Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has led Kenyans in congratulating Gor Mahia for winning a record seventeenth Kenya Premier League Title.
Goal sealed the title in scintillating fashion with a 2-0 win against AFC Leopards in the Mashemeji derby on Saturday to send their fans reeling with passion.
Posting on his Twitter handle, Raila congratulated the team and also reserved some praise to AFC Leopards for putting up a spirited fight.
Congratulations to @OfficialGMFC on securing the @TheOfficialKPL title following their 2-0 win in the much awaited #MashemejiDerby Congratulations also to @AFCLeopards for putting up a spirited perfomance. Hongera timu zote
— Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) August 25, 2018
Several Kenyans have congratulated the mighty K’Ogalo for sealing the title with six games to spare and having only lost one match in the entire season.
Boniface Omondi scored a goal and set up another one for Benard Ondieki to seal the all important win despite Gor Mahia missing some key players in the match with coach Dylan Kirr having opted to rest Captain Harun Shakava, Humphrey Mieno and Francis Kahata. Lethal striker Jacques Tuyisenge also missed the match with an injury which will keep him out for the next three weeks.
Check out some of the reactions from Kenyans below!
Congratulations @OfficialGMFC 2018 Kenyan Premier League Champions! They beat @AFCLeopards 2-0 today. Well done! #MashemejiDerby #KPL2018 #TheScoreKE pic.twitter.com/7xqFHVkIM0
— Carol Radull (@CarolRadull) August 25, 2018
FT: Gor Mahia 2-0 AFC Leopards.
Congratulations to the Green Army who are also Champions of the KPL for the 17th time. #MashemejiDerby #KPL2018— Kenyan F⚽otball (@KenyaPremierLg) August 25, 2018
When Man U isn’t playing over the weekend and you think it’s gonna be a happy football weekend then…
BOOM…!!!@AFCLeopards does it better#MashemejiDerby pic.twitter.com/DEKd2cETS5— Wess Wesebebe (@DrWess1) August 25, 2018
Winning the league is not only great but more wonderful when it’s done having beaten @AFCLeopards Congratulations @OfficialGMFC #MashemejiDerby
— Eng Otieno Ogallo (@otienogallo) August 25, 2018
Sisi kama Gor, tumeoa kula Uluhyani. Yaani, tumeoa mashemeji.@SuaveNilote@idler_wyzo@AmakanjiThomas@MCShifwoka@LindahMbaisi@LeonLidigu@OwuorMichael@MisAntre@makagutu_o@tinaokore@Wangalla#MashemejiDerby https://t.co/Uv9PFxzH6s
— King Fred Asira (@FredAsira) August 25, 2018
Koth go gi moyudo woko!!!
Hearty congratulations to Gor Mahia F.C for retaining the premier league title. ???⚽? #MashemejiDerby— Nìvek Owìno Voke (@NivekOwinoVoke) August 25, 2018
There’s nothing as sweet as winning the league by defeating AFC leopards
This orgasm will last 20 years #MashemejiDerby pic.twitter.com/GaBbM1P54T
— Vinny Radak (@radakv) August 25, 2018
Congratulations to @OfficialGMFC on winning the 17th @TheOfficialKPL league title on a deserved 2-0 win against arch rivals @AFCLeopards.
That was a sterling perfomance Kogallo!
To Ingwe second position is still up for grabs. Go! Go!#MashemejiDerby #Sirkal pic.twitter.com/vEyhNYNS8z
— Hon. Churchill (@HonChurchill) August 25, 2018