National Super League (NSL) action keeps the fire burning on Sunday with four games on the card after intriguing fixtures on Saturday that saw boys separated from men.Mathare United will be seeking to keep pace in the promotion race when they visit struggling Mully Children Family (MCF) at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos.The Leonard Odipo-coached side finds themselves six points behind leaders Naivas who on Saturday saw off Mombasa Stars 4-1 to consolidate their lead at the top.##NAJAVA_MECA_7958973##The Slum Boys despite being one of the favorites to clinch one of the available automatic slots to the top-flight league, have posted inconsistent results in the previous four games, that has seen them pick two wins while losing a similar number of matches.They will be hoping for a first back-to-back victory since January when they dispatched Dimba Patriots and Silibwet Leons.On the other hand, MCF who are in their fourth season in the second tier, finds themselves in a narrow patch grappling with relegation fears and an underserved record of six matches without picking maximum points.Vincent Nyaberi’s charges will need to be at their best defensively to deal with a free-scoring Meshack Ochieno and Donald Ange forward with the team conceding in each of the last four league games.MCF’s last clean sheet dates back to early February when they played a barren draw against Dimba Patriots.A win for MCF will take them five points above the red zone, enhancing their survival chances.National Super League Sunday FixturesVihiga Bullets vs Nairobi United – Vapor Grounds (4 pm) SS Assad vs Migori Youth – Ukunda Showgrounds 3 pmMCF FC vs Mathare United – Kenyatta Stadium (3 pmGusii FC vs Kibera Black Stars – Cardinal Otunga High School (3pm) #FootballKE pic.twitter.com/lN5KgV5pRv— Brian Odhiambo (@Odhiambo_Brian1) March 17, 2024 Vihiga Bullets vs Nairobi UnitedAnother promotion-chasing outfit Nairobi United will be out to inch closer to the top team when they tackle relegation-battling Vihiga Bullets at Vapor Grounds in Nairobi.The Edwin Mwaura-coached side is perched third with 45 points, one behind the automatic elevation slots, and with an improbable form in the last four matches, the Naibois are expected to make the light work of Bullets who have found new life since the cameo of Andrew Ongwae.Bullets have been on a trajectory rise since the appointment of the former Gusii expert and says the team has to continue posting positive results to reach their target of a top-ten finish.“Since we are out of the relegation zone, our target is a mid-table finish. My ultimate aim is to guide the club to a safer position and together we agreed to go for the top ten,””We need to post similar results and try as much as we can to finish this season in a respectable position,” offered Ongwae.Mixed results for Stars Abroad in Saturday actionAt the Cardinal Otunga Mosocho, Gusii will heavily rely on home comfort in their quest to humble the visiting Kibera Black Stars.Gusii who earlier this week parted ways with their technical bench are placed eighteenth on the log with 19 points after 22 matches and head into the game on the back of unconvincing form having gone five matches without a win including three straight defeats, ten matches without a clean sheet and three games without a goal.A win for the Paul Mayieko ran team will lift them out of the drop zone to fourteenth place on the log suppose the Bullets lose to Nairobi United.NSL: Mara Sugar keeps promotion hope alive with win over Mombasa EliteSimilarly, Migori Youth will be looking to make a return to winning ways when they visit SS Assad at Ukunda Showgrounds in the final match of the day with Sammy Okoth keen to start his rein on a high at the once-promotion hopeful team.
