FKFPL Review: Relegation battle takes shape in eventful week 25

Week 25 of the 2023/24 season concluded on the weekend as the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) resumed after a long international break.It was a weekend that rained goals as six out of the nine fixtures on offer produced wins.Murang’a Seal FC were the biggest winners, hammering relegation-bound Nzoia Sugar FC 4-0, while Shabana, seeking to avoid the chop, thumped Posta Rangers FC 3-0 in another high-scoring game.AFC Leopards held by Sofapaka as Murang’a Seal pile miseries on relegation-threatened NzoiaKariobangi Sharks produced a thriller against Tusker FC, edging them out 3-2 to stay clear of the relegation zone.League leaders Gor Mahia were held to a frustrating barren draw by visiting Kakamega Homeboyz in one of the three draws of the weekend.Bidco United and KCB FC played for another goalless stalemate, while AFC Leopards rallied to settle for a 1-1 draw against Sofapaka.Relegation battle With nothing much changing in the race for the title after Tusker FC lost, the action for the week was focused on the fight for survival at the bottom of the table.Bottom-placed Nzoia Sugar FC lost their 16th game of the season, going down 4-0 at Murang’a Seal FC on a day other strugglers Shabana FC and Muhoroni Youth FC picked crucial wins.To be safe and catch up with Muhoroni Youth, the Millers need up to bag nine unanswered points in the coming matches.##NAJAVA_MECA_8010126##The fact that Muhoroni Youth won 2-0 against Nairobi City Stars did not work in favor of Shabana who were bullish against struggling Posta Rangers, beating them 3-0.The Red and White army will need to bridge the four-point gap between them and Muhoroni to get out of the danger area.They remain 17th on the 18-team log standings with 21 points, four above Nzoia Sugar and four off Muhoroni Youth in the relegation battle.Umefurahia matokeo ya Timu yako?#FKFPremierLeague pic.twitter.com/GcL8JcfFAi— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) April 7, 2024 Golden boot raceSouth Sudan striker Tito Okelo added a brace to his tally as Police FC beat FC Talanta 2-1.Okelo formerly of Gor Mahia has now scored 10 goals this session, one goal less than Benson Omala who did not strike over the weekend.##EDITORS_CHOICE##

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