By Michael Kirwa
Nation Media Group
Charles Akonnor’s tenure as Gor Mahia coach got off to a rocky start. After being handed a two-year contract on August 1, last year the club’s passionate fan base – known as the Green Army – cautioned the former Ghana international and Black Stars coach: “Here, we do not lose to AFC Leopards.”
AFC Leopards are Gor Mahia’s bitter rivals, and Akonnor – who was born on March 12, 1974, exactly 10 years after the club was founded – had just received the customary welcome. Later, when results did not go Gor Mahia’s way, he became familiar with the club's way of dealing with unwanted people.
“Gor Mahia fans do not like losing. When we lose, they tell me to go back to Ghana,” Akonnor said on Monday night on SportOn! – NTV’s Monday night sports show, as he reflected on his first season at the club.
