Naivas FC missed a chance to move to the top of the National Super League and open a three-point lead after suffering a 2-1 loss to Kibera Black Stars at the Mpesa Foundation on Saturday.A win would have seen the shoppers break the tie between them and second-placed Mathare United who take to the field on Sunday against Kisumu All Stars.Naivas, who have been active in the ongoing transfer window registering seven new players, got the ball rolling in the 13th minute with the red-hot Robert Ponda hitting his seventh strike of the campaign.##NAJAVA_MECA_7812131##Under the tutelage of Collins Omondi, the 2020-2021 third-tier champions dominated the proceedings in the first stanza and headed to the breather en route to a tenth league game without defeat.It was the new look Kibera that dictated the tempo of the match in the second half scoring twice inside the opening 10 minutes. Javan Mukoye restored parity in the 52nd minute before Walter Juma gave the slum boys the lead six minutes later.The Moses Onyango-coached side defied pressure from the opposition in the dying minutes of the game to extend their unbeaten streak to six games.Naivas remained top on the log with 36 points but could drop to second on Sunday if Mathare upset Kisumu at the Moi Stadium. Kibera on the other hand, have moved to the top half of the table and settle ninth with 24 points after 17 matches.Nairobi United 2-1 Rainbow Nairobi United thumped Rainbow FC 2-1 in a highly contested match at the Kenya Institute of Highway and Building Technology grounds to enhance their chances of a top-three finish and promotion to the Football Kenya Federation Premier League.Henry Omollo and Lesley Otieno were both on target while Brian Kamau netted a consolation for the league newbies.The win took Nairobi to a point within leaders Naivas and second-placed Mathare while Rainbow’s first defeat in seven matches sees them drop to tenth on the log.Juma pledges to end goal-dry spell and surpass last season’s tallyMara Sugar 1-0 Darajani Gogo Yusuf Ochieng’s maiden goal for Mara Sugar in the 89th minute was all the Millers needed to upset Darajani Gogo in a match played at the Awendo Green Stadium and bounce back to winning ways.The sugar men who are one of the favorites for promotion this term, had their elevation hopes dented after falling to Naivas the previous weekend, and when they were headed to another unwanted result, Ochieng, who joined from the noisy neighbors Migori Youth, rose the highest to seal maximum points for the Benedict Wanjala instructed entity.Silibwet Leons 2-2 Mombasa Stars At the Silibwet Green Stadium, the Leons treated the home fans to an enticing match playing out a 2-2 draw with the visiting Mombasa Stars in their first match back home after serving a five-match ban for the melee witnessed in their home game against Kajiado FC in late November.Emmanuel Sande and Mwanza Mwema were on target for the Coastal club.Masinza attributes Homeboyz loss to Sofapaka to lapses in concentrationThe National Super League continues on Sunday with four matches lined up across the country.
