NSL action intensifies
Fortune Sacco’s lack of playing time this weekend means that league leaders APS Bomet FC can now open a convincing seven point gap if they win their fixture.
The Administration men N2-0 at Shamu Grounds in Kilifi on Wednesday. Coach Charles Odera is aware of the task ahead and has warned his charges against complacency.
“When you look at the progress of Assad who started off badly, then you ought to give respect. We will go into this match like it is a final because we expect no pushover. I will only advise my players to be positive and take their chances because we want to end the season on a high,” he stated barely four days after his side drew 2-2 with 15th placed Coastal Heroes.
Assad are exactly 20 points adrift of their opponents of the day.
Meanwhile, another exciting fixture sees fast-rising Muranga Seal FC host 16th placed Silibwet Leons at the slaughter-ground; St.Sebastian Park in Muranga. Third-placed Seal, who are on 58 points and with a match in hand, will want to close the gap to two points against sworn rivals Fortune Sacco to only two points. Seal beat Kisumu All-Stars FC 3-1 while Leons beat Gusii FC 4-1 but the former are known to be ruthless at home.
Sugar-belt side Muhoroni Youth who lost surprisingly 1-3 to Black Stars last weekend square off with relegation-threatened Gusii FC at Muhoroni Stadium. Muhoroni Youth under Joseph Ongere is on 57 points with Gusii on 34. Muhoroni Youth has a 47% win aggregate and a +11 goal difference thus far with a playoff place very much alive as the season nears closure.
Elsewhere at Camp Toyoyo, an interesting tie pitting eighth-placed Kibera Black Stars FC and 10th-placed Mombasa Elite FC takes place tomorrow. Elite are 2-1 on head-to-head record in recent record with a 4-1 win last year on July 19, the heaviest against Black Stars by any team in recent times.
Black Stars who have a 39% win record will be hoping for good tidings with a goal difference of +13. In other matches on the roster; lowly Mara Sugar FC are fighting against the axe and on 37 points presently, will need a good outing against Mully Children’s Family FC at Awendo Green Stadium.