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Vaz Pinto defends Gor Mahia signing Brazilian striker Silva

The player is the first to be given a deal by the club after the appointment of the former St George SC head coach

Gor Mahia head coach Manuel Vaz Pinto has explained why he proposed the signing of Brazilian striker Wilson Silva Fonseca to Gor Mahia.

The forward is the first player the Football Kenya Federation Premier League side has signed in the ongoing mini-transfer window and after the appointment of the Portuguese coach.

“I have seen Silva play before and always I have said that if you bring a foreigner he needs to be better than local players or gives qualities that are different to the team than the local lads,” Pinto told Radio Jambo in defence of Silva’s arrival.