The Standard – Kenya: Gor Mahia was struck by the two-year ban on the Cecafa Kagame Cup | The standard

Gor Mahia was suspended from Cecafa competitions for two years for indiscipline and his Kagame Cup prize was withdrawn.

The decision was made at the region's executive committee meeting last night in Dar es Salaam after K's Ogalo players refused to take their Kagame Cup bronze medal at the national stadium.

In addition, Kenyan giants will not receive the Sh 1M prize money they were supposed to receive after defeating Jeshi's Zanzibar 2-0 Zanzibar in third place.

Before sabotaging the closing ceremony, Gor Mahia had refused the hotel that had originally been awarded him before refusing to use the locker room during the 2-0 semi-final defeat against eventual Azam champions for allegations of "witchcraft".

"The Executive Committee met and decided to suspend Gor Mahia from Cecafa competitions for two years for snubbing the medal ceremony," said Cecafa Secretary General Nicholas Musonye. During the press briefing on Saturday.

"Even if they qualify in 2019 and 2020, they will not play." We reviewed Gor Mahia's match reports and saw a series of problems with indiscipline. first they refused the hotel, then refused to use the locker room and Friday, they did not honor the medal ceremony. "

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Gor Dylan Kerr coach was not spared either because Musonye gave the British a stern warning.

"That this is the last warning to the coach of Gor Mahia who repeatedly abused officials of the match, we ordered FKF to take disciplinary action against him, but for the next two years, he will not be here, "he said.

"Gor Mahia is a great team that represents us in the Confederations Cup, but they can not take the right in their hands: the clubs have the habit of holding their federations to ransom, this is n & # 39; 39, will not arrive at Cecafa, should face Yanga in their second match of the CAF Group D Confederations Cup at Kasarani stadium on Wednesday.