KPL Round 21: Tusker Out To Cut Gor's Lead, AFC Leopards Lie In Sofapaka Wait
20th February 2020
The brewers, who are on a 13-match unbeaten streak, welcome Wazito FC to the Ruaraka Stadium at 3pm and will need Zoo FC to avoid defeat against Gor at the Kericho Green Stadium
- Robert Matano’s Tusker FC resume Kenya Premier League (KPL) action on Sunday hoping to reduce the point gap between them and leaders Gor Mahia FC
- Gor lead the standings with 45 points after 20 games, four ahead of Tusker and third place Kakamega Homeboyz FC.
- Homeboyz will take on a Chemelil Sugar FC who are full of confidence after a 2-1 win against Posta Rangers FC, only their second of the season to bring their dismal tally to nine points.
NAIROBI,
Kenya- Robert
Matano’s Tusker FC resume Kenya Premier League (KPL) action on Sunday hoping
to reduce the point gap between them and leaders Gor Mahia FC.
The brewers,
who are on a 13-match unbeaten streak, welcome Wazito FC to the Ruaraka Stadium
at 3pm and will need Zoo FC to avoid defeat against Gor at the Kericho Green
Stadium.
Gor lead
the standings with 45 points after 20 games, four ahead of Tusker and third place
Kakamega Homeboyz FC.
Homeboyz will
take on a Chemelil Sugar FC who are full of confidence after a 2-1 win against
Posta Rangers FC, only their second of the season to bring their dismal tally
to nine points.
The game at
the Bukhungu Stadium is very important for January Fidelity Insurance Coach of
the Month winner Nicholas Muyoti, as they seek to keep up the pace with the top
two KPL clubs.
Also, on
Sunday, fifth place Ulinzi Stars FC host lowly Kisumu All Stars FC at the
Afraha Stadium, banking on a win as they have gone three games without one.
The newcomers
are at the bottom of the table with eight points after 19 games, making it
likely that they will be relegated back into the National Super League (NSL).
Bandari FC
finally hired a manager and the prodigal son Ken Odhiambo gets his first taste
of KPL action on Saturday at 2pm when the dockers host Mathare United FC.
Odhiambo took
over from former
Harambee Stars coach Twahir Muhiddin who resumes his technical director roles at the club.
Bandari are
in 11th place with 23 points having avoided defeat in their last three
encounters and go up against the slum boys who are in ninth with 29.
Kenya
Commercial Bank FC (KCB) suffered back to back losses for the first time this
season against Kariobangi Sharks FC and Bandari but remain in fourth place with
38 points.
Zedekiah ‘Zico’
Otieno’s bankers take to the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos in the first of a
double header against 10th place Posta Rangers FC.
The second
match slated for the same venue is a nail-biting contest and arguably the game
of the weekend as AFC Leopards SC battle it out against Sofapaka FC.
The resurgent
Leopards are coming off a 1-0 defeat to Tusker, their fourth of the season and
take on a Batoto Ba Mungu side that has managed two wins in their last seven
games.
Leopards
lost their talisman and current KPL top scorer John Mark Makwatta to Zesco
United FC of Zambia and need to find a new source of goals if they are to challenge
for the elusive league title.
SPL
ROUND 21 FIXTURES (All
games kick off at 3pm unless stated)
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 22
Bandari FC
vs Mathare United FC -2pm
Posta
Rangers FC vs KCB FC -2pm
Western
Stima FC vs Kariobangi Sharks FC
AFC Leopards
SC vs Sofapaka FC -4:15pm
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 23
Kakamega
Homeboyz FC vs Chemelil Sugar FC
Tusker FC
vs Wazito FC
Ulinzi
Stars FC vs Kisumu All Stars FC
Zoo FC vs
Gor Mahia FC