Ulinzi Stars will host league leaders Gor Mahia at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday afternoon in seemingly the biggest clash for the weekend as the FKFPL enters Round 16, a thrilling fixture that has since dwindled over time.In the last five matches this season, Benard Mwalala’s charges have won just once, which is the opposite of their opponent for the day who have dropped points in only one match.K’Ogalo have had the upper hand in this fixture since 2014, picking eight wins, and seven draws, while Ulinzi have picked only two wins in the 17 league matches played in that time.##NAJAVA_MECA_7036254##While the free-scoring Benson Omala will be a threat to the Soldiers, the tireless and industrious Boniface Muchiri will be seeking to replicate the same on the other end of the field.Ahead of the match, Mwalala has remained adamant that they are in the match to win it and make their way up the standings.”At the moment we are chasing to re-enter the top five and our focus is to beat the teams that are ahead of us if we are to actualize our dream this season of lifting the title. They are in front of us, thus we have to beat them,” the tactician told Mozzart Sport.Round 16 📌Which match are you looking forward to?#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/xfDJ3gL5sh— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) February 17, 2023 His Gor Mahia counterpart Jonathan McKinstry is anticipating a tough clash when the two sides meet.”We are expecting a really tough game considering they are a team of military background so they will run for 95 minutes and will be physical. They have some good players as well and the coach has done a good job with them. But we are motivated to go get points and stay on top of the league table,” he said.Nzoia Sugar vs Posta RangersSecond-placed Nzoia Sugar have a slim opportunity of ascending to the summit when they take on Posta Rangers at Sudi Stadium.Even with a win in their match, the Salim Babu-coached outfit will have to pray for a favour from four-time champions Ulinzi Stars who have a date with log leaders Gor Mahia for their chance to go top.Should Nzoia win and Gor taste defeat, then the former will regain the top spot they lost to the latter a couple of weeks ago.Rangers played Wazito to a 1-1 draw in their previous encounter and will be gunning to return to winning ways.##NAJAVA_MECA_7031446##John Kamau’s boys are ranked 12th with 18 points. Should the mailmen garner three points from the tough hunting ground, they may as well find themselves in the top half of the table.While Nzoia will be looking to scale to the top, Police will be hoping to beat FC Talanta and make it to the top three. The duel is set to be held at Kasarani Stadium.Police have been in scintillating form in the recent past a run that has catapulted them to the top five bracket.Ferdinand Omanyala: The stone that was once rejected but is now Kenya’s athletic cornerstoneIf they manage to shoot down the struggling opponent, they will move to the third spot. Talanta are placed 14th with twelve points.Tusker vs Mathare United.Elsewhere at the Ruaraka Stadium, FKFPL defending champions Tusker FC will look to get back to winning ways after enduring an uncharacteristic start to the season.The Brewers find themselves sixth on the log with 25 points and are winless in their last four games.##NAJAVA_MECA_7031475##Mathare United on the other end are enjoying a good run under interim coach Samuel Koko. Since the former goalkeeper head coach was elevated to head coach, Mathare United has only lost once in three matches – winning the last two against Vihiga Bullets and Kariobangi Sharks.”A trip to Ruaraka is always tough. That at least would be my expectation,” Koko said ahead of the Tusker game. “We have limited down-time since we are playing on back-to-backs but I believe its possible to get out of there with a win.”Tusker, as per club reports, will miss the services of skipper Humphrey Mieno and Lawrence Luvanda through injury and personal reasons respectively.⚽️ Match Day🆚 Mathare United🏟️ Ruaraka Complex🕘 3pm EAT#KenyaMIlele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/waobJqgMTe— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) February 18, 2023 The match kicks off at 3 PM EAT.Kakamega Homeboyz vs Nairobi City Stars.In another 3 PM kickoff at the Bukhungu Stadium on Saturday, Patrick Odhiambo will hope to kickstart his new club Kakamega Homeboyz to the right path as they face Nairobi City Stars at their backyard.Following two successive losses to Posta Rangers and Bandari (at home), Homeboyz pulled the plug on exiting coach John Baraza last week and will hope that his replacement will bring home a run similar to what they had last season when they finished second.Nairobi City Stars on the other hand will be looking to avoid losing their fourth straight game after a devastating loss to Kenya Police last week. City Stars took the lead through Ezekiel Odera only to concede twice in a minute in the second half.🦁𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇We play visitors to Kakamega Homeboyz FC this Saturday at 1500HRS in Bhukungu Stadium, Kakamega.#SimbaWaNairobi pic.twitter.com/m0BaaZT8U5— Official Nairobi City Stars Fc (@NrbCityStars) February 14, 2023 “I still trust my boys in terms of how they are maturing,” City Stars coach Nick Muyoti said. “I will definitely be looking at how we can have more concentration in the Homeboyz game and maybe score more when we take the lead.”The match promises to be a high scoring one going by the team’s affinity to find each other’s nets. The last two fixtures have ended in draws, with a total of 10 goals shared between the two sides.In another match, Wazito FC host Bandari FC at Muhoroni Stadium starting at 3 PM.The
