Gor Mahia Coach Walking on Thin Ice as Meeting With Stubborn Homeboyz Looms

Gor Mahia coach and his assistant Kobi-Mensah Bismark. Image: Gor Mahia

Gor Mahia Coach Walking on Thin Ice as Meeting With Stubborn Homeboyz Looms

Joel Omotto 07:53 - 17.12.2025

For Gor Mahia coach Charles Akonnor, Wednesday’s clash against Kakamega Homeboyz could be the turning point after overseeing a three-game winless run.

At Gor Mahia, losing one match is not taken lightly and when it becomes two, pressure starts to increase, more so when it is back-to-back.

Going three straight matches without a win at K’Ogalo therefore turns the spotlight on the coach no matter the circumstances.

That is where coach Charles Akonnor is ahead of his team’s FKF Premier League clash against a tricky Kakamega Homeboyz on Wednesday.

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Akonnor has seen his team lose 4-1 to APs Bomet, 1-0 to AFC Leopards in the Mashemeji Derby before a 1-1 draw away to Bandari last Friday, when they took the lead before allowing the dockers back into the game.

Points Dropped Against ‘Easy Opposition’

Heading into the clash against Homeboyz at Kasarani Stadium, Akonnor cannot afford to oversee more dropped points as the notoriously impatient Gor Mahia supporters could turn on him.

Things can change so quickly in football as the Ghanaian coach had got Gor Mahia fans believing that they were set to reclaim their league title, when his side put together a seven-match unbeaten run, having won six and drawn one.

While they have not dropped out of the title race, a loss to newly-promoted APs Bomet, to a Leopards team that had not won their three previous games, and a draw to struggling Bandari raised questions over their credentials and they face an even bigger test on Wednesday.

This is because Homeboyz are among the teams that have been hard to beat this season with just one loss in their last nine games and head into the contest level on points with K’Ogalo, even if they have played a game more.

Can Gor Extend Good Record Against Homeboyz?

That represents a tricky test for Akonnor and his charges as they can expect a frustrating afternoon from the Patrick Odhiambo-coached team who have lost juts twice this season.

Gor Mahia must therefore find a winning formula against Homeboyz to avoid extending their winless run to four games and pile pressure on their coach who had got off to a great start.

K’Ogalo will take solace in their great record against Homeboyz, which has seen them win 12 of their 22 meetings, seven ending in draws, while Abana Abeingo have just three victories against them.

Gor Mahia won the first leg 2-0 last season before a goalless draw in the return leg.