Highly motivated Mathare United will be seeking to take advantage of Naivas FC slipping on Saturday and scale to the summit of the league when they take on struggling Kisumu All Stars at the Moi Stadium in Kisumu during Sunday’s National Super League matches.Mathare, who earlier this week confirmed seven new additions to their fold are seeking an automatic promotion back to the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) and have a chance to assume the top position after losing the button to the shoppers late last year.##NAJAVA_MECA_7817373##Under the stewardship of Leonard Odipo, the one-time Kenya Premier League champions boost an imperious away form that has seen them collect 17 points in eight games though face a side that is equally up to the task when dancing in front of their faithfuls.The Slum Boys who have tasted defeat once in the last 12 matches, therefore, need no motivation as they know a win will return them to the summit and put them in good stead to march back to the top tier.Otenga on the other hand understands the task ahead of them as they have to avoid a third back-to-back defeat that will jeopardize their chances of staging a promotion quest after dropping points against SS Assad and Rainbow FC in recent matches.A win for the Charles Bruno-coached side will take them to 30 points six behind the lead group of Mathare and Naivas while pressuring third-placed Nairobi United.The match kicks off at 1500 hrs. EAT.Mombasa Elite vs AssadMeanwhile, at the Mbaraki Sports Club, spectators will be treated to a mouthwatering clash as Mombasa Elite hosts SS Assad in a Coast derby with league survival on the main agenda.Elite are tied on points with bottom-placed Silibwet Leons and having won once in the last 12 league games, Phelix Ogutu’s men will need maximum points to storm out of the red zone though need to make light work out of Simba Gii who will be seeking a maiden away win this term.Out of the previous four encounters in the derby, no stalemate has ever been witnessed with both sides clinching wins on two occasions.Speaking on the match, Elite gaffer Ogutu said “it is a derby and any team can win but I have prepared the squad well and our eyes are fixed on getting the work done in line with our target of surviving the chop.”Maximum points for Elite will lift them out of the drop zone should Gusii FC fail to beat Luanda Villa.#NSL2024 Sunday matchesKisumu All Stars vs Mathare United – Moi Stadium (3pm) Gusii FC vs Luanda Villa – Cardinal Mosocho High School Grounds (3pm) Migori Youth vs Kajiado FC- Awendo Green Stadium (1pm) Mombasa Elite vs SS Assad – Mbaraki Sports Club (3pm#FootballKE pic.twitter.com/hY05K9SlPx— Brian Odhiambo (@Odhiambo_Brian1) January 21, 2024 Gusii vs Luanda Villa With managerial changes at the club, Gusii FC will be hoping to return to winning ways when they host league debutants Luanda Villa at the Cardinal Otunga Mosocho High School grounds.The Kisii-based club earlier last week brought former Harambee Stars goalkeeper Steve Ratemo into their fold in a host of changes meant to steady the ship in the fight for league survival.Both sides face the match having lost key members of the squad and it will be interesting to see how they fare with word that they have also failed to convince the majority of their targets to join the project.FKFPL: AFC Leopards out to end Nairobi City Stars’ fine run at BukhunguGusii have struggled defensively failing to keep a clean sheet in the last four games and face a side that has struck in each of their last 12 games.Maximum points for Gusii will take them to the 15th on the log two points safer from the drop zone while a win for Tom Tera’s troops will take them 5th on the twenty-team table.In another National Super League match, Migori Youth will host Kajiado FC at Awendo Green Stadium in their last match behind closed doors with league survival and a place in the promotion spots at stake.
