“Gor Mahia FC Patron Hon. Raila Odinga, my party’s leader, presented the club with Ksh1.5 million for winning their 20th league title. SportPesa will reward Gor Mahia with Sh. 3.5 million for winning the 2022/2023 Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKF-PL).
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“Unfortunately, due to the lack of a title sponsor, the 2022–2023 league winners did not receive any prize money from FKF Premier organisers,” former Treasurer at Gor Mahia Sally Bolo lamented.
Gor’s chairman Ambrose Rachier said it is “unacceptable’ for FKF not to provide a monetary reward to the club for its success in the competition.
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Gor Mahia won the game after scoring 4-1 in the season’s final match against the Nairobi City Stars.
The win saw Gor attain 70 points, one point ahead of Tusker FC, automatically qualifying them to play in the CAF champions league.
Raila Splashes Ksh1.5 Million on Gor Mahia After Win
Azimio leader Raila Odinga on Sunday, June 25, gifted Gor Mahia Football Club Ksh1.5 million after winning the 2022-2023 Football Kenya Federation( FKF) Premier League.
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Orange Democratic Movement’s(ODM) Communications Director, Philip Etale, confirmed that Raila, who attended the match at Moi Stadium in Kasarani, awarded the team for the players’ impressive performance in the 20th Kenyan Premier League championship.
The reward was welcomed by Gor Mahia fans who put FKF and the Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba on the spot for failing to award the team.
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Some fans argued that it was unfair for the federation to give the team medals and a cup without any funding yet the Sports Ministry, headed by Namwamba, had promised to improve sports in the country.
Gor’s chairman Ambrose Rachier said it is “unacceptable’ for FKF not to provide a monetary reward to the club for its success in the competition.
“To me it is unheard of (league winners not receiving any monetary reward from the federation). I think Kenya is setting an interesting precedent that you can play but get nothing. We want to plead with our beloved federation to have a rethink and however minimal it is, it only behoves them to give some kind of prize,” said Rachier.
Additionally, many at the game complained that the presentation of the awards was poorly staged and that the team deserved better.
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“Gor Mahia FC Patron Hon. Raila Odinga, my party’s leader, presented the club with Ksh1.5 million for winning their 20th league title.
