Mombasa United narrowly beat Mwatate United in a coast derby to move into the second position on the national Super League (NSL) as they chase for promotion into the top flight football, the Kenya Premier League next season.
Clinton Odiwuor scored the solitary goal in a highly anticipated match at the Wundayi stadium
The solitary goal moved Mombasa into the steering wheel behind Migori Youth, who enjoys a better goal difference.
The result marked coach Peter Okidi’s second win since taking charge of the club.
At Mambo Leo stadium in Kisumu, Michael Olunga Football Academy (MOFA) lost a chance into promotion category after falling 1-0 to hosts Kisumu AllStars.
Christopher Onyango scored the solitary goal as the matches enters homestretch. The defeat dealt a damaging blow to MOFA’s ambitions of securing promotion, with the dropped points potentially leaving their top-flight dream hanging by a thread as the season edges closer to its conclusion.
Newly promoted side Soy United were 2-1 winners against kabati Youth in a match played at the Eldoret Showground.
Bruce Oduor and Eric Masafu scored for Soy to move the Jeffers Odongo coached side to 47 points, strengthening their pursuit of a top-ten finish while Kabati are staring at relegation.
In Bungoma County, Naivas edged out their hosts Nzoia Sugar 1-0 at the Sudi Stadium.
Selected week 34 results
Friday May 22
- FC Talanta 4-3 Fortune Sacco
Saturday May 23
- Migori Youth 1-0 Kibera Black Stars
- Darajani Gogo 1-0 Vihiga United
- Gucha Stars 2-1 Luanda Villa
- 3k 0-0 Equity bank
- Nairobi City Stars 0-0 MCF
Sunday 24
- Soy United 2-1 Kabati Youth
- Nzoia Sugar 0-1 Naivas
- Mwatate United 0-1 Mombasa United
- Kisumu AllStars 1-0 MOFA