Why does Gor Mahia keep on winning the Kenyan Premier League?

I think there are at least four reasons as to why Gor Mahia FC keeps on winning the Kenyan premier league.

First is the fact that Gor Mahia is a club with a strong fan base, with ardent fans who keep on giving it all the moral support it needs to succeed. The people who play for Gor Mahia know who their fans are, and this means that they are motivated to perform. And although many people view Gor Mahia as a Luo football club, the reality is that Gor Mahia has admirers across many communities. Gor Mahia players know who their fans are – unlike various other football clubs in Kenya that don’t have well established fan bases.

Second is the fact that Gor Mahia is a reasonably well managed football club. There may be occasional squabbles here and there, but at least Gor Mahia has well established management structures which ensure that things don’t go too far out of hand.

Third is the fact that Gor Mahia is a relatively rich football club. I mean, it is a club that is even able to ‘buy’ high profile players in the East African region, and to hire expatriate coaches – something that many other clubs in the Kenyan Premier league can only dream about.

Fourth is the fact that Gor Mahia has a well developed culture of excellence. Thus, the players who join Gor Mahia know from the get-go that they have to maintain the excellence, and that has a strong motivating effect at the psychological level.