National Super League club Mara Sugar are now just a point away from achieving promotion to the FKF Premier League after securing an important 1-0 victory over Nairobi United in a Sunday afternoon game played at the Awendo Green Stadium.The sugar-millers, who last lost a league fixture in March, had seen their lead on top of the standings slashed to a point after Mathare United’s win on Friday, but once again cemented their authority with a solitary goal from Drona Langa.
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The 23rd win for Mara now takes them 11 points clear of third-placed Naivas with four games to play, meaning that a win in their next game against Silibwet Leons will secure top-tier status.Nairobi United on the other hand will see the loss as a missed opportunity to break into the top three, but still have a game in hand over Naivas.In other fixtures played on Sunday, Kisumu All Stars extended their recent purple patch that has seen them win four of their last five matches with a 1-0 victory over Darajani Gogo at the KIBHT Grounds.Resilient Shujaa whip Germany to reclaim World Sevens Series core statusOn-form striker Michael Karamor was the difference-maker in the game, fueling All Stars’ promotion hopes as they are only five points behind Naivas.Meanwhile, Luanda Villa jumped up two places to 11th after ending their two-game winless run with a 1-0 win over SS Assad.Austin Nyagol’s first-half free-kick was enough to settle the tie.##NAJAVA_MECA_8140097##At Serani Sports Club, ten-man Rainbow held on for a 1-1 draw against ninth-placed Mombasa Stars.Mombasa Stars got their goal through Joel Kihara only for Hansel Ochieng to equalize for Rainbow despite them playing with a man disadvantage following Jacob Otieno’s dismissal for accumulating two yellow cards.
