#Maestro
Kenya and Gor Mahia midfield general of the mid to late-70s era, Jerry Reagan Imbo. (RiP).
One of the best readers of the game, Imbo joined Gor in 1976 from the crack Black Mamba team of the time. In his first season,
Kenya and Gor Mahia midfield general of the mid to late-70s era, Jerry Reagan Imbo. (RiP).
One of the best readers of the game, Imbo joined Gor in 1976 from the crack Black Mamba team of the time. In his first season,
Gor wrestled the national league title from arch-rivals, Luo Union, in the last match of the season.
He was then called-up to the national team fold by coach Ray Wood for the regional Senior CECAFA championship hosted by Somalia in 1977,
He was then called-up to the national team fold by coach Ray Wood for the regional Senior CECAFA championship hosted by Somalia in 1977,
and was made captain the following year, when the tournament was held in Malawi.
Those who watched Imbo in action would remember, with great nostalgia, the deep-lying play-maker's ball mastery as he threaded probing passes from the middle of the park;
Those who watched Imbo in action would remember, with great nostalgia, the deep-lying play-maker's ball mastery as he threaded probing passes from the middle of the park;
not forgetting those delightful pin-pointed through balls into the final third of the opposition half.
He played a key role in Gor Mahia's historic run of the Africa Winners Cup in 1979, when they defied all odds to reach the final.
He played a key role in Gor Mahia's historic run of the Africa Winners Cup in 1979, when they defied all odds to reach the final.
He capped his playing career by leading Kogalo to their first-ever regional club championship triumph-as player-coach- in 1980, when they came from behind to upstage defending champs, Abaluhya in an epic finale in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Hall of Fame.
Hall of Fame.
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