Nairobi Star (Nairobi)
Dun Okinyo
16 June 2011
Selenge, Mwachoffi, Ochomo, Ochieng all set to join the green shirts. Gor Mahia are closing in on the signing of released AFC Leopards striker Demonde Selenga, Harambee Stars forward Kevin Ochieng and two others. In the next 24 hours, the club expects to know whether the two, alongside Hajji Mwachofi and Wycliffe Ochomo will become Zedekiah “Zico” Otieno’s mid season Kenya Premier League signings.
Club secretary Ronald Ngala said the club is confident one or two remaining loose ends will be tied up to ensure the four finally make the move to K’Ogallo. “We are almost there. We will come up with the big news by tomorrow (Friday). The players are all ready to play for Gor and we are doing whatever we can to have them. We will be meeting again with the players to fine tune the transfers. Then we will break the news,” Ngala said.
Ochieng is now with league leaders Rangers FC while Ochomo is at Congo United. Mwachofi has been unattached since concluding his contract at Thika United.
For a long time Selenga, released by Leopards after allegations that some players were sabotaging the club, has harboured an interest in Gor and now he can hardly contain his joy with the new development. “Gor like AFC are a big club with big history. I will be happy to play with them. I hope all will go well in the next few days so that I can be able to play for a club that I have been dreaming of playing for,” Selenga said.
Ochieng revealed he has met Rangers club officials and they have a lot of interest in him. He said the talks were going on well.” It is just a matter of negotiations before they can come to an agreement. “Gor seems to be looking at a player who can make them achieve their goals and if we can add to the quality they already have, then they will be fine. “But it is price-sensitive. Sometimes you can want to bring a good player in but financially you haven’t got the means to do that. I think the club is just making sure they are parting with what they have. So I am waiting,” he said.
Ochieng’s former club Sofapaka have also shown interest in him.”We got to bring other players in and we will try and maintain the quality that we have seen since the start of the season.”I don’t think there’s any point in bringing players who are not as good as what we have, or who are not potentially as good as what we have. You don’t progress doing that. That is why we are going for these kind of players,” Ngala said.
Mwachofi who also trained with the other three yesterday said he was ready to get back to top flight football after Thika failed to renew his contract.
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