National Super League (NSL) side Nairobi United will seek to eliminate the fourth top-tier team, as well as book a ticket to the Mozzart Bet Cup final, when they clash with Mara Sugar today, Sunday, at Dandora Stadium.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsNairobi United have defied all manner of odds, stacked heavily against them, to reach the semifinals of the tournament sponsored by the leading gaming firm.Very few gave them a chance against former champions Tusker and Kakamega Homeboyz, as well as last season’s beaten finalists KCB.##NAJAVA_MECA_8957513##However, the Nicholas Muyoti-coached side successfully tossed the three top-flight clubs out of the competition, underscoring their resolve to cap what has been an impressive season with a ticket to continental football.With a place in next season’s top-flight football already sealed, Nairobi United will rise to new heights by beating Mara Sugar and writing history as the first second-tier club to reach the final of the cup in recent years.It will, however, not be a walk in the park for the Naibois, as Mara have also not shied from displaying their ambitions in the tournament and winning against pre-match favourites.Victor Wanyama’s return to Dunfermline gets massive boostIf anyone doubted their title credentials, then that was put to rest in the quarterfinals, where the sugar men dumped outgoing champions, Kenya Police, 9-8 in a dramatic post-match penalty shootout.The winner was decided through the shootout following a 1-1 draw in regular time.Before their clash with the star-studded and the then double-chasing Police, Mara beat Compel FC, the team that tossed them out of the tournament last season, 2-0 in the Round of 16.Court makes decision on AFC Leopards’ appeal against Mozzart Bet Cup expulsionThe Round of 32 match against AFC Leopards also went their way after FKF and the Sports Disputes Tribunal found Ingwe guilty of abandonment.The winner of Sunday’s match will face the 2021 champions, Gor Mahia, in the final.Gor beat Murang’a Seal 5-3 on post-match penalties in the semis after a 2-2 draw inside regular time. The match is scheduled to kick off at 3pm.
