{"id":109923,"date":"2023-12-31T20:12:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T20:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/gor-win-as-cs-owalo-promises-to-expand-tournament-next-year"},"modified":"2023-12-31T20:12:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T20:12:18","slug":"gor-win-as-cs-owalo-promises-to-expand-tournament-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/gor-win-as-cs-owalo-promises-to-expand-tournament-next-year","title":{"rendered":"Gor win as CS Owalo promises to expand tournament next year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Gor Mahia beat Nyanza Combined 2-0 in a closely contested friendly match at Nyilima ground in Siaya County on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The match was a culmination of the Eliud Owalo Super Cup that saw Homa Bay lift the crown on Thursday after beating Kisumu 4-2 on penalties following a barren draw during regulation time.<\/p>\n<p>The scoreline was not the true reflection of the tight competition exhibited during the game as Nyanza Combined gave Kenya Premier League defending champions torrid moments; much to the excitement of the fans.<\/p>\n<p>However, Gor\u2019s experience carried the day with two quick-fire goals.<\/p>\n<p>Benson Omalla scored the first goal in the 90th minute through a header before Alvin Ochieng scored the second goal three minutes later also through a header. The players braved the rains during the thrilling match which was attended by hundreds of soccer fans.<\/p>\n<p>Nyanza Combined players were drawn from Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay, and Migori after the just concluded Eliud Owalo Super Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Information, Communication and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary, Eliud Owalo, under whose patronage the tournament was played, expressed his satisfaction with the display of talent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event has gone beyond my expectations and I want to thank the technical team that put this tournament together. It has been all smooth starting from the county level up to now,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Owalo announced that next year, the tournament will include teams from Kisii and Nyamira counties in a bid to ensure no talent in the larger Nyanza region goes untapped.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is an abundance of talent here. Next year, we will have Kisii and Nyamira counties and then we will grow it into something much bigger in the subsequent year,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Owalo said the women&#8217;s teams will also be tagged along next year to ensure the talent amongst them is also nurtured<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Next year, we will explore the possibility of coming up with a women\u2019s version of this tournament. We can&#8217;t leave them behind because there are a lot of talented girls in the region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On the players who made it to the Nyanza Combined team, Owalo said the technical team is in discussion to come up with a means of exploiting the talents for greater engagements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSports is the single most effective way of bringing about national unity due to the ability of the love of the game to glue fans together,\u201d \u2018Owalo said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Gor Mahia beat Nyanza Combined 2-0 in a closely contested friendly match at Nyilima ground in Siaya County on Saturday. 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