Kenya Premier League champions Gor Mahia were on Saturday evening beaten 2-0 by Azam of Tanzania in Cecafa finals.
Gor Mahia were backed by the whole nation including former Prime Minister Raila Odinga,Gatundu Member of Parliament Moses Kuria among other Kenyans.
Azam got the opener on the 16th minute, heavily aided by Eric Ochieng who easily lost possession to Kipre.The Ivorian also scored the second and winning goal in the 64th minute.
After today’s win, Azam will bag the top prize of US$30,000 while Gor Mahia will take home US$20,000 for being the runners up.
Gor Mahia has not won any regional trophy since 1985; today’s loss means that they have to wait a little bit longer.
Though Kogalo lost ,they will be rewarded Ksh.500,000 by opposition leader Raila Odinga.They will also receive Ksh.500,000 from Deputy President William Ruto for their good performance in the competition.
