As the Ulinzi brigade decimated Karuturi Sports in the battle of Afraha with a 2-0 thrashing, another different scenario unfolded at City Stadium. Gor Mahia FC, who had forced the title chase to the wire, appeared bereft of ideas on the biggest occasion, when they knew only a win would do if they were to snatch the title from Ulinzi's jaws.
It was on the stands of City stadium that all the action happened. The match was supposed to have been a home game for Nairobi City Stars but the K'ogalo faithful invaded the stadium in their thousands and turned it into 'their home march'.
Like they had done throughout the season, they sung and blew vuvuzelas nonstop in support of their beloved team. The intensity of their passion could have matched any that can be found at the staunchest of European and South American club supporters .
One of the outstanding legacies of the 2010 KPL premier league season will surely be that K'ogalo fans reignited passion in local football. They turned up at City with great hopes of their team being crowned champions but really, fate was not in their hands, it was elsewhere-at Afraha Stadium, where Ulinzi was in no mood for early Christmas gift.
Hopefully, the fans' season-long show of commitment will be enough motivation for Gor to build on their 2010 success and deliver the long missing trophy to their fans.
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