This archive report was first published on 6 August 2019.
Kenya's Premier League champions Gor Mahia have named their 23-man squad for the Confederation of African Football preliminary rounds, which kick off this weekend.
Former Kenyan international Dennis Oliech, who resumed training last week after a fractured hand last season, is among the forwards the team will rely on for goals.
The squad includes new signings Gislain Yikpe Gnamien from Ivory Coast and Ghanaian Francis Afriyie, as well as goalkeeper David Robert Mapigano, former Nairobi Stima winger Curtis Wekesa, Tanzanian forward Dickson Ambundo, and defender Maurice Ojwang.
Stand-in coach Patrick Odhiambo expressed confidence in leading the team to reach its targets, despite the absence of head coach Oktay.
Full Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Fredrick Odhiambo, David Mapigano, Boniface Oluoch
- Defenders: Wellington Ochieng, Philemon Otieno, Shafik Batambuze, Geoffrey Ochieng, Joachim Oluoch, Joash Onyango, Charles Momanyi, Maurice Ojwang
- Midfielders: Ernest Wendo, Tobias Otieno, Kenneth Muguna, Curtis Wekesa, Bonifae Omondi, Lawrence Juma, Samuel Onyango
- Forwards: Dennis Oliech, Nicholas Kipkirui, Dickson Ambundo, Gislain Yikpe Gnamien, Francis Afriyie
