NSL Preview: Kibera derby headlines Saturday action as promotion race intensifies

The FKF National Super League (NSL) continues this weekend with four matches lined up for today, Saturday 29 March 2025 across various stadiums in the country.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsFrom Mombasa where Mombasa Stars will host MOFA to Machakos where Naivas welcomes SS Assad and from the action at Muhoroni where Vihiga United will visit, to the leafy suburbs of Karen where the Kibera derby will take place, the battle lines are set.Ahead of today’s games, Nairobi United are on Ahead of today’s games, Nairobi United are on top of the table with 48 points, one more than second placed APS Bomet with Kibera Black Stars completing the top three with 39 points.Kenyan goalkeeper keen on sealing continental football with South African clubOn the bottom side of the league, the expulsion of Dimba Patriots leaves SS Assad last with 16 points. Mombasa Stars and Muhoroni Youth complete the bottom three with 21 and 20 points respectively.Naivas vs SS AssadNaivas welcome SS Assad at Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos in the first match of the day scheduled for 1000 hrs.##NAJAVA_MECA_8812246##Naivas who are fourth on the table will be looking for a win which would take them to third ending the results of the Kibera derby even as they push for FKF Premier League promotion.Relegation-threatened Assad on their part will be hunting for a win that would boost their survival chances in the second tier.In the last seven encounters since they started meeting in 2021, Assad has never won against Naivas with Aiva emerging victorious six times.TACTICAL ANALYSIS: Defensive struggles at play as City Stars host SharksThe first leg in September 2024 ended 4-1 in favor of Naivas.Muhoroni Youth vs Vihiga UnitedThe second match of the day will pit Muhoroni Youth against Vihiga United at the Muhoroni Stadium from 1300 hrs.After being relegated from the FKF Premier League, Muhoroni find themselves on the verge of relegation from the second tier but with a chance to prevent that beginning with a win against Vihiga.##NAJAVA_MECA_8812226##On their part, Vihiga will be looking to increase their points tally and walk home with the bagging rights.Muhoroni have only won one of their last five matches where they tasted defeat three times while Vihiga have won thrice, draw once and lost once giving them an edge over the hosts.In their first leg duel, Vihiga handed Mihoroni a 3-0 beating and now with a possibility of a double ove them.Harambee Stars defender secures transfer to Azerbaijani sideMombasa Stars vs MOFAIn the coastal city of Mombasa, Mombasa Stars would welcome lakeside outfit MOFA in a match that will be staged at the Serani Sports Club from 1500 hrs.The coastal side who are in the relegation zone will be hoping to maximize on the home advantage to get a win that would be very crucial in their survival quest.##NAJAVA_MECA_8812230##Used to hunting in the lake, sixth placed MOFA will fancy their chances in the ocean as they seek to get three points and mount pressure on the top teams.Both teams have the same form in their last five league matches where they have won once, drawn once and tasted defeat three times each.When the two teams met at Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay for the first leg on 29 September 2024, the match ended in a 1-1 drawPatrick Matasi: FKF requests 2 government institutions to investigate suspended keeperDarajni Gogo vs Kibera Black StarsThe Kibera Derby bringing together Darajani Gogo and Kibera Black Stars will go down at the Marist International University in Karen from 1500 hrs.Their form in the last five games is more or less the same with both of them winning two of their last five games.Apart from being a derby, both sides will also be motivated by the possibility of gaining promotion with Gogo sitting at fifth on the table with 36 points, three shy of Black Stars at third and with a game in hand.##NAJAVA_MECA_8812234##In their first leg encounter, Kibera won by a solitary goal and Gogo will be seeking a revenge, especially because they have not won the derby in their past three attempts with their last win trace back to June 2023.

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