Mathare United’s steady march to league title continues

Saturday KPL Match Reports by KISE Correspondent:

Mathare United snatched a very important away win when they beat Sher Karuturi away by a solitary goal. The all-important goal was scored by Chrispine Oduor in the first half. The win might prove so crucial at these finals stages of the Kenyan Premier League, with only 4 rounds of matches to go. Kimanzi’s lads went back to the top of the KPL league. And who said Mathare could not stop celebrating when news reached them in the bus on their way back to Nairobi that their closest title challengers, Sony Sugar from Awendo had fallen by 4-0 away to Bandari in Mombasa. Bandari, fighting so hard not to fall into the relegation zone thoroughly outplayed Sony and deservedly got the much needed victory.

Elsewhere in Nairobi, Tusker got 3 points which they so badly needed when they beat visiting Red Berets 3-1. The defeat leaves Red Berets in a bad relegation-threatening spot. They are second from bottom. Newly installed Tusker Coach, James Nandwa who is also the assistant coach of the Kenyan National team was so upbeat after the match, expressing optimism that the team will win all its remaining 4 matches and at least end in a respectable position. Nandwa got a rude welcome during his first match in charge of Tusker when his team lost 2-0 against Agro Chemicals in Nairobi 3 weeks ago.

Mathare Youth’s woes continued despite giving their Coach Gabriel Njoroge leave of absence and assigning assistant Coach David Ouma the duty to take charge of the team in the remaining assignments. They lost 3-1 away to fast rising Ulinzi FC. Mathare Youth are still stuck at the bottom of the table and really need to sort themselves out by winning their remaining matches to stand a chance of getting  a place in the KPL league next season.

KCB lost 2-1 at home to Agro-Chemicals. Coach Yusuf Chippo’s lads woke up from their deep slumber in the final quarter of the match to salvage a goal but this did not help them as Agro decided to fall back deep into their own half and kill away the clock. The match was played at the Kasarani stadium.

Today Sunday at the Hope Center, World Hope beat visiting Chemelil Sugar 2-1.

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