If you have never attended a Gor Mahia match, then you need to know a few things before you decide to attend one.
This Sunday, Gor Mahia will face off with Hull City and many Kenyans are planning to attend.
The Moi International Sports Center (Kasarani) will get packed to the brim. Gor Mahia matches are known to be messy at times. Here are some unwritten rules you need to observe while watching a Kogalo Match.
Be very vigilant
If Gor Mahia loses, the fans will not take it lightly. History has shown us that they have never taken defeat lying down.
Maybe because of the respect they might have for an international team, they might tone it a little bit. But all the same, just be very vigilant.
In a Gor Mahia game, anything can happen. If Gor Mahia wins, the fans will go into a frenzy and believe it you will not like it. They will do what they do best when they win. They will bring businesses along Thika Super Highway to a standstill. You therefore need to be very careful lest you become a victim of stone-throwing.
If you can’t beat them, join them
Assume Gor Mahia is playing with a team, let us Mathare United. You are a supporter of Mathare United and it happens that your team is beaten, do not even try to show some muscles after the last whistle is blown. You will not know when the rains started beating you.
In fact, the best thing to do is to pretend that you are a Gor Mahia fan. It is only that way that you will escape the wrath of Gor Mahia fans. If fortunately you escape physical injuries, then you will go home with a bunch of abuses hurled at you in good measure.
Carry some water
You will agree with me that not all Gor Mahia games end in peace. Some really turn out to be very messy to an extent that police are called to enforce peace and order. You will regret it when police start throwing tear gas and you have no water. Always arm yourself with a bottle of water while attending a Gor Mahia match.