Mathare, Sharks eyeing bragging rights in Slum Derby

Mathare United and Kariobangi Sharks will renew their football rivalry when the two sides play in the second leg of the slum derby set for Tuesday at the Kasarani Annex.The match brings the two teams who trace their roots from two of the biggest slums in Nairobi.Mathare, who are the host haven’t won or scored a goal in the last four matches and will be pursuing to arrest the poor run and boost their chances of surviving relegation.##NAJAVA_MECA_7210610##The dropped points in the past four outings have jeopardized the club’s resolve to move to a safer rank as it is not out of the woods yet.Ahead of the game, Chris Owino says that their eyes are trained on skinning Sharks alive and sealing a double over the club.Marcelo’s AIK suffers third defeat in Sweden after falling to VarnamoThe winger who was on top of his game in the first leg said the training sessions held after their 2-0 loss to Posta Ranger have restored confidence in the team.“We are confident that we will deliver the here points. We know that we are still in the red zone and therefore, can’t afford to drop more points,” said the former FC Talanta man.Sharks on the other hand will also, be looking to get back to winning ways after losing 2-1 to Nairobi City Stars last weekend.Gor Mahia’s Tactical Brilliance: An in-depth analysis of their win over Kenya Police FCAccording to the club’s central midfielder Keith Imbali, lack of concentration cost the team three points in their last assignment.“We allowed City Stars to score two goals in an easy way. We have worked on it and looking forward to claiming the derby’s bragging rights,” he told Mozzart Sport. Mathare have won three of the past seven meetings with Sharks claiming victory twice. The rest of the duels have ended evenly. Mathare beat Sharks 2-1 in the first leg of the derby played in February.The derby will be curtain raised by the clash pitting the 2009 league champions Sofapaka against Wazito.Kibunguchy nets first season goals in Orlando City winSofapaka head to the game looking to redeem themselves after losing 3-0 to Bidco United last weekend.Wazito on the other hand, will be seeking their fourth win in the term.The Muhoroni based club defied odds to humble four-time league winners Ulinzi Stars last Saturday and will hope to gather three more points and enhance their chances of surviving relegation.

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