National Super League leaders Naivas FC maintained their stay at the top of the league following an emphatic 4-1 win over visiting Mombasa Stars at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos in an early kickoff match staged on Saturday.The win for the Retailers took them six points ahead of second-placed Mathare United who take to the green grass on Sunday against Mully Children Family FC.##NAJAVA_MECA_7958583##Naivas got themselves to an undesired start following an early goal from the red-hot Joel Kihara who headed home from a corner kick to net his eighth strike of the campaign.However, Collins Omondi’s charges played like the champions they are, and ten minutes later Brian Ouru racing from the right flank fired home past Said Dhadho to level the scores and send the match into the breather tied at 1-1.Naivas was determined to turn the match around and started on a high press forcing Stars into calamitous errors which resulted in two quick goals from Robert Karisa and David Orem.Box midfields and advanced fullbacks: Why Tusker are the league’s highest scorersThe on-fire Francis Nambute scored in the 74th minute to complete the rout over the Coastal side that had gone four matches without dropping points.The win not only stopped Mohammed Madaga’s troops’ impressive run in the second leg but also condemned them to ninth place on the twenty-team log.Luanda Villa 3-1 Silibwet Leons Elsewhere, at Mumboha Grounds in Luanda, Silibwet Leons’ efforts of securing a first back-to-back win of the season suffered a blow as host Luanda Villa infiltrated more woes on the sinking ship dispatching them 3-1 in a half-packed Mumboha.18-year-old Victor Baraka, scouted from Safaricom Chapa Dimba in Vihiga, gave Villa the lead in the 18th minute before Silibwet leveled through Victor Kipkurui.”Fair start”: Batambuze weighs in on stint at Kakamega HomeboyzDefensive midfielder Clinton Odhioro was at the end of a superb build-up from the back to give the Bulls a deserved 2-1 lead heading to the break.Moses Ngaa scored with eight minutes to the conclusion of the match to secure maximum points for the league newbies moving them to seventh on the table with 35 points.Silibwet remains rooted bottom of the standings with 16 points after 23 matches having recorded 4 wins, 4 draws, and 15 defeats.
