Defending champions Gor Mahia will hope to collect maximum points and inch closer to their 21st league title when they face debutants Murang’a Seal on Saturday at St. Sebastian Park.Gor are enjoying a nine-point cushion at the summit and victory over the league’s newcomers will drag them closer to the podium as well as a return to continental football.The first leg between the two sides had an ugly ending as chaos, exchange of blows, and wanton destruction of sporting infrastructure was witnessed at Kasarani Stadium.Unsatisfied with the barren draw and a number of calls, fans expressed displeasure in the most unfortunate way, and in the end, it cost Gor 1.9 million shillings for the damage.The club was further banned from playing matches in any of the Sports Kenya-owned facilities until the bill is cleared.The fixture was the talk of the town given the hype it attracted on social media and the fact that Gor unveiled their state-of-the-art bus hours to kick off.Seal, dared to dream almost the impossible by whipping Gor but that was not the case.##NAJAVA_MECA_8082411##The point earned after the final whistle however, felt like a win for them.Today, the two will renew their slowly swelling rivalry with Gor, fresh from winning the Mashemeji Derby, keen on bagging maximum points, and inching closer to the title.Equally, Seal are in need of the three points as the Abdallah Juma-coached side is not off the hook yet as far as relegation is concerned.Today’s FKF Premier League MatchesKCB FC Vs. Kariobangi Sharks FC-Police Sacco Stadium (3 PM)Murang’a Seal FC VS. Gor Mahia FC- St. Sebastien Park (3PM)Sofapaka FC Vs. Shabana FC- Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos (3PM)Muhoroni Youth FC Vs. Bidco United-Muhoroni Stadium, (1PM)… pic.twitter.com/arA0B979LG— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) May 4, 2024 Ahead of the match, coach Johnathan McKinstry is confident that Gor will serve Seal bitter football lessons.Gor Mahia’s McKinstry optimistic ahead of Murang’a Seal clashHis confidence stems from the solid preparations and the return of the trio of Emery Bayisenge, Philemon Otieno, and Patrick Kaddu.“The training has been brilliant, as you can imagine. There is a nice spirit and lightness at the club, of course, coming from our last win in the Mashemeji Derby.“The confidence and happiness, I believe, come not only from the win but also how we played despite going down to 10 men. The team continued to play football, pushed, and looked likelier to win,” he said.Meanwhile, the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos will play host to the clash pitting fifteenth-placed Sofapaka against seventeenth-ranked Shabana FC, with league safety at the top of the menu.Shabana heads into the match basking on an improbable form that has seen them pick wins against Posta Rangers and Muhoroni Youth while playing a stalemate with Kakamega Homeboyz.How Brian Okoth overcame odds to cement his place in Kenya Police FCElsewhere, at Police Sacco Stadium, KCB will entertain the Kariobangi Sharks.The 2018 Mozzart Bet Cup winners will be seeking to extend their unbeaten run to eleven games.Muhoroni Youth have a date with Bidco United at Muhoroni Stadium.FKF PREMIER LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 28Saturday Fixtures2.30 KCB 3.00 Kariobangi Sharks 3.202.00 Sofapaka 3.30 Shabana 3.603.30 Murang’a Seal 3.00 Gor Mahia 2.25Muhoroni Youth vs Bidco United**Odds are subject to change**
