This archive report was first published on 6 August 2019.
Gor Mahia, the reigning Kenyan Premier League champions, has taken a significant step towards competing in the African Champions League. On August 6, 2019, the team submitted a list of 25 players to the Confederations of African Football (CAF) ahead of the preliminary round of the tournament.
The squad includes former Harambee Stars' captain Dennis Oliech, who has fully recovered from a broken arm suffered in May. Other notable players in the squad are new signings Gislain Yikpe Gnamien of Ivory Coast, Ghanaian Francis Afriyie, and Tanzanian duo of Dickson Ambundo and David Mapigano.
According to the team's plans, Gor Mahia will face Aigle Noir of Burundi away this Sunday before hosting the return tie in Nairobi in two weeks' time. The winner of the two-legged tie will then face the winner between USM Alger of Algeria and Sonidep of Niger.
The team's goalkeeper lineup includes Fredrick Odhiambo, David Mapigano, and Boniface Oluoch. The defenders are Wellington Ochieng, Philemon Otieno, Shafik Batambuze, Geoffrey Ochieng, Joachim Oluoch, Joash Onyango, Charles Momanyi, and Maurice Ojwang. The midfielders are Ernest Wendo, Tobias Otieno, Kenneth Muguna, Curtis Wekesa, Bonifae Omondi, Lawrence Juma, and Samuel Onyango. The forwards are Dennis Oliech, Nicholas Kipkirui, Dickson Ambundo, Gislain Yikpe Gnamien, and Francis Afriyie.
