Rainbow FC beat relegation-threatened Silibwet Leons 3-1 at the Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology grounds on Sunday to bounce back to winning ways and record a fourth win in five National Super League games.The league newbies approached the match cautiously to get back on track after a 2-1 drubbing from Nairobi United two weeks ago and were well aware of the threat presented by Silibwet who are fighting for league survival following a faulty start to the campaign.##NAJAVA_MECA_7845033##A brace by Ali Salim and Steiner Musasia sealed all three points for Erick Macharia’s charges while Silibwet got a consolation through left-back Jimmy Owili who was making a return to the starting team.The defeat piled more misery on the Erick Rono-coached side as they remain rooted bottom of the twenty-team table with 13 points from 18 matches and with a lean squad at their disposal, their chances of revival are reduced to almost none.The win, however, did not affect the standings as Rainbow maintained a tenth place on the log with 24 points after round 18 matches though have bridged the gap between them and the league-leading pack.Elsewhere, at the Mumias Complex, Kisumu All Stars on a backdrop of three defeats, ended the unwanted record with a 2-0 drubbing of a much revamped Mulembe United to keep alive their hopes of darting back to the top-flight league.National Super League Sunday ResultsSS Assad FC 2-1 Kibera Black Stars MCF FC 0-0 Dimba PatriotsRainbow 3-1 Silibwet Leons Mulembe United 0-2 Kisumu All Stars#FootballKE#NSL2024 pic.twitter.com/Gj229AEhb4— Brian Odhiambo (@Odhiambo_Brian1) February 4, 2024 Before the match, Otenga (Kisumu All Stars) had gone three games without scoring a goal and had fallen to SS Assad and Rainbow FC while playing out a barren draw with Mathare United, a performance that had raised questions from the ardent supporters who are keen with the team making a return to the FKF Premier League.A brace from the experienced Noah Ngiendo was enough to condemn Mulembe to a seventh loss in eight games, moving them to three points above the red line.At the Ukunda Showgrounds, John Njoroge’s strike was not enough for Kibera Black Stars to upset SS Assad in a league match staged on Sunday with Nassoro Mwakoba’s troops carrying the day with a 2-1 win thanks to Abdalla Mdeka and Bockins Adeya’s goals.The win not only ended Kibera Black Stars’ run of six games without defeat, but also elevated Simba Gii two places in the table and occupied eleventh place with 23 points.Ingwe on the prowl: Ruthless Leopards claw Sharks to bag fourth succesive winIn the last match of the day staged at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos, MCF FC played out a barren draw against the visiting Dimba Patriots.
