Kaa Rada! Gor Mahia Coach Counts Big Loss As Fans Snatch His Phone Amidst Celebrations

Kenyans have known the art of “not trusting everyone”. That’s why they coined a cliche “pamabana na hali yako” which means everyone should handle their issues single-handedly. To try whether this works, tey talking in Nairobi without a phone and ask anyone for their gadget to make a call. You will have to “Pambana na hali yako“

In Nairobi you also have to walk with your things intact, especially mobile phones. If you are not careful enough, someone will snatch it from your hands. we all know this happens. As for visitors, they learn the hard way, as Gor Mahia Coach did.

Gor Mahia coach Hassan Oktay is learned the hard way that not everyone who joins him in celebration after matches is indeed the person to trust.

The Turkish-Cypriot coach, who has been enjoying a good spell since joining the Kenyan champions last December, has revealed that he was robbed a mobile phone when he was lifted high by celebrating fans after the team’s 1-0 win over Angola’s Petro Atletico in a crucial Caf Confederation Cup match at Kasarani on Sunday.

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“They showed their love to me after the game, lifting me very high but when I was left to stand on my two feet, I did not have the phone. I have lost valuable contacts but that is part of life in this part of the world,” Oktay narrated

PITCH INVASION

After the hard-earned victory, which gave the team a ticket to the quarter finals of the tournament, hundreds of K’Ogalo fans stormed the pitch at the final whistle to celebrate.

Oktay is not the first coach to lose his valuables under such circumstances.

In 1997, German coach the late Reinhard Fabisch was subjected to a similar treatment after he engineered Harambee Stars’ 1-1 draw against Nigeria in a crucial continental fixture at the same venue.