Title hopefuls Nairobi City Stars will be hoping to pile pressure on league leaders Kakamega Homeboyz when they face the 2008 champions Mathare United on Saturday at Thika Stadium.City Stars who played Nzoia Sugar to a one-all draw in their last match will be looking to cut the gap between them and Homeboyz to two points and at the same time lord over Tusker who moved to second place on Friday following a 2-0 win over Sofapaka. However, this will only come to pass if Nicholas Muyoti’s charges will beat the relegation fighting Mathare and hope that Bidco United will defy the odds and humble Homeboyz in their backyard.3.15 Ulinzi Stars 2.90 KCB 2.40Besides hunting for the tenth win of the season, Simba wa Nairobi will be hoping to stretch their recent unbeaten run to seven matches. Ahead of the match, the club’s striker Eric Ombija has called on his teammates to work harder so as to be consistent going forward.Zachary Gathu: Three promotions and a graceful growth out of the game “So far so good for we have had a good run. We need to be more consistent so that we can achieve the objective of the season. I am in good shape and looking forward to more games,” said the former Gor Mahia player. As City Stars will be in search for the tenth win of the season, Mathare on the other hand will be pursuing their fourth and the second under coach John Kamau.Kamau who was appointed to replace Ezekiel Akwana who resigned last month began his tenure with a 2-0 win over FC Talanta but lost the subsequent match 3-1 to Kakamega Homeboyz.⏳ pic.twitter.com/IpeMaXw27e— Mathare United FC (@MathareUtd) February 25, 2022 The former Harambee Stars assistant coach who is on record insisting that the club will not sink to the second tier is certainly glad that he had time to prepare the players to face City Stars who won the first leg 2-0.Mathare will be without their left back Norman Ogolla who saw red against Homeboyz shortly after the referee blew the final whistle.
