Ambrose Rachier Reveals Transformative Agenda That Will Help Gor Mahia Recapture CAF Glory

Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier has shed light on the club's pursuit of own stadium.

Ambrose Rachier Reveals Transformative Agenda That Will Help Gor Mahia Recapture CAF Glory

Evans Ousuru 11:20 - 15.04.2025

Ambrose Rachier has highlighted what Gor Mahia need to do to dominate continental football.

Long-serving Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier has said it is time for K'Ogallo to extend their dominance beyond the boarders.

His sentiments come after he was re-elected as chairman of the club over the weekend, where he garnered 658 votes against his challenger Dolfina Odhiambo who scooped 458 votes.

Rachier, whose new term will run until 2029, to make it 21 years at the helm of the most decorated club in Kenya's history, has said the 21-time FKF Premier League champions  should prioritize winning CAF title.

CAF Champions League or Confederation Cup success

Ambrose Rachier Reveals Transformative Agenda That Will Help Gor Mahia Recapture CAF Glory
Gor Mahia are in a three-way title race with Kenya Police and Tusker for the FKF Premier League title. (Credit: Imagog) Gor Mahia are in a three-way title race with Kenya Police and Tusker for the FKF Premier League title.

“We want to win titles like the Champions League or Confederation Cup, so that the core business of Gor Mahia should be achieved by us doing better outside Kenya, we need to push up and try to win trophies outside Kenya rather than being proud of winning trophies locally," Rachier told Flashscore.

Gor Mahia is the first and only team from Kenya to win an African continental title to date, having won the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1987 after previously reaching the final in 1979.

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"The first thing of course, is to continue and move a little bit out of the usual winning of the Kenyan league, we have won the league 21 times, while the next club following us has only won 13 titles, I think we have done fairly well (in the local scene), but we could do better by extending our supremacy outside the Kenyan territory," Rachier Added.

Rachier, an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over 40 years of experience, further revealed his vision to transform K’Ogalo, echoing the need to have investors on board to help alleviate their financial challenges.

“We need to transform this club to have part of it, at least 50% part of it, in the hands of any interested investors, so that we cease to depend on the sponsors, because when sponsors walk away we are usually left naked, we are better off improving our financial status and having investors, who could improve our financial situation,” explained Rachier.

Gor Mahia Strategy for Long-term Sustenance

Ambrose Rachier Reveals Transformative Agenda That Will Help Gor Mahia Recapture CAF Glory
Gor Mahia chairman Ambroise Rachier. IMAGE/SportPesa News

Rachier maintained that Gor Mahia should move away from being a community club, an agenda he believes need to be urgently addressed.

“So one of the items that goes straight into our agenda was to discuss that transition and I believe as a new office, we will still undertake that transition and do away from being purely a community club.”

Gor Mahia is the most successful club in Kenyan history having won the FKF Premier League a record 21 times, and have also won the FKF President's Cup a record 11 times.

Gor Mahia are currently chasing for a third consecutive league title as they sit third on the 18-team league table with 46 points, three fewer than leaders Kenya Police FC, who have 49 but K’Ogalo have played one match less.

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