score only 12 goals and you're top scorer? Our days were tough." The league record for most goals scored in one season is currently held by Maurice Ochieng , who completed

4950-586: Was awarded exclusive broadcasting rights of the Super 12 competition, as well as the Tri Nations . Following this deal, rugby gradually ceased broadcasting on the SABC , while SuperSport became a carrier of live rugby broadcasts. At the same time, Naspers expanded its pay-television operations to a satellite carrier. With the launch of DStv in 1995, SuperSport became a multi-channel network and an independent brand, although it

5025-453: Was drafted as head coach. Bobby Ogolla, ever the gentleman, accepted to deputies. The first match for the pair ended in 1–1 with Mathare United , followed by a 0–1 loss to Oserian FC , a win against Sofapaka and a loss against Ulinzi in late April. This was the last loss for the club this year in any match. From there the club has won 7 out 8 KPL matches against Nairobi City Stars , Chemelil FC , KCB FC , Western stima  – by doing

5100-430: Was immediately thrust into tough fixtures against Tusker and A.F.C. Leopards . The team gave a very good account of themselves in both games despite losing 2–0 to the former and drawing 0–0 against the in-form Leopards in a match marred by crowd trouble. In the next matches, Gor drew 1–1 with Rangers and 0–0 with Sony as Ogolla tried to steady the ship from sinking. In April 2012, Croatian tactician Zdravko Logarušić

5175-446: Was in sensational form throughout the season. Maurice Ochieng finished as leading scorer in the league with 18 goals, ahead of the legendary William "Chege" Ouma who scored 16. The 1976 is one of the strongest the club had ever fielded. It included such stars as Masanta Osoro , Paul "Cobra" Oduwa , Festus Nyakota, Duncan Aluko and Duncan Migan, all of whom played for the national team at one point. The former Kenyan Cabinet Secretary in

5250-645: Was named after a legendary Medicine man from Kanyamwa, Ndhiwa, Homa Bay in Luo mythology, whose nickname was Gor Mahia ("mahia" is Luo for "magic") because he was famous for performing magic. The club's most famous nickname, K'Ogalo , also stems from the Medicine man, whose full name was Gor Wuod Ogada nyakwar Ogalo (Gor son of Ogada grandson of Ogalo), and as such was known as Gor Makogalo , or Gor K'Ogalo in short, which means "Gor of Ogalo's homestead". Several prominent Luos from all walks of life met in Nairobi to christen

5325-438: Was originally known as Pretoria City but bought by M-Net in 1995 after which it was renamed. On August 8, 2020, SuperSport announced a gradual makeover/revamp of its channels, meaning the numbering of the channels since the channel's commencement of expansion in 2003 such as SuperSport 3 would be replaced with specific-sport TV channels which they " enhances the sports viewers' experience " and " makes it easier to find and watch

5400-535: Was renamed SuperSport 3, with an emphasis on the "big 3" sports (soccer, athletics, boxing) carried by the network. The interactive service, SuperSport Zone, started in May 2001. In 2007, the SABC lost its exclusive rights to the local Premier Soccer League (PSL) to SuperSport, in a deal worth R1.6 billion. The deal stipulated that some matches had to be shared with the SABC. In August 2011, SuperSport renewed its contract with

5475-518: Was still primarily associated with M-Net. The network made full use of the satellite platform to expand its sports offering: For the Olympic Games, six channels are generally used for live events. On 4 September 2001, SuperSport moved its locations on the DStv platform. All of the SuperSport channels were now located in the 21-29 range while SuperSport Zone moved to channel 20. SuperSport International

5550-534: Was the most lucrative by any club in Kenya when announced. Gor Mahia went on to win the FKL Cup and finish fourth in the league. At the beginning of the season, the club acquired Moses Odhiambo , a former international who had played in Tanzanian and Rwandese leagues and he proved to be a revelation. Teenage striker Edwin Lavatsa was also a big hit in his first season in the KPL. After strong performances in mid-season,

5625-497: Was the world's largest broadcaster of live rugby and cricket, though it has since been overtaken by Sky Sports . It also held the position of the second-largest Premier League broadcaster globally, offering live matches and, when possible, high-definition broadcasts through the Premier League's Content Service. In addition to its satellite channels, SuperSport provides content to M-Net , CSN, and occasionally M-Net HD. Following

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