PREMIUM History heavily stacked against Gor Mahia as they host Egyptian giants Pyramids The record Kenyan champions will be seeking to end a jinx that has lasted 58 years. Football Just now

Gor’s first encounter with an Egyptian came in the quarter-finals of the 1969 African Cup of Champions Clubs (now Champions League) where they were beaten 3-2 on aggregate by Ismaily after a 3-1 loss in Cairo and a 1-0 victory in Nairobi.

History will be heavily stacked against Gor Mahia when they face Egyptian opponents Pyramids in the CAF Champions League first qualifying round, first leg at Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi on Sunday.

Gor’s famously, or is it infamously, lost to Zamalek in the 1984 Champions League second round when their first round match in Egypt was abandoned late in the first half after K’Ogalo players roughed up the match officials after disputing a call, leading to the match being abandoned.