Gor Mahia accept CAF bans and hefty fines to Muguna and Oluoch

Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier has revealed that the club will not be appealing CAF’s decision to fine its two players Ksh. 3.2 million in addition to a four-match ban from CAF inter-club competitions.

On Monday the Caf discipline board slapped Boniface Oluoch and Kenneth Muguna with hefty sanctions over their involvement in an incident where match officials were insulted and harassed after Gor Mahia’s CAF Confederation Cup match against Napsa Stars in Zambia. This is after the hosts were awarded a penalty deep into stoppage time, they converted it to knock Gor out of the competition.

Gor have now confirmed that they will not appeal the decision, he said the ban was on the two players, not the club and they will not be challenging it.

‘’We have not been fined as a club. The fine and the four-match ban were slapped on the two players and not the club. We are not appealing this decision,’’ he told Citizen Sports.

The football administrator leapt to the defence of the two players saying unfair decisions can lead to players doing regrettable thigs. He revealed that

“Yes, the two players are our players and at times fraudulent decisions by match officials can ignite fury. We shall convene a special sitting to deliberate on the entire content of the letter including the modalities of how the issue of the hefty fine will be addressed,” he added.

Gor Mahia was also slapped with sanctions. The club is supposed to cater for the damages caused by the players in the Napsa Stars dressing after the match. Gor players are said to have destroyed property after the game in anger. Caf instructed the club to reach out on Napsa Stars to discuss on how best to compensate for the damages.