Gor Mahia will be out to make the most of Kenya Police and Tusker’s slip-ups and close in on them when they face KCB in an FKF Premier League clash at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on Monday morning.The match was initially scheduled for Sunday, at 4 PM at the same venue, but was postponed due to a heavy downpour witnessed just after the Nairobi City Stars vs Kenya Police game.The rain rendered the pitch unplayable, and for safety reasons, the game was called off and rescheduled for Monday.##NAJAVA_MECA_8831572##“The match has been called off after the match officials deemed the playing surface unplayable following the heavy rains before kickoff,” read a statement from the Bankers on Sunday evening.Both Gor Mahia and KCB will be looking to collect maximum points to narrow the gap on Police and Tusker, who currently occupy the first and second spots on the table.Both teams dropped points on Sunday — Police were held to a barren draw by Simba wa Nairobi, while Tusker drew 1-1 with Mara Sugar in Awendo.Harambee Starlets promise to make corrections ahead of Ivory Coast rematchPolice lead the table with 49 points, one ahead of second-placed Tusker.Gor Mahia are third with 43 points and have two games in hand. Victories in both would take them level on points with the law enforcers and significantly boost their chances of retaining the league title, which would be a record-extending 22nd championship in the history of Kenya’s top-tier league.KCB, on the other hand, are fifth with 40 points — nine behind the leaders — and remain in the title race.They will be keen to get a result against Gor Mahia to stay within touching distance of the top.The first-leg encounter between the two sides ended in a barren draw.
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