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Author:\u00a0Washington Onyango<\/strong>
\nAfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Gor Mahia Chairman Ambrose Rachier believes lack of sponsorship forced out most foreign players back to their countries.<\/p>\n

Rachier said most players were unable to pay rent which forced them to relocate to the countryside while foreign players requested to leave.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the greatest challenges we encountered is eviction of our players by their respective landlords during the time we had no sponsor after the exit of SportPesa,\u201d Rachier said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur hands were tied but I am grateful for the players who chose to stay and fight. It has been tough but a new dawn is coming.\u201d<\/p>\n

And after re-election earlier this month, the long serving K\u2019Ogalo chairman has renewed his promise to build a stadium for the club in the land they own at Kasarani.<\/p>\n

Rachier said they are also planning to build new apartment for housing players to prevent future exodus of players due to rent arrears.<\/p>\n

He plans to build the stadium on the land donated by the late President Moi after winning the Mandela Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to build Gor Mahia a modern stadium at Kasarani.<\/p>\n

“I read that in Tanzania the clubs provide housing to their players which is a very good initiative that if we can be able to execute will help make our players worry less,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Considering football has evolved due to multiple sponsorships which didn’t exist in past, K\u2019Ogalo supporters are of the opinion that Gor should have made a big step in building its brand.<\/p>\n

Currently, the club is in dire financial straits and it is losing key players to local rivals and in the region.<\/p>\n

However, Gor landed a Sh285 million Betsafe joint sponsorship with AFC Leopards ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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