FKF Premier League title hopefuls Tusker FC defeated lower league side Leads FC 4-1 in a friendly match played on Thursday as they prepare for the FKF PL resumption in under a week’s time.The league has been on a two-week break and will resume on the 21st for the second-last match of the season before the league concludes. The Brewers will play the Posta Rangers before ending the season with a match against Vihiga Bullets.##NAJAVA_MECA_7318431##On Thursday, they faced off with Leeds at the Ruaraka Grounds in a match that ended in their favour. Jackson Macharia grabbed a double in the game, while Shaphan Oyugi and David Majak grabbed a goal apiece.Their youth team was equally active in a build-up match against KSG Ogopa, winning 2-0. Douglas Nyaosi and Patrick Mwinzi scored the goals for the young Brewers.Tusker are second in the log with 65 points; they are two adrift of leaders Gor Mahia and have to win their two final games and hope that K’Ogalo slip up in their games against Kakamega Homeboyz and Nairobi City Stars.Tusker coach Robert Matano remains hopeful of winning his fourth league title as head coach.”It’s still too early for any team to celebrate. We were at the top of the table a couple of days ago, and we have since been dislodged to the second spot,” Matano told The Star.”Just as it happened in 2021, the season might be decided on the final day of the competition. Only two points separate us from leaders Gor Mahia, and another two points separate us from third-placed Nzoia Sugar. At this rate, anything is bound to happen,” he added.He, however, maintains that they have to rise from their 2-1 defeat to Wazito, a result that saw them relinquish the top spot to Gor.”We have to rise, shake off the dust, and move on to our next match. All the players know how important it is for us now to win all our remaining matches, and I believe they’ll throw everything into the fixtures to get us all the points we need to win the league.”Major budgetary cuts for sports in 2023-24 financial year
