Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Division One Zone B promotion race is going down to the wire with Luanda Villa,Green Commandos and Zoo FC locked in the quest for the coveted National Super League slot with two rounds left to the conclusion of the season. Zoo FC ,who started the second leg on the wrong foot losing all the three opening matches ,have rediscovered their form winning in seven consecutive games.He is worth six million shillings- Homeboyz chairman Cleophas Shimanyula reveals Hillary Juma’s valueThat performance has seen the former FKF premier league outfit leapfrog Luanda Villa at the summit of the league, mounting pressure on Tom Tera’s men.However, Tera who has been with the Luanda based club for more than three seasons now has downplayed talks of pressure on his youthful squad maintaining they still have a shot at the championship and potential elevation to NSL.”We are not under pressure. Two matches mean a lot in football,” said the former Afc Leopards midfielder. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7380717##Tera insists his charges are going to pursue each match as a final and hopefully teams ahead of them drop points, in one of the exciting promotion race in recent seasons. “We have two finals ahead of us. Every match is a final now. The boys are in good shape and will fight for maximum points to better our chances,” he added. The experienced gaffer is, however, keen to avoid the promotion playoff, a fate he was subjected to in 2019/2020 season before stumbling 2-1 aganist SS Assad at Camp Toyoyo. “No chance for the play offs. Our sole goal is to emerge top of the table and earn an automatic ticket to NSL,” offered a determined Tera .FKF Division One ResultsKibra United 0-2 Nairobi UnitedLuanda Villa 1-0 Sigalagala Poly FCBondo United 0-1 Zoo FCGDC Nakuru 1-1 Bungoma SuperstarsSunderland Keroche 1-0 Vegpro FCAdministration Police 6-0 Olympic Pirates#FootballKE pic.twitter.com/fuuSQJkg2u— Brian Odhiambo (@FKFDIV1) July 17, 2023 Villa are on a run of twelve consecutive matches without defeat but have struggled to find the goal in the last four matches averaging 1.0 goal per match, a concern Tera has addressed ahead of the weekend match against Bondo United”Our strikers are now engaged in drills and finishing works we expect goals soon. Additionally our top scorer Moses Masinde had an injury scare but is feeling better and might be available for Bondo trip,” offered Tera . Villa find themselves second on the league standings two points behind Kericho-based Zoo FC with the two teams locking horns in the last match of the season at Mumboha Stadium battling for automatic glory to the Super League.
