Promotion hopefuls Kibera Black Stars travel to Kisumu for their Matchday 33 of the National Super League (NSL) contest against Vihiga United.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsFollowing the abandonment of their Matchday 32 clash against fellow promotion chasers APS Bomet, coach Edwin Lavatsa’s men enter the Kisumu fixture with caution as their hosts of the day are only marginally safe from relegation.Vihiga, placed 12th on the 19-team log, are still within touching distance of Mombasa Stars at 17. It will be a close contest, and former Western Stima and Gor Mahia winger Richdonald Bolo knows this.Veron Ombima’s brace boosts Darajani Gogo’s promotion hopes against SamWest”Vihiga are a tough team that rarely loses at home, so we know we are in for a tough fixture. All I can say is we have to give it our best shot, and we will see,” says Bolo.Black Stars have, for the better part of the campaign, lingered just within the promotion bracket, but with four matches to go, now occupy sixth. Bolo admits that they could have done better in some previous fixtures had the team not sat on their laurels.”We had the promotion spot in our hands, but we dropped points in matches that we were in control of. In some of these, we had even led up until the 80th minute and then allowed the opponents to come back into the match. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8967501##I think we let laxity on board, but we will give it our best until the end,” continues Bolo, who honed his budding career at Gor Mahia Youth.Having himself been out of action for a while, recuperating from an injury sustained last season, Bolo, while insisting they have to be at their very best in these closing stages, believes he has always delivered whenever called upon by the technical bench.”I joined the team during the mid-season, but I have played for Black Stars for a good portion of my career. My experience both in the NSL and the top flight has helped the team achieve some targets, and for that I’m grateful. Vihiga United plots wholesome changes aimed at FKF Premier League returnI try as much as possible to help the team win whenever called upon to play,” he continues, adding that the mood in the Black Stars camp has never been this buoyant.”We have come together as a team and decided not to repeat the previous mistakes. The entire team still believes we can do this.”In their Matchday 32 contest against APS Bomet, while leading against the policemen, an incident towards the end of the tie saw a scuffle that resulted in the visitors declining to finish the game.##NAJAVA_MECA_8967496##Alleging that they had been robbed of a clean equaliser, APS stormed out of the field demanding answers from the match officials.A decision is yet to be made on the contest as the result bears heavily on the promotion battle within the chasing pack, as Nairobi United are already promoted. Nine points separated the two sides before last weekend’s aborted match.While Black Stars will be on the road to Vihiga United at the Jomo Kenyatta Stadium in Kisumu, a 3 PM kickoff clash, APS Bomet will be at home welcoming a beleaguered Nzoia Sugar FC, who are just four points above the drop zone.Two major updates from construction of Talanta Stadium [VIDEO]
