People want him to be something else.”’What struck me was that just like the case of Adriano, right here at Gor Mahia we had a legend in Ze Maria whom we never quite appreciated. In fact, a good pal of mine and who is not a Gor supporter Jim Onyango called me after reading the Guardian piece and said, “I now have lots of respect for Gor Mahia. AdvertisementZe Maria insists that Kenyan players- and indeed players from all over the African continent- are talented, What they lack, Ze Maria says, are quality playgrounds. I am not privy to how Ze Maria came to Gor Mahia and I am even more of a stranger to the circumstances that saw him leave. Of course, there is this defeatist- couched in some weird sense of bravado- that Gor Mahia is bigger than any player or coach.

Source: Daily Nation August 10, 2020 04:30 UTC