Salim Babu’s Nzoia Sugar got the perfect resumption to their 2022/2023 Football Kenya Federation Premier League campaign following the March international break as they claimed a vital 1-0 victory over Ulinzi Stars to jump to second place on the log.In the match played at the Sudi Stadium in Bungoma on Tuesday afternoon, a solitary Yassin Sije strike in the first half is all that the sugar millers needed to complete the league double over Ulinzi Stars in the term.
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The result meant that Nzoia had managed to complete a league double over Ulinzi Stars for the second time in their history since their promotion back to the top flight 2017.It is the same 2017 campaign that had seen the sugar millers complete their first season double over the Soldiers.Harambee Stars predicted XI vs IranPrior to the game, Nzoia, who had seen their phenomenal start to the season halted by a five game winless run (D4 L1), were looking to get back on winning ways with a spot in second place being the motivation for them.Similarly, Ulinzi, who had dropped upto seventh place, ten points behind log leading Gor Mahia, were keen to get back on track as they had drawn one match and lost the other in their last two games going into the break which they hoped would help replenish their energy levels.##NAJAVA_MECA_7134615##It is Nzoia who made their desire count when Sije found the back of the net in the 24th minute to give his side the advantage as Ulinzi were left to show their response if they wanted to get a result out of the game.Going into the half time break, Nzoia managed to keep their lead as they repelled the Soldiers who were desperate to restore parity. That situation remained to be the same in the entire period of the second half as Babu’s men showed resolute character to thwart every attempt Ulinzi threw their way, in the end managing to seal all the three points that saw them jump upto second place.
