Having presented the permutations for winning the 2022-23 Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) title with just two rounds of fixtures to the shore line, let’s now delve even deeper and examine the odds of either Wazito FC or Mathare United escaping the automatic relegation from the top flight.For starters, one automatic relegation slot is already gone with Vihiga Bullets FC, who are firmly rooted in the last position (18), with no chance of scaling even a single step forward – winning their final two games notwithstanding.The second straight relegation spot (position 17), though occupied by Mathare United at the moment, is still begging, with Wazito, sitting in the relegation playoff spot (position 16), the only other possible candidate for the automatic drop.As it stands 📌This goes down to the wire.Game on!#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/nEW4MsL2Qj— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) June 4, 2023 It is worth noting that none of the two sides can outrightly escape the hangman’s knot – the only remaining escape route is via the relegation playoff position (16).This is so because Nairobi City Stars (position 15) cannot be dislodged – having accumulated unassailable number points between them and the chasing pack.##NAJAVA_MECA_7312201##Wazito FCWith a healthy four-point gap between them and Mathare United, and a superior goal difference, the former moneybags need at best two points from a maximum six to grab a survival chance in the relegation playoff against the third placed team in the National Super League (NSL).A win against either Bidco United or Mathare United in the final show-down at Got Alila will suffice. The Muhoroni-based side can also afford two draws in those two fixtures and still avoid the sledgehammer.Winning the two matches would be a bonus and the surest way out of the relegation quagmire.Harambee Stars’ planned trip to Mauritius postponed till MondayMathare United As for the Slum Boys, the odds are stacked against them, but they can dream.With their fate not in their hands, the 2008 FKFPL champions must win their remaining two games against Ulinzi Stars and Wazito FC to sail to temporal safety.For the records, and I stress, Mathare United must not lose or draw against Ulinzi Stars or else it would be all over for them.Kenyan international Senaji nominated for player of the month award in MalawiIt doesn’t make it any easier that their final game with be at Wazito at the dreaded Muhoroni Stadium also known as Got Alila.Almost regarded as a football shrine by some fans, Got Alila has claimed many scalps this campaign, including that of title chasing Tusker.Clearly, you don’t want to be in Mathare United’s shoes as things stand, but as the cliché reminds us, anything is possible in life, and football is no exception.
