Last updated : 21/05/2024 12:18:30
Introduction
Gor Mahia Kogalo are a Grassroots football team made up of 1 team members.
The team is from Nairobi, Kenya.
Gor Mahia Kogalo started using TeamStats in December 2018.
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Gor Mahia Kogalo
Gor Mahia Football Club (/?g??r 'ma?j?/), commonly known as K'Ogalo (Dholuo for 'descendant of Ogalo'), is a football club based in Nairobi, Kenya.
History
The club was formally established on 17 February 1968 as a merger of Luo Union and Luo Sports Club (also known as Luo Stars). The club was named after a legendary Medicine man from Kanyamwa, Ndhiwa, Homa Bay in Luo mythology, whose nickname was Gor Mahia ("mahia" is Luo for "magic") because he was famous for performing magic. The club's most famous nickname, K'Ogalo, also stems from the Medicine man, whose full name was Gor Wuod Ogada nyakwar Ogalo (Gor son of Ogada grandson of Ogalo), and as such was known as Gor Makogalo, or Gor K'Ogalo in short, which means "Gor of Ogalo's homestead".
Gor Mahia won the Kenyan Premier League at the first time of asking in 1968, and have since gone on to win the title a record 20 times, most recently in 2023. They have also won the FKF President's Cup a record 11 times, and the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1987.
Stadium
Gor Mahia's home ground is the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi. The stadium has a capacity of 30,000 people.
Rivalries
Gor Mahia's biggest rivals are AFC Leopards, another club from Nairobi. The two teams have met over 200 times, with Gor Mahia winning the most matches.
