Mara Sugar has been promoted to the FKF Premier League for the first time in the club’s history after a comfortable 4-0 trouncing over already relegated Silbwet Leons FC.Goals by Mathias Isogol, Reuben Mita, Mike Isabwa,and Joseph Okwenda were all that the Kilgoris-based club needed to secure automatic elevation to the top-tier league in their second attempt in the second-tier league.The Milling side were promoted to the National Super League (NSL) in 2021 after clinching the football Kenya Federation Division One title in Zone B.𝙁𝙐𝙇𝙇-𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀 Knock, knock….we are in!!!!#RIPThomasTM💚#MaraSugar✊ pic.twitter.com/0GJVZNIPEb— Mara Sugar Fc (@MaraSugarfc) June 8, 2024 The match kicked off at a high tempo in the opening ten minutes, with the host coming close to drawing the first blood through Samuel Odaro.Undoubtedly the most on-form player in the Mara squad, Odaro collected Brian Ochieng’s cut-back pass and hit a low drive past Paul Mireri in the Silbwet goal, but his effort was cleared off the line by Silbwet defender Dominic James.At the quarter-hour mark, Mara had a near-perfect chance to take the lead through Vincent Mulama. The lanky defender rose highest to connect to Mita’s set-piece delivery from the right flank, only to be denied by the crossbar.Largely the dominant side, Mara broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute through Isogol. The midfielder’s hard shot came off the Silbwets defender for the opener.##NAJAVA_MECA_8148132##Three minutes before the interval, Mara doubled their lead through Mita after Silbwet defender Vincent Ochang handled the ball in the penalty area.Mita made no mistake, converting from the spot to give the Benedict Wanjala charges a comfortable lead at the break.Upon resumption, Mara tactician Wanjala made a double change, bringing on board twin attackers Isabwa and Eric Juma for Mita and Mohamed Barasa.After the interval, substitute Isabwa added Mara’s third goal of the match. The former Kakamega Homeboyz attacker hit a low screamer that proved too hard to handle for the Silbwet keeper.Talanta struggles for survival as FKF Premier League season nears endTen minutes from normal time, Okwenda added the fourth goal for Mara Sugar. He sneaked in to flick in Isabwa’s corner kick delivery to wrap up Mara’s emphatic win.In other matches, Mathare United will have to wait for at least one more week to confirm their premier status following Naivas FC’s 1-0 win against MCF.Darajani Gogo bounced back to winning ways after a slim 1-0 win over Migori Youth, while Gusii FC joined Silbwet after being relegated following their 5-0 rout by the Dimba Patriots.
