Defending champions Gor Mahia picked a 1-0 win in a cagey Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) affair against ten-man Bandari at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on Friday 22 December.Midfielder Austin Odhiambo’s strike in the 80th minute was enough to give the side the win that takes them five points ahead of the chasing pack led by Posta Rangers who are on 29 points.Shabana, Murang’a join race to sign in-form Mara forward NyakwakaThis was the Jonathan McKinstry-coached side’s ninth victory in 16 matches and their tenth clean sheet in their unbeaten run that they will look to continue when the 2023/24 season which takes a two-week break for the festivities, returns. Gor managed to hold on for victory in the match that saw Bandari play the added minutes of the second half with a man less after center-back Brian Otieno was given marching orders. The Mombasa-based side head to the break in sixth place, having won 8, lost 6 and drawn in two matches.While the rest of the top-flight teams will proceed on a break, there will be no rest for Bandari as the coastal side is set to participate in the Mapinduzi Cup in Zanzibar. The 2019 FKF Cup winners have been drawn in pool C of the tournament where they will come up against Tanzanian champions Yanga, KVZ, and Vitalo FC. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7759431##Meanwhile, at Bukhungu Stadium, Nairobi City Stars wrapped the year in the best way possible after flooring Kakamega Homeboyz 1-0 to break into the top five bracket. City Stars went into the clash on the back of four successive wins and managed to make it five courtesy of a second-half goal from Wycliffe Omondi. Simba wa Nairobi who are yet to lose a game since the November FIFA international window found the back of the net in the 61st minute, condemning Homeboyz to their second defeat in a row. Homeboyz lost 2-0 to AFC Leopards last weekend at the Nyayo National Stadium, bringing to an end their one hundred percent record in the preceding five matches.FT: Gor Mahia 1 V 0 Bandari FCWe are fully focused on the Mapinduzi Cup and specifically against Yanga SC. Fully focused. #BandariNiYetu I #𝐊𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐊𝐔𝐂𝐇𝐀 pic.twitter.com/bbaoqgPAms— Bandari Football Club (@BandariOfficial) December 22, 2023 FKF PREMIER LEAGUE – WEEK 17Friday 15.00: Homeboyz 0 Nairobi City Stars 1 (Wycliffe Omondi 61st)15.00: Gor Mahia 1 Bandari 0 (Austin Odhiambo 80th)
