Gor Mahia face fierce rivals Shabana in a high-stakes Nyanza Derby as fans flood Gusii Stadium for football war.
Swords have been drawn and the battle has been set—Gusii Stadium is about to turn into a gladiator’s arena this Sunday morning. Shabana FC versus Gor Mahia: a duel so intense that not even the roosters dared crow too loudly this morning.
The birds in Kisii town had not even chirped their first song when fleets of green-and-white-clad Gor Mahia fans descended from all corners of the country like locusts in biblical proportions.
Meanwhile, Shabana supporters were already dusting off their “Glamour Boys” vuvuzelas and sharpening their chants like samurai swords.
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The roads leading to Kisii looked like a migration trail. Buses from Nairobi, boda bodas from Keroka, Proboxes from Nyamira, and even a few lost souls who somehow walked from Oyugis all converged like bees to honey.
One Gor fan claimed he took five different matatus, one donkey cart, and crossed three rivers “like Moses” just to get to the match. “This is not just a game,” he declared while clutching a thermos of tea like it was the Premier League trophy. “This is a spiritual pilgrimage!”
Nyanchwa Junction looked like the UN had set up base there, only instead of blue helmets, it was a sea of green berets, Gor Mahia fans singing “Sirkal tich tire!” with the kind of conviction usually reserved for national anthems.
Across town, at Hema Junction, Shabana supporters had turned the area into a makeshift carnival—vuvuzelas blowing, chins high, and optimism overflowing like a bad cup of tea.
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One man had even come with a live chicken dyed in Shabana colours, swearing it would predict the scoreline. “If it poops while facing the east, we win 2–1,” he declared, as nearby children watched in confused fascination.
Meanwhile, Gusii Stadium's terraces had people lined up before sunrise. “I left Nairobi at midnight,” confessed Ochieng Otieno, a lifelong Gor Mahia fan who looked like he hadn’t blinked since the bus left Kencom. “I couldn’t miss this. Even if it rains hippos, I’m watching this game!”
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Why all this madness? Simple. Gor Mahia, the defending champions, cannot afford to slip. Not now. Not here. Not with Shabana breathing down their necks like a nosy neighbour. A loss today means Shabana closes the gap to just one point. And we all know how quickly a football title can disappear—ask Arsenal fans.
The stadium, a humble 10,000-seater, is expected to be more crowded than a Nairobi matatu during rush hour. And with ticket prices at KSh 300 for the terraces and KSh 1000 for VIP, some fans are already debating whether to pay rent or buy entry.
On the pitch, it is not just about football—it is about territory, pride, and memes. The Gor technical bench has reportedly been squabbling more than a WhatsApp family group, while Shabana have only lost once in 13 games and seem hungrier than a high school student at 4 p.m.
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Security? Oh, they’re ready. Police officers have been deployed in numbers large enough to stop a small invasion. Shabana management has politely (read: firmly) reminded fans to “keep peace and behave like adults”—a request that may or may not be ignored, depending on how the match unfolds.
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As the early sun begins to rise over the Kisii hills, there's only one certainty: This is not just a match. It is war. And for Gor Mahia, slipping today could mean more than just three points—it could be the end of their title stranglehold, and the beginning of Shabana's royal uprising.
And somewhere, a chicken still waits to poop.
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