Mara Sugar dislodged Mathare United from the top of the National Super League (NSL) after a 1-0 win over Migori Youth at Migori Stadium on Wednesday.The Millers, under the tutelage of award-winning coach Benedict Wanjala, moved joint helm of the table with Mathare on 59 points, though it boosts a superior goal difference.##NAJAVA_MECA_8056162##Coming from a comfortable 2-0 win over Darajani Gogo last weekend, the Sugar Men needed any kind of victory to storm the summit, and it was Ruben Mita’s first-half strike that decided the tie.The defeat leaves Migori in unfamiliar territory, as they occupy eleventh place on the log with 37 points after 28 rounds.Additionally, it mounts pressure on coach Sammy Okoth, who is yet to win a match since taking over at the border club.National Super league resultsMara Sugar topple Mathare United at the summit of the league, Darajani end a four match winless streak in MombasaMigori Youth 0-1 Mara Sugar Mombasa Stars 0-1 Darajani Gogo#FootballKE #NSL2024 pic.twitter.com/emfPhFY80f— Brian Odhiambo (@Odhiambo_Brian1) April 24, 2024 Mara will have a chance to consolidate their lead at the helm on Sunday when they face off with other promotion hopefuls Naivas FC at Awendo Green Stadium. The retailers, who have led the table for the better part of the season, have dropped to third.Elsewhere, at Serani Sports Club, on loan from Ulinzi Stars, 20-year-old Mubarak Musa Omar’s 65th-minute strike was enough for Darajani Gogo to sink hosts Mombasa Stars 1-0 and return to winning ways.The Kibra-based club had gone four matches without a win, raising fears in the club’s top organ about the capabilities of the technical bench.Trouble at AFC Leopards’ den as coach Trucha suspends former captainGogo, under the stewardship of Paul Ogai, now moves to sixth on the twenty-team log with 42 points after 28 rounds.Speaking after the game, Gogo Chairman Yusuf Swaleh said the victory was much needed and sets precedence ahead of the derby on Sunday against the Kibera Black Stars.“The win has motivated the boys and sets a good mood ahead of the derby. The target is a top-three finish, and we are on the right track,’ he told Mozzart Sport.
