A date for the highly awaited match between giant football club Gor Mahia and English Premier League side Everton has now been set for November 7 or 8, Sportpesa has confirmed.
The Sportpesa Supercup final winners shall travel to England where they will take part in a friendly match against Everton at their home stadium - Goodison Park.
The giant gaming firm, which is both the clubs sponsor and the match organiser, together with the EPL side confirmed the news in a series of tweets on Thursday.
This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will mark the Kenyan club’s maiden trip to England and the first time for a Kenyan club to play on English soil.
We will face @SportPesa Super Cup winners, @OfficialGMFC, at Goodison Park in November.
More https://t.co/bNkWj8zRt5 #EFC pic.twitter.com/QQldnQDIjv— Everton (@Everton) August 16, 2018
It is understood that the team will face Everton’s first team meaning players such as Francis Kahata and goalkeeper Boniface Oluoch will face off with the likes of Theo Walcott and Jordan Pickford, to name a few.
“This is an amazing opportunity for the players and Kenyan football because it is worth more than anybody could offer money for,” an overjoyed Gor Mahia coach Dylan Kerr enthused.
Echoing the same, Sportpesa CEO Ronald Karauri added that the tour would give the players a chance to play with the best while sampling the best and oldest stadium in the world.
Everton is one of the most established clubs in the UK having played the most number of top-flight games in English football.
This marks the second meeting for both clubs, the first happening in Dar es Salaam on July 13, 2017, in a clash that ended 2-1 in favour of Everton.
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Gor also faced English Championship side Hull City in a sold-out match in Nairobi on March 13 this year that ended in a goalless draw.
