• Gor Mahia to play three matches behind closed doors

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  • Gor Mahia fans disperse after Police fired tear gas during their match against AFC Leopards in March 2012.(Photo:File)Gor Mahia fans disperse after Police fired tear gas during their match against AFC Leopards in March 2012.(Photo:File)
Apr 19, 2012-

Gor Mahia has been ordered to play their next three Kenyan Premier League matches in empty stadia.

The punitive action by the league’s Independent Disciplinary and Complaints Committee (IDCC), announced on Wednesday, could stretch to five matches if within 15 days, the club does not show the IDCC “a strategic plan on how it will implement future security arrangements” during their home matches.

The IDCC were making their ruling after Gor Mahia were charged with offences which caused crowd trouble during their KPL match with AFC Leopards at the National Stadium on March 18.

Gor Mahia were charged with 'Failing to control its supporters thereby causing stoppage of the match, damage to property belonging to the SuperSport and Sports Stadia Management Board (SSMB), and injury to fans of AFC Leopards SC, contrary to Rules 3.4 (a) and 7.8 of the Rules of Kenyan Football.'

The IDCC has ordered Gor Mahia to make a safety and security strategic plan for their future KPL matches and establish an “Implementation Committee,” which shall include representation from the FKF (Football Kenya Federation), and which shall make bi-weekly reports to the IDCC on the concrete steps it (will) take to implement the strategic plan.

Gor Mahia shall also meet the costs of convening the IDCC for purposes of evaluating the extent to which it will implement the said strategic plan.

The IDCC said they were satisfied that Gor Mahia had made security arrangements for the match in question, which arrangements were endorsed by the other stakeholder, but were of the view that the security arrangements agreed upon were not implemented adequately.

“We take the view that in order to fulfill its obligations under Rule 3.5(b) of the Rules of Kenyan Football, the home team must not only make adequate pre-match security arrangements but also implement them to the letter.

“For example, this duty includes liaising with the relevant Police Department to ensure that the numbers of police officers required are actually deployed, and on time.”

The IDCC said Gor Mahia failed to demonstrate that the 300 police officers requested were deployed as a matter of fact. Further, the IDCC said, it is required that the home team deploys its stewards throughout the stadium to facilitate the identification of troublemakers.

The IDCC said it remains determined to root hooliganism out of Kenyan football, and will do all it can, within its powers, to achieve this goal.

The committee said they were particularly concerned that because of the past actions of its fans, Gor Mahia had been found guilty of violating the Rules of Kenyan Football on several occasions.

But the IDCC also acknowledged and wished “to commend Gor Mahia players and stewards for calming down their fans.

“Without their timely intervention the already terrible situation (on March 18) could have become much worse, the IDCC said. The IDCC said it was “imperative that all clubs participating in tournaments organised by the KPL, understand that the KPL does not, and will not, condone any acts of hooliganism.

“In this respect, all clubs must observe the KPL’s ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’ on abandoned matches and assaults, which states that: ‘A club is responsible for the conduct of its officials, players and fans and will be held responsible for any assault on any person immediately before, during or after a match.”

The IDCC did not agree with AFC Leopards demand that the match(drawn 0-0) should have been awarded to them (Leopards).

The IDCC said that Rule 7.3(b) states that “The decisions made by the referee or assistant referees on the Laws of the Game during a match are final. Clubs and players may submit a protest but cannot appeal those decisions. outside interference of any kind."

“Once the referee in question exercised his discretion by choosing to continue the game, that decision was final and cannot now be question by this Committee or any other body.”

Gor Mahia, whose most immediate match is away to Ulinzi Stars at Afraha Stadium, Nakuru on Saturday, are destined to play in empty stadia; vs Nairobi City Stars at the City Stadium (April 28), vs Chemelil Sugar at the City Stadium (May 06) and vs Western Stima at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani (May 19).

The IDCC sitting was under their chairman Richard Omwela, included vice-chairman, Prof. Migai Akech and members, Elijah Gitonga, William Odeny, Njeri Onyango, David Otieno and Penninah Wahome.

In attendance were also: Jack Oguda, the Chief Executive Officer of KPL, Richard Ekhalie representing AFC Leopards, Francis Wasunna representing Gor Mahia, George Bwana representing Gor Mahia and Anthony Wasunna also representing Gor Mahia.

 

 

Nesta Kizito

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  •     P W D L GF GA GD Pts       
    1 AFC Leopards 18 11 4 3 26 15  11 37
    2 Tusker 18 10 6 2 26 11 15 36
    3 Ulinzi Stars 18 10 3 5 27 19 8 33
    4 Sofapaka 18 10 3 5 21 14 7 33
    5 Thika United 18 8 6 4 23 15 8 30
    6 Gor Mahia 18 8 5 5 17 13 4 29
    7 Karuturi Sports 18 6 7 5 15 14 1 25
    8 Chemelil Sugar 18 6 6 6 10 11 -1 24
    9 Western Stima 18 6 5 7 15 13 2 23
    10 KCB 18 6 3 9 22 20 2 21
    11 City Stars 18 5 6 7 13 17 -4 21
    12 SonySugar 18 5 4 9 14 17 -3 19
    13 Mathare United 18 4 6 8 19 24 -5 18
    14 Muhoroni Youth 18 4 4 10 12 22 -10 16
    15 Oserian 18 3 5 10 9 23 -14 14
    16 Rangers 18 1 9 8 14 35 -21 12
    Date Time Teams Venue
    WED 11-07-12 19:00 Mathare United vs Sofapaka Nyayo
    FRI 13-07-12 19:30 AFC Leopards vs City Stars Nyayo
    SAT 14-07-12 15:00 Ulinzi Stars vs Western Stima Afraha
    SUN 15-07-12 15:00 Chemelil Sugar vs Gor Mahia Afraha
    SUN 15-07-12 15:00 Thika United vs Oserian Thika
    SUN 15-07-12 15:00 Karuturi Sports vs SonySugar Karuturi
    SUN 15-07-12 15:00 KCB vs Muhoroni Youth City
    FRI 20-07-12 15:00 Rangers vs Mathare United Nyayo
    SAT 21-07-12 15:00 Muhoroni Youth vs Thika United Muhoroni
    SAT 21-07-12 15:00 SonySugar vs Ulinzi Stars Awendo
    SAT 21-07-12 15:00 City Stars vs Gor Mahia Nyayo
    SAT 21-07-12 15:00 AFC Leopards vs Karuturi Sports Mumias
    SAT 21-07-12 15:00 Western Stima vs Chemelil Sugar Bukhungu
    SUN 22-07-12 22:00 Oserian vs KCB Oserian
    WED 25-07-12 19:00 Sofapaka vs Tusker Kasarani
    SAT 28-07-12 15:00 Western Stima vs Mathare United Bukhungu
    SAT 28-07-12 15:00 Rangers vs SonySugar Nyayo
    SUN 29-07-12 15:00 Thika United vs Sofapaka Thika
    SUN 29-07-12 15:00 Karuturi Sports vs KCB Karuturi
    SUN 29-07-12 15:00 Muhoroni Youth vs Oserian Muhoroni
    SUN 29-07-12 15:00 Chemelil Sugar vs City Stars Chemelil
    SUN 29-07-12 17:00 Tusker vs AFC Leopards Kasarani
    WED 01-08-12 19:00 Gor Mahia vs Ulinzi Stars Nyayo
    FRI 10-08-12 19:00 Mathare United vs Tusker Kasarani
    SAT 11-08-12 15:00 KCB vs Chemelil Sugar City
    SAT 11-08-12 15:00 Oserian vs Western Stima Oserian
    SAT 11-08-12 15:00 SonySugar vs Muhoroni Youth Awendo
    SUN 12-08-12 15:00 Ulinzi Stars vs City Stars Afraha
    SUN 12-08-12 15:00 Karuturi Sports vs Rangers Karuturi
    SUN 12-08-12 15:00 AFC Leopards vs Thika United Nyayo
    MON 13-08-12 19:00 Sofapaka vs Gor Mahia Kasarani
    SAT 18-08-12 14:00 Tusker vs SonySugar Nyayo
    SAT 18-08-12 15:00 Western Stima vs Karuturi Sports Bukhungu
    SAT 18-08-12 15:00 Chemelil Sugar vs Ulinzi Stars Chemelil
    SAT 18-08-12 16:00 City Stars vs Sofapaka Nyayo
    SUN 19-08-12 15:00 Muhoroni Youth vs Mathare United Muhoroni
    SUN 19-08-12 16:00 City Stars vs Sofapaka Nyayo
    Date Home Team Result Away Team Stadium
    SUN 15-07-12 Chemelil Sugar 0 – 1 Gor Mahia Afraha
    SUN 15-07-12 Karuturi Sports 1 – 0 SonySugar Oserian
    SUN 15-07-12 KCB 3 – 0 Muhoroni Youth City
    SUN 15-07-12 Thika United 1 – 1 Oserian Thika
    SAT 14-07-12 Ulinzi Stars 1 – 0 Western Stima Afraha
    FRI 13-07-12 AFC Leopards 1 – 0 City Stars Nyayo
    WED 11-07-12 Mathare United 2 – 0 Sofapaka Nyayo
    SUN 08-07-12 Gor Mahia 3 – 1 KCB City
    SUN 08-07-12 Ulinzi Stars 3 – 1 Rangers Afraha
    SUN 08-07-12 City Stars 0 – 0 Western Stima City
    SAT 07-07-12 Chemelil Sugar 1 – 1 Tusker Chemelil
    SAT 07-07-12 Oserian 1 – 0 Karuturi Sports Oserian
    SAT 07-07-12 SonySugar 0 – 1 AFC Leopards Gusii
    FRI 06-07-12 Sofapaka 2 – 2 Muhoroni Youth Nyayo
    FRI 06-07-12 Mathare United 1 – 2 Thika United Nyayo
    SAT 30-06-12 Tusker 2 – 0 Rangers City
    WED 27-06-12 AFC Leopards 1 – 0 Sofapaka Nyayo
    MON 25-06-12 Rangers 0 – 0 Chemelil Sugar City
    SUN 24-06-12 KCB 0 – 1 SonySugar City
    SUN 24-06-12 Muhoroni Youth 1 – 2 Ulinzi Stars Muhoroni
    SUN 24-06-12 Tusker 3 – 1 Oserian Kasarani
    SAT 23-06-12 Karuturi Sports 1 – 3 Mathare United Oserian
    SAT 23-06-12 Thika United 0 – 1 City Stars Thika
    SAT 23-06-12 Western Stima 1 – 2 Gor Mahia Mumias
    WED 20-06-12 AFC Leopards 1 – 1 SonySugar Mumias
    SUN 20-05-12 City Stars 3 – 2 Thika United Hope Centre
    SUN 20-05-12 Mathare United 1 – 1 Karuturi Sports City
    SUN 20-05-12 Oserian 0 – 0 Tusker Oserian
    SUN 20-05-12 Chemelil Sugar 1 – 1 Rangers Chemelil
    SAT 19-05-12 SonySugar 1 – 0 KCB Gusii
    SAT 19-05-12 Ulinzi Stars 2 – 0 Muhoroni Youth Afraha
    WED 16-05-12 Sofapaka 2 – 1 AFC Leopards Nyayo
    WED 16-05-12 Gor Mahia 0 – 0 Western Stima City
    MON 14-05-12 Rangers 0 – 3 Ulinzi Stars Nyayo
    SUN 13-05-12 Karuturi Sports 1 – 0 Oserian Karuturi
    SUN 13-05-12 Thika United 2 – 1 Mathare United Thika
    SAT 12-05-12 KCB 2 – 3 Gor Mahia City
    SAT 12-05-12 Western Stima 0 – 1 City Stars Bukhungu
    SAT 12-05-12 Muhoroni Youth 0 – 2 Sofapaka Muhoroni
    FRI 11-05-12 Tusker 2 – 0 Chemelil Sugar Nyayo
    MON 07-05-12 Sofapaka 2 – 0 Mathare United Nyayo
    SUN 06-05-12 Gor Mahia 1 – 0 Chemelil Sugar City
    SUN 06-05-12 Oserian 0 – 1 Thika United Oserian
    SUN 06-05-12 SonySugar 0 – 0 Karuturi Sports Gusii
    SUN 06-05-12 Western Stima 1 – 0 Ulinzi Stars Bukhungu
    SAT 05-05-12 City Stars 3 – 0 AFC Leopards Nyayo
    SAT 05-05-12 Muhoroni Youth 1 – 2 KCB Muhoroni
    SAT 05-05-12 Rangers 2 – 4 Tusker Nyayo
    MON 30-04-12 Tusker 0 – 1 Sofapaka Nyayo
    SUN 29-04-12 Mathare United 1 – 1 Rangers Nyayo
    SUN 29-04-12 Chemelil Sugar 0 – 1 Western Stima Chemelil
    SUN 29-04-12 Karuturi Sports 1 – 1 AFC Leopards Karuturi
    SUN 29-04-12 KCB 3 – 0 Oserian Nyayo
    SAT 28-04-12 Gor Mahia 2 – 1 City Stars City
    SAT 28-04-12 Thika United 1 – 0 Muhoroni Youth Thika
    SAT 28-04-12 Ulinzi Stars 2 – 1 SonySugar Afraha
    WED 25-04-12 Rangers 0 – 0 KCB City
    SUN 22-04-12 Sofapaka 0 – 1 Thika United Nyayo
    SUN 22-04-12 City Stars 0 – 0 Chemelil Sugar Hope Centre
    SAT 21-04-12 AFC Leopards 0 – 2 Tusker  
    SAT 21-04-12 Mathare United 0 – 0 Western Stima City
    SAT 21-04-12 Oserian 0 – 0 Muhoroni Youth Oserian
    SAT 21-04-12 SonySugar 3 – 1 Rangers Gusii
    SAT 21-04-12 Ulinzi Stars 1 – 0 Gor Mahia Afraha
    SAT 21-04-12 KCB 1 – 2 Karuturi Sports City
    SUN 15-04-12 Tusker 2 – 2 Mathare United Kasarani
    SUN 15-04-12 Chemelil Sugar 1 – 0 KCB Chemelil
    SUN 15-04-12 Gor Mahia 1 – 0 Sofapaka City
    SUN 15-04-12 City Stars 0 – 0 Ulinzi Stars Nyayo
    SAT 14-04-12 Muhoroni Youth 1 – 0 SonySugar Muhoroni
    SAT 14-04-12 Rangers 0 – 0 Karuturi Sports City
    SAT 14-04-12 Thika United 1 – 2 AFC Leopards Thika
    SAT 14-04-12 Western Stima 3 – 0 Oserian Bukhungu
    SUN 08-04-12 AFC Leopards 6 – 2 Rangers Mumias
    SUN 08-04-12 Oserian 1 – 0 Gor Mahia Afraha
    SUN 08-04-12 SonySugar 0 – 1 Tusker Gusii
    SUN 08-04-12 Thika United 1 – 1 KCB Thika
    SAT 07-04-12 Sofapaka 2 – 0 City Stars Nyayo
    SAT 07-04-12 Karuturi Sports 1 – 0 Western Stima Karuturi
    SAT 07-04-12 Mathare United 2 – 1 Muhoroni Youth Nyayo
    SAT 07-04-12 Ulinzi Stars 2 – 1 Chemelil Sugar Afraha
    WED 04-04-12 Gor Mahia 1 – 1 Mathare United City
    SUN 01-04-12 City Stars 1 – 0 Oserian Hope Centre
    SUN 01-04-12 Muhoroni Youth 0 – 0 Rangers Muhoroni
    SUN 01-04-12 Ulinzi Stars 0 – 2 Tusker Afraha
    SAT 31-03-12 Chemelil Sugar 1 – 0 Sofapaka Chemelil
    SAT 31-03-12 Karuturi Sports 0 – 1 Thika United Karuturi
    SAT 31-03-12 Western Stima 2 – 1 SonySugar Bukhungu
    WED 28-03-12 KCB 1 – 2 AFC Leopards Nyayo
    MON 26-03-12 Sofapaka 3 – 2 Ulinzi Stars Nyayo
    SUN 25-03-12 Oserian 0 – 1 Chemelil Sugar Oserian
    SUN 25-03-12 Rangers 0 – 6 Thika United City
    SUN 25-03-12 SonySugar 0 – 0 Gor Mahia Afraha
    SAT 24-03-12 Mathare United 1 – 0 City Stars Nyayo
    SAT 24-03-12 AFC Leopards 2 – 1 Western Stima Mumias
    SAT 24-03-12 Muhoroni Youth 2 – 1 Karuturi Sports Muhoroni
    SAT 24-03-12 Tusker 0 – 0 KCB Nyayo
    WED 21-03-12 Gor Mahia 1 – 1 Rangers Nyayo
    SUN 18-03-12 Gor Mahia 0 – 0 AFC Leopards Nyayo
    SUN 18-03-12 Thika United 1 – 0 SonySugar Thika
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