The Standard – Kenya: K & Ogalo looking to kick out the last memories of 2015 against tournament champions | The standard



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By Rodgers Eshitemi:

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at 00:00 GMT +3
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Goalkeeper Gor Mahia FC Boniface Oluoch appears to be telling his teammates to be on the lookout at the KPL Match against the AFC at Nyayo National Stadium on October 23, 2016. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

Memories painful to lose 2-0 in 2015 Cecafa Kagame The final of the Azam Cup still remains in the spirits of Gor Mahia.

But the Kenyan league champions will not be ready to commit similar mistakes that cost them the title when both teams compete for the semi – final today (2 pm) at the national stadium. from Dar es Salaam.

Win or lose, there are two mistakes that K & Ogalo will not be ready to commit; goalkeeper mistakes and lose concentration.

John Bocco, the talented defender, opened the scoring by opening Kipre TcheTche's free kick in the 2015 final, in front of goalkeeper Boniface Oluoch.

Even though Gor is reborn in the game today with a terrifying hunger in their bowels, the Oluoch quintet, Harun Shakava, Godfrey Walusimbi, George Odhiambo and Innocent Wafula survivors must be in their best form if the Kenyan champions' records are to qualify for the final and finish their 33-year regional drought title.

But Azam survived with Captain Aggrey Morris, Mudathir Yahya and Frank Domayo.

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However, Gor Dylan Kerr coach, who watched the final of the last edition from the terraces, does not think his team knows the same fate today.

"I watched the 2015 final while I was at Simba, to be honest, Azam was lucky and I think Bonnie (Oluoch) made a mistake. not that they go with that mentality, "Kerr told The Standard Sports.

"If this comes to their minds, they will try too much and if that does not happen, they will make mistakes, they will have to do what I know they can do. clinic in front of the lens.

"The momentum and confidence we have is fantastic, we are going into this game with a winning mindset."

Humphrey Mieno, who presented for Azam in 2013, looks forward to challenging but exciting semi-finals against his former employers.

"It's an exciting feeling to meet them, I know some of their players, but a lot of things have changed at Azam and there's nothing special about them," he said. said Mieno.

Meanwhile, Kenya's U-17 national team was drawn into Group B of the Cecafa Zone Qualification Tournament from August 11 to 26 in Tanzania.

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