- Ambrose Rachier was re-elected as Gor Mahia Chairman on Sunday, 13th April 2025.
- One of Rachier’s key ambitions in his second term is to guide the club to win either the CAF Champions League or the CAF Confederation Cup.
- He also plans to attract investors and transform the club into a corporate entity, moving away from its current status as a community club.
Gor Mahia’s long-serving chairman, Ambrose Rachier, has expressed his ambition to elevate the club to ne heights, vowing to enhance its stature by transitioning from a community-based structure to a corporate-driven model.
This declaration follows his re-election as chairman on Sunday, April 13, during the club’s elections where he triumphed over his rival, Dolfina Odhiambo, securing 658 votes against her 456.
The victory allows Rachier to retain his position for another term, extending his leadership tenure until 2029 an impressive 21 years since he first assumed the role in 2008.
Under his guidance, K’Ogalo has dominated Kenyan football, clinching the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League title nine times and lifting the FKF Cup on four occasions, most recently in 2021.
Additionally, the club has consistently competed in prestigious continental tournaments, including the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.
Currently, Gor Mahia holds the record for the most FKF Premier League titles, with an astounding 21 triumphs, a feat Rachier proudly emphasizes.
However, he now aims to shift focus beyond domestic dominance, seeking to establish the club’s supremacy on the continental stage.
The first thing of course, is to continue and move a little bit out of the usual winning of the Kenyan league, we have won the league 21 times, while the next club following us has only won 13 titles, I think we have done fairly well (in the local scene), but we could do better by extending our supremacy outside the Kenyan territory,” Rachier told Flashscore.
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Having never claimed a CAF Champions League or CAF Confederation Cup title, the High Court advocate stressed that his new term presents the perfect opportunity for the club to make its mark internationally.
“We want to win titles like the Champions League or Confederation Cup, so that the core business of Gor Mahia should be achieved by us doing better outside Kenya, we need to push up and try to win trophies outside Kenya rather than being proud of winning trophies locally,”he asserted.
Why Gor Mahia should switch to corporate
The 76-year-old chairman also outlined his vision to attract investors, ensuring the club’s financial sustainability.
We need to transform this club to have part of it, at least 50% part of it, in the hands of any interested investors, so that we cease to depend on the sponsors, because when sponsors walk away we are usually left naked, we are better off improving our financial status and having investors, who could improve our financial situation,” explained Rachier.
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He reiterated his commitment to transforming Gor Mahia into a self-sufficient entity, moving away from its traditional community-based model.
“So one of the items that goes straight into our agenda was to discuss that transition and I believe as a new office, we will still undertake that transition and do away from being purely a community club.”
Currently, Gor Mahia is pursuing a historic third consecutive league title, sitting third in the 18-team table with 46 points, three behind leaders Kenya Police FC (49 points), though with a game in hand.