Gor Mahia has had a dream start to the CAF Confederations Cup. This is after convincingly beating Egyptian Giants 4-2 in it’s first match of the campaign.
Gor Mahia is next set to head to Angola for a second tie and this time against Petro Atletico.
Gor has been seen by many as the favorites if the Group D standing is anything to go by.
K’Ogalo is top of the group that also has Zamalek of Egypt and their neighbors Hussein Dey from Algeria.
But coach Hassan Oktay, who will be missing the services of two dependable players – striker Jacques Tuyisenge and defender Philemon Otieno – might have to visit the archive and retrieve K’Ogalo’s past-away records before he picks his starting squad for the tie set for Wednesday.
Tuyisenge and Otieno are both suspended after picking accumulated cards in the last home victory staged at the Kasarani Stadium, but Oktay will have Ernest Wendo, who was out against Zamalek, available for selection.
Team news aside, Oktay, who hinted that he will use the same style employed against AFC Leopards whom they mauled 2-0 in last league game before the team left for Luanda, will head into the clash haunted by a poor away record.
The Kenyan champions are yet to pick a victory on the road, in the regulation time this campaign. Though the Kenyan side is yet to lose at home, Oktay’s best away result thus far was a Caf Champions League play-off win against Nyasa Big Bullets in the penalty shootout in Blantyre, Malawi.
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