Police FC Clinches 2-0 Victory In opposition to Nzoia Sugar as Okello’s Brace Lifts Them to Fifth in Premier League

Police FC secured a convincing 2-0 victory towards relegation-threatened Nzoia Sugar on the Police Sacco Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The primary-half heroics of South Sudan import Tito Okello, who netted a brace, propelled the regulation enforcers to the fifth place within the Premier League standings with 30 factors, trailing leaders Gor Mahia by 13 factors.

Former Nzoia coach Salim Babu, now main Police, confronted his former group, which has struggled since his departure firstly of the present marketing campaign. Regardless of the loss, Nzoia’s coach Godfrey ‘Solo’ Oduor expressed optimism about his group’s probabilities of avoiding relegation, declaring enhancements regardless of the defeat.

The hosts took the lead within the thirty third minute when Okello transformed a penalty, capitalizing on Nzoia goalkeeper Fred Shihundu’s foul on the Ugandan-born South Sudan ahead within the field. Eight minutes later, Okello secured his second aim by heading in David Owino’s cross after a brief nook.

Police dominated the sport earlier on, with Kenneth Muguna coming shut with a well-taken free kick within the twentieth minute, parried away by Shihundu. The previous Gor Mahia striker had different makes an attempt, firing broad from a David Ochieng’s nook two minutes later and hitting the crossbar within the twenty fifth minute.

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Regardless of Nzoia’s makes an attempt, together with Joseph Oyugi’s effort earlier than halftime, which went broad, they had been compelled into an early substitution as fullback Elisha Wekesa limped off with a thigh harm eight minutes earlier than halftime.

The defeat leaves Nzoia on the backside of the league with 13 factors after 19 video games, having received solely one in every of their final six matches. They’ll search a change in fortunes after they host Posta Rangers on the Sudi Stadium in two weeks.

In one other Kenyan Premier League conflict, AFC Leopards triumphed over 10-man Nairobi Metropolis Stars on the Bukhungu Stadium. Maxwell Otieno and Kevin Kimani scored for Ingwe, placing an finish to Metropolis Stars’ five-match profitable streak. Collins Akolo’s reckless deal with led to his expulsion, leaving Simba wa Nairobi struggling in direction of the tip of the match.

Extra outcomes from the day’s matches embody Bidco United’s 5-3 thrashing of FC Talanta, and John Kamau’s Posta Rangers securing a 1-0 victory towards Murang’a SEAL. These outcomes place Posta Rangers within the third place on the log, only one level behind second-placed Metropolis Stars.

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