Subdued McKinstry counting on Wazito to upset Tusker for Gor Mahia to reclaim league summit

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FKFPL: Subdued McKinstry counting on Wazito to upset Tusker for Gor Mahia to reclaim league summit

Mark Kinyanjui 11:30 - 02.06.2023

Of all current top six FKFPL sides, only Nzoia Sugar have managed to grab all three points.

Gor Mahia head coach Johnathan McKinstry has admitted that he will count on Tusker dropping points away against Wazito at the Muhoroni stadium in order for his side to stand a chance of returning to the league summit.

The Northern Irish tactician revealed that,although his side are fully focused on winning all their remaining matches, results elsewhere going in their favor would give them a proper chance at clinching their 20th league title.

“I know we beat Ulinzi in the first leg,” he said, “I know we obviously beat Kakamega and came out on top against Nairobi City Stars in the first leg,” he added.

“There are games we have to play. We have to face every team twice which is the nature of this league but our rivals have to travel to Muhoroni and only Nzoia have won of all the top six teams at that place.

“ Wazito are fighting for their lives to avoid relegation. Posta Rangers, the coach there (John Kamau) loves upsetting big teams, so there is a lot of football to be played until the end of the season.”

Gor Mahia will face Ulinzi Stars and Kakamega Homeboyz before ending the season with a clash against Nicholas Muyoti’s Nairobi City Stars.

K’ogalo are second on 64 points, scoring 45 times and conceding just 18 times. Tusker lead them by a single point, but have scored 39 and conceded 20, making them have an inferior goal difference of just 19 to Gor’s 27.