Leopards claw Mail Men to close gap, Shabana down Tusker

AFC Leopards would open the scoring in the 11th minute against Posta Rangers through Kelly Mdada as his shot on the edge of the 18-yard box would fly into the top corner for the hosts at Nyayo Stadium.

Ten minutes after Kayci Odhiambo would finish calmly following Samuel Semos expertly taken corner kick putting some daylight between the Ingwe and Posta Rangers.

Going into the second half the game seemed done and dusted as the points already looked secure following an impressive first half

However, Ponda Karisa would fire home in the 69th minute to give Posta Rangers hope of a comeback as well as piling the pressure on AFC Leopards to hold on to a now slender advantage.

Despite late pressure Ingwe would hold on and secure a 2-1 win against a spirited Posta Rangers. They cut Gor Mahia’s lead at the top to just 3 points as they currently sit at 40 points to Gor Mahia’s 43.

Posta Rangers remain mid-table in 12th boasting a tally of 24 points as they remain winless in the last six games.

In the other league match, Joe Waithera extended his lead atop the Golden Boot standings to fifteen goals as Muranga Seal fell to Bandari 3-2 in an entertaining game in Murang’a.

Bandari would go ahead in the fifteenth minute with Captain Andrew Juma firing home capitalizing on Bandaris initial flurry of opportunities against Muranga Seal in the opening 20 minutes.

After the half time break Muranga Seal would enter the second half with renewed energy as ten minutes into the half top scorer Joe Waithera would fire home dragging them level.

On the seventy-minute mark Muranga Seals main man would strike again dribbling expertly past Bandari defenders before slotting past Alaine Ngeleka for his second of the evening.

However, Bandari roared back into the lead in the final ten minutes with goals in the 81st and 86th minute from Geoffrey Ojunga and Shariff Majabe respectively to snatch all three points in the dying embers of the game.

Elsewhere, Shabana edged Tusker 1-0 at the Gusii stadium in a tightly contested encounter.

The lone goal of the game came in the 39th minute as Brian Michira’s effort was deflected off of Thomas Teka for an own goal ultimately spelling defeat for Julius Mette in his debut as Tusker Head coach.

Nairobi United returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion, running away 3-0 victory against lowly Bidco United.

Mustafa Kizza stunning goal would set the stage for a convincing. January signings Kevin Wangaya and Benson Omalla would both round off the scoring in the second half as Wangaya capped off an impressive debut getting onto the scoresheet.

Nairobi United sit 9th on the table with 28 points whereas Bidco continue to languish at the foot of the table in 17th with 16 points 3 away from safety.

In Slum Derby, Kariobangi Sharks drew 1-1 against Mathare United