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Date: 10.04.2014
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Gor savour first win in 5 outings
Desperate champions
hold out to pip KCB at
City as KRA stun cocky
Leopards at Kasarani
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the milk processing firm.
Across town at the re­branded
Gor Mahia and Tusker picked
up crucial wins in their re­
spective Tusker Premier
James Nandwa's woes deepened as he
League matches yesterday as AFC
Leopards fell to a shock defeat at the
watched his side succumb to a painful
O­i loss to newly promoted KRA.
hands of debutantes Kenya Revenue
Geoffrey Kataka scored the all­im­
portant goal at the stroke of half­time,
Authority.
At the Afraba stadium in Nakuru,
Safaricom Stadium, Leopards coach
tapping home a low cross from Roo­
the spoils in a barren draw as City sevelt Blaty.
At the Mumias Sports Complex,
Stars and Chemelil Sugar battled to
Top Fry Nakuru and Bandari shared
a similar scoreline at the Hope Centre
in Kawangware.
Thika United failed to go past
Ulinzi Stars nailed their first win of
Muhoroni Youth in a 2pm kick­off at
Waruru.
the league season, aided by a 12th
minute strike from forward Stephen
the Nairobi City Stadium battling to
a goalless draw.
At the Ruaraka Stadium, a Jesse
Were strike was enough to give the
brewers a l­o victory over Sony Sugar
and extend their lead on the league
table to four above second­placed
Chemelil Sugar. For champions Gor,
it was a good day out as they savoured
their first win in five matches after
holding on to edge out Kenya Com­
mercial bank 3­1 who put up a fierce
fight in the dying stages of the contest
at City Stadium.
Late penalty
Rama Salim, Innocent Mutiso and
David Owino powered Gor to a strong
3­0 lead before Crispin Onyango's goal
and a late penalty by Paul Kiongera
brought the bankers agonisingly close
to earning a point while causing jitters
at the stands of City Stadium.
Gor had their players line up for the
clash without the their familiar Tuzo
branded jerseys ­ a development that
loudly announced the end of a three­
year multi­million partnership with
MARTIN MUKAN5U & CHRIS OMOLLO I NATION
SWEET VICTORY: Gor Mahia player celebrate their first goal against KCB during their Tusker Premier League match at City
Stadium yesterday. Gor won 3­2. Below: AFC Leopards' Austin Ikenna (middle) vies for the ball with KRA's Davies Ikochel r
(right) and Edwin Misiko in a league match at Kasarani yesterday. KRA won 1­0.
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Daily Nation ­ Thursday
Date: 10.04.2014
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Reports by Isaac Swila, Cellestine Ol­
ilo, Titus Maero and Francis Mureithl
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Thika United 0 Muhoroni Youth 0 (City
Stadium)
Gor Mahia 5 KCB 1 (City Stadium)
City Stars 0 Chemelil 0 (Hope Centre)
KRAI AFC Leopards 0 (Kasarani)
Mattiare United 1 Sofapaka 2 (Machakos)
Western Stima 0 Ulinzi Stars 1 (Mumias)
Tusker 1 Sony Sugar 0 (Ruaraka)
Top Fry 0 Bandari 0 (Afraha)
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