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Mashemeji derby offers Leopards chance to restore battered pride.

AFC Leopards fans against Gor Mahia during their Mashemeji Derby at Kasarani Stadium on Sunday 22/07/18[Boniface Okendo,Standard]

When Gor Mahia take on AFC Leopards on Sunday in the storied Nairobi derby, the Ingwe faithful will pray the Green Army does not belt out the late D.O. Owino Misiani’s haunting ‘Ogwang’ othiro yiwe to Gor nyono’ tune.

And why not? Gor Mahia fans retain scant respect for their eternal rivals, at least on the pitch, who statistically no longer hold a candle to their achievements for the reason that Ingwe is no longer Ingwe but D.O Misiani’s Ogwang, which translates to a mere mongoose – a far lesser threat than a Leopard.

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