Gor Mahia beat Tusker 1-0, move to second in KPL standings

Gor Mahia moved to the second position on the Kenyan Premier League standings after beating Tusker Fc 1-0 in a KPL match played Wednesday at Machakos County Stadium.

The 10 man Gor scored the lone goal via Nicholas Kipkirui in the 57^th minute.

The win lifted Kogallo to second place on the log with 29 points two adrift of leaders Bandari while Tusker remained 4^th on 25 points.

Tuskers’ next match will be against Nzoia Sugar this Saturday while Gor travels to Algeria for their CAF Confederations Cup group ‘D’ match against Hussein Dey on Sunday.

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Gor sits at the top of the group with 6 points 2 ahead of second-placed Petro Atletico of Angola while Hussein Dey and Egypt’s Zamalek are ranked third and fourth respectively.

In the meantime, Gor Mahia will leave the country Thursday evening for Algeria where they will face hosts Na Hussein Dey in a group ‘D’ CAF Confederations Cup return leg match this Sunday.

Gor Mahia needs to win the match to boost their chances of making it to the quarterfinals of the continental competition.

According to sources  KO’galo who will also face Zamalek FC on 9^th March in a return leg match will not return home after the encounter in Algeria, but instead, they will pitch camp in North Africa as they prepare for the match against the Pharaohs.

Gor Mahia defeated Zamalek 4-2 here in Nairobi in the first leg match.

Striker Dennis Oliech who missed the first leg match against Na Hussein Dey at the Kasarani Stadium has returned to the squad.

Gor Mahia are topping the Group on six points, while Hussein Dey are tied second with Petro Atletico of Angola on four and Zamalek is last on two points.

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