This archive report was first published on 18 September 2019.
Published on September 18, 2019, by Cecil Odongo
Kisumu All Stars chairman Nicholas Ochieng' has sent a stern warning to Gor Mahia fans who are seeking refuge at the club: they will not tolerate hooliganism and fraud during their Kenyan Premier League matches.
The warning comes after Gor Mahia announced that they would no longer host their home matches at Moi Stadium in Kisumu due to fraud and revenue loss. This decision has sparked a lot of reactions from Gor Mahia fans in Kisumu, who have threatened to decamp to Kisumu All Stars, also known as Otenga, who were promoted to the top tier league.
Ochieng' revealed that those who have been attending their home matches, however few, have been disciplined and usually pay at the gate. He also told Nation Sport that they are not in any way concerned with K'Ogalo issues and insisted that the new teams cannot be used to aggrieved fans to fulfill their agenda towards the management of the record KPL champions.
'The fans are dishonest by saying they will decamp to our team yet what I saw during the double header was not pleasing at all. We are not chasing them away from joining our team, but they should be ready to pay for our matches and not replicate what they have been doing during Gor Mahia matches,' said Ochieng'.
They should not use our club to force their management to rescind their decision,' added Ochieng'.
Gor Mahia faces Chemelil Sugar in a KPL encounter on Thursday, a match that was initially to be played at Moi Stadium, but has since been relocated to the Kericho Green Stadium.
