Football Kenya Federation Division One League second phase gets underway on Saturday with matches across both zones (A and B) lined up in the country.The highlight of the weekend will be in Zone B where promotion-chasing sides APS Bomet and Kiminini Combined settle scores at Ndura Sports Complex with four points the only difference between the two.##NAJAVA_MECA_7828756##Black Berets who are on course for a return to the second tier face a real test in their promotion battle as they face a side that boosts an improbable home form. Everything points to an exhilarating match-up at the grounds that will be curtain raised with a Mozzart Bet cup clash between WISA and Posta Rangers.Before the match, the Yohana Wanyama-coached Kiminini are on a streak of six matches without defeat, four matches less than Bomet’s run of ten league games without dropping points.The Kitale-based Kiminini will however, have their goalkeeper Lewis Wanjala to thank for their exploits this term having kept them in matches, the custodian in his debut third-tier season has kept three clean sheets in a row taking his tally to seven only two short of Bungoma Superstars’ Brian Marani.Five talking points from the first half of the FKF Division One seasonBlack Berets expert Alfred Chole expects a tough game against his former trainer but is focused on extending the lead at the top: “It is going to be a tough game but I know two or three things about the coach that will be instrumental to us on Saturday, we must bag three points and keep marching towards promotion.” A win for APS will see them open a four-point gap lead at the summit of the league while maximum points for Kiminini will bring them a point within the leaders.In other Zone B matches set for Saturday, second-placed GFE 105 will play host to Green Commandos at Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret as St. Joseph’s Youth welcome Sigalagala Poly at the Afraha C grounds and Nakuru Bucks tackle Sunderland Naivasha in the final match of the day at the Kamukunji Grounds in Nakuru.In Zone A Leaders Fortune Sacco have a tough outing against a resurgent Simba Apparel in Mombasa while Malindi United travels to Nairobi for a Dandora Youth tie at the MYSA Komarock Grounds with Kibera Soccer setting up an epic clash against Kenya Navy at NCC Dagoretti grounds.FKF Div. One: Kimani happy with Fortune Sacco transfer business, targets promotionTeams that emerge on top of their zones after the season get promoted to the second tier, the National Super League, with the second-best sides squaring off in a promotion play-off to determine the third team to scale the ladder.FKF Division One Saturday Matches Zone ASimba apparel Vs Fortune sacco -Changamwe Estate (1PM)Equity FC Vs OMAX FC -Stima club (3PM)Dandora Youth Vs Malindi united -MYSA Komarock (3PM)Kibera soccer Vs Kenya Navy -NCC Dagoretti (3pm) #FootballKE#FKFD1 pic.twitter.com/2OmjcWLAUC— Brian Odhiambo (@Odhiambo_Brian1) January 27, 2024
