NSL promotion battle: Naivas, Mathare, Nairobi, Mara in crucial matches

Promotion-pushing quartet of Naivas FC, Mathare United, Nairobi United, and Mara Sugar will all be in action on Sunday as the push for elevation to the top tier intensifies. Naivas leads the pack followed closely by Mathare United. Nairobi United is third while Mara closes the top four positions. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8033540##The top four teams are separated by just seven points, meaning there could be more twists and turns in the push to grace the top-tier league next season.Nairobi United vs Naivas FCThe biggest weekend clash will go down at the MPESA Foundation from 10 am when Nairobi United host Collins Omondi’s charges. This is a match that both teams will be desperate to bag maximum points from to consolidate their chances of earning automatic promotion.Five points separate the two sides, and a win for United will see them reduce the gap between them and the leaders to just two points, and they also have an opportunity to leapfrog Mathare United, who will be away in Mombasa, to the second position. When the two teams met in the first leg two months ago, Naivas picked up a 2-0 win, and Nairobi United will be out to avoid another defeat when they face Korea’s men at their MPESA Foundation backyard. Both teams are relatively in good form. United have suffered just two defeats in their last 13 games, while Naivas have suffered just two defeats in their last 20 games and three all season, and these are recipes for an entertaining showdown.FKF PL: Talanta seek to upset Tusker as Ingwe plot to pile more misery on PostaMombasa Elite vs Mathare UnitedRelegation-threatened Elite will host promotion-chasing United, with both teams out to bag maximum points from the game to push their respective causes. A win for Elite will take their tally for the season to 29 points and move them further towards safety after their first-leg struggles. A win for the Slum Boys will see them close on leaders Naivas, especially if the league leaders fail to pick up a win in their tricky assignment against Nairobi United at the MPESA Foundation grounds. Both teams head into the game having won their last assignments. Mathare beat Migori Youth FC 2-0, while Elite emerged 3-2 victors against Luanda Villa SC. The first-leg meetup in Nairobi ended in a 2-0 win for the Slum Boys.WPL: Police out to cement top place as Vihiga play catch-upMara Sugar vs Kajiado FCAt the Awendo Green Stadium in Migori, Mara Sugar will host relegation-threatened Kajiado FC. Mara are placed fourth in the log with 50 points and a game in hand, while Kajiado is 17th in the log with 22 points and are just outside the drop zone by virtue of having a strong goal difference. A win for Mara could move them up to second in the log if the other games go their way, while a win for Kajiado will see them move away from the red zone as the second tier gets more competitive with the season nearing its conclusion.Wins for Harper, Oduor in England as Abuya scores to help Ihefu draw against SimbaSunday’s National Super League fixtures:Mombasa Elite FC vs Mathare United FC – Serani Sports Club (3 PM)Vihiga Bullets FC vs Darajani Gogo FC – Vapor Grounds (4 PM)Migori Youth FC vs Luanda Villa SC – Migori Stadium (3 PM)Mara Sugar FC vs Kajiado FC – Awendo Green Stadium (1 PM)Silibwet FC vs Rainbow FC – Silibwet Green Stadium (3 PM)Kibera Black Stars FC vs SS Assad FC – Hope Centre Grounds (3 PM)Nairobi United FC vs Naivas FC – MPESA Foundation (10 AM)

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