“We must organise our finances so that we cannot depend on the government. We have set up a committee headed by the secretary-general [Sam Ochola] to be able to source finance so that we complement what the sponsors are providing,” said Rachier.
“We want to become financially independent. With stable finances, I’m confident we will conquer Africa. We did it once in 1987 and I believe with our talented squad we can do it again. The Ochola-led task force is looking for ways on how they can commercialise the club.
“We are considering adopting the Simba SC model.”
Rachier also admitted other clubs are eagerly waiting to snatch players from them.
“I’ve replied and said there is no match-fixing at Gor Mahia; we have no evidence and it’s not happening.”
Recently, there were claims that the club owes the chair money to the tune of Ksh100 million but the experienced lawyer and football administrator has denied it.
“I regret to say that this is something that I heard about on Sunday evening,” he said. “I was told that there are claims the club owes me Ksh100 million. That’s not true and I don’t have an idea where that information came from.”
Rachier also said the current suspension of the FKF Premier League could force players to leave their clubs and seek greener pastures elsewhere.
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I am told that the club owes me Ksh 100m but that is not true. I am told someone spoke to some media somewhere, actually I was alerted by a fan who inquired whether I had sent the person to state that and I denied it. In fact, I have no idea where it comes from.
Rachier went on to laud their sponsors Betsafe for continuing to issue them sponsorship money despite the game being at a stand-still in the country currently. Our sponsors are doing a wonderful job, they have continued to support us by giving us some monthly payments to help us pay the players salaries. They have been with us during this trying time, Rachier added.