After just five rounds of matches in the FKF Premier league, chaff is slowly being separated from grain, and the league table is starting to take shape as one would expect, of course, but for some shocking poor performances from the likes of Wazito and Bidco United.It was a match week full of goals, including a hattrick by Felix Oluoch against Mathare and braces from Yema Mwana, Abdallah Hassan, and Leonard Mmata for their respective teams.Gor Mahia and Kakamega Homeboyz have maintained their 100% record, with Ulinzi Stars maintaining the unbeaten streak this season as well.The 19-time champions are already salivating on a 20th title going by their performance this season and have only Kakamega Homeboyz and Bandari to bypass to ascend to the top, but Mark Harrison warns that they should not be carried away.📈|League Standings #FKFPL pic.twitter.com/H04DLGIGI8— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) October 31, 2021 While Gor are flourishing, their in-laws AFC Leopards are hurting and in trouble after falling to three back-to-back losses, their recent one coming against an Ulinzi Stars side that seems to be getting things right, more so in the attacking third, with the defensive one being custom solid as it has always been.But, what were the other takeaways from Round 5?Gor Mahia’s perfect startK’Ogalo is playing beautiful football and they are winning matches at will, sending an early message of intent.The beauty of it all is how Gor Mahia have been altering their starting team so seamlessly and still managing to get the same perfect result.The last time they had such a perfect start was in the 2019/20 season that was cut short when they were leading the log with 54 points.Could this be the season for their 20th?Gor Mahia and Kakamega Homeboyz are the only two sides in the league that are yet to lose a point in the 2021/2022 FKFPL campaign so far.Both have played three and won three. Stainless. pic.twitter.com/zVdwkSdcrX— OptaKe (@ke_opta) October 27, 2021 Ulinzi Stars and Kakamega Homeboyz remain as the other teams that are yet to lose a match this season, with the Soldiers and Mahia set to lock horns in a midweek rescheduled clash at Thika Stadium.AFC Leopards hurtingIn 2017, Stewart Hall, then in charge of AFC Leopards, made claims that his players were running like scared rabbits in a derby match. If he was still in charge of Ingwe at the moment, then maybe these words would be a common thing week in week out.Bettor pockets in excess of half a million shillings from a Ksh 8 000 stakeAgainst Ulinzi Stars, Ingwe looked inexperienced and lost.Coach Patrick Aussems has continually said that they needed to sign quality players so as to compete with other teams in the league but the idea seems far-fetched with the transfer window set to close today.1 PM kick offsThe talk around Round 5 matches has revolved around the matches kicking off at 1 PM, including on weekdays, at a time when fans have been allowed to access the stadia.You’d think that after nearly 2 years without ticket revenue, clubs would be more eager and prepared with better systems in place. No ticketing information less than 2 hours to kick off. https://t.co/ysJMoXkwRw— Fadhela (@Blacklebo) October 27, 2021 For teams that are hoping to capitalize on gate charges to boost their financial status, this could be a big blow because very few will create time to go for weekday matches starting at 1 PM.No Kapaito, no problem for SharksEric Kapaito scored more than half of Kariobangi Sharks goals last season and his move to Ethiopia could have been seen as a blow to the William Muluhya side. Enter Leonard Mmata and Felix Oluoch! A hattrick against Mathare United and a brace against Vihiga Bullets has seen Oluoch lead the scoring chart after just five rounds of matches.Broke Nzoia SugarBeing a corporate team, a broke Nzoia Sugar is the last thing that anyone would think at this moment.The Sugar Millers had to use 14-seater buses for their trip to Nairobi to honor their fixture against Bidco United at Thika Stadium.It is unfortunate that Nzoia Sugar can not use their bus to travel for away matches. This is a club that has given upcoming players an opportunity to showcase their talent in the top flight and shouldn’t fold like Chemelil and Sony FC did pic.twitter.com/TzlapjHXxC— Meshack Kisenge (@kisengemeshack1) October 31, 2021 The club risks losing its 51-seater capacity bus to auctioneers thanks to huge debts written against their parent sponsor.Although the players are receiving their salaries, the club is struggling with other funds to run the team smoothly, prompting Chairman Evance Kadenge to ask for help from supporters.Trial and error at Bidco, WazitoDespite signing a couple of quality players, Wazito and Bidco continue to find themselves in the mad and are among the four teams that are yet to register a win this season. Given their stability, one would expect that Bidco and Wazito would be among the top teams at such a team but they languish among the bottom four, alongside debutants Vihiga Bullets and Nzoia Sugar whose case at the bottom can be considered a lesser evil.
