With three fellow East African sides, Yanga SC (Tanzania), Rayon Sports (Rwanda) and Al Hilal (Sudan) also making the 16-team draw, Gor under the tutelage of British head coach, Dylan Kerr, also have the additional task of being regional flag bearers at the competition.

Their stunning progress ignited debate on the management of Kenyan clubs with Gor struggling to make ends meet despite their recent success on the domestic, regional and now, continental front.

"Gor fought against all odds especially financial setbacks, these guys didn't even have enough money for the flight to South Africa for the match. As I say we have talent in Kenya we just have the wrong people managing the talents," Bryan Kabugi remarked on Facebook.

Their culture of surviving on handouts from politicians and sponsorship monies was mocked by some while others called on the club to ride on their continental campaign to implement programs aimed at making the club financially self-sustaining.

"The way Gor is yapping all over the social media because of the 270,000 dollars, I have come to realize their main target was that money alone. It's like they are now satisfied, what they have forgotten is that group stages is just around and they should plan on how they will get to the finals so as to bring back their 80s glory," Weldon Kiptoo noted.

The critics though did not stop their diehard supporters from cheering their progress and goading eternal domestic rivals and 12-time league winners, AFC Leopards SC who were knocked out of the first round of the 2018 Confed Cup by FOSA Juniors of Madagascar.

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