Mara Sugar have proven relentless in their pursuit of their first National Super League (NSL) title, and possible promotion into the premiership with a hard-earned 1-0 win over dicey Nairobi United FC.Mara, playing at home on Sunday 2, dispatched the fourth-placed side through on-song Drona Langa at the Awendo Green stadium.Felix Ouma manned the sticks for the millers and completing his 12th clean sheet under his belt for the season, talks of a very solid goalkeeping department.Muhoroni Youth defender rallying teammates on in race for relegation‘’Our strikers are always finding the back of the net and this is enough incentive to the goalkeeping department to reciprocate with an inspired performance. We understand that if we don’t let in goals, we most definitely will win, our strikers have proven that,’’ he says.Ouma, who joined the millers from Kisumu All Stars reveals how much the remaining fixtures are important not only for the entire team but for themselves in their goalkeeping department.Alongside former Kakamega Homeboyz man Eliud Emase, the duo is coached by James Odhiambo and have ensured Mara have not conceded in a total 17 matches.Mara’s win on Sunday restores their initial 4-point difference with second-placed Mathare United. Mathare led the log for a better part of the season before Mara showed up and this they wouldn’t want to let go of, especially not with just five rounds left.FIFA U17 WCQ: Junior Starlets ramp up preparations ahead of Burundi clash‘’It is a crucial point in the season and we have worked so hard to be here. I remember the two matches that made us believe more were the away victories against Luanda Villa and Kisumu All Stars. Those are teams that don’t drop points at home and we prevailed against them,’’ adds Ouma of one of his former teams.Just like Mathare, the millers have no intention of having to earn promotion through the play-off. As such, they have set their sights on the championship title.‘’There’s a lot of self-belief now. Players have set a target of the league title. There is little talk of promotion but the main one is getting the title. Mara’s entry into the NSL was as champions of Division one and the team wants to do it this way too for the premier league,’’ concludes Ouma.##NAJAVA_MECA_8135999##The side will have four more matches and Ouma insists nothing has changed regarding their quest to keep a total twenty clean-sheets this season.”Our target as goalkeepers was to keep at least twenty clean sheets. If you look at the remaining matches and what we have so far, it means we will have to not let in a single goal before the season ends if we are to make good of our word,” he concludes.Of Mara’s remaining fixtures after Sunday’s clash with Nairobi United, Mathare United lies in wait as the second last game of the season, a potential title-deciding fixture.
