FKFPL Wrap: Sofapaka stun Sharks, Ingwe woes persist as Gor Mahia boss is left fuming

Match week 14 of the 2023/2024 Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) season had a lot to offer with top teams failing to dismantle their opponents.

Gor Mahia, Posta Rangers, and KCB FC all had to settle for draws, leaving the race for the coveted trophy wide open.

The Bankers played to a barren draw with FC Talanta while Gor Mahia had to come from behind to secure a 2-2 draw with relegation threatened Nzoia Sugar side at the Raila Odinga Stadium.

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Meanwhile, Rangers missed a golden opportunity to get near the league leaders after sharing points with Tusker FC. 

The unexpected result of the weekend came in the match pitting Sofapaka and Kariobangi Sharks where the hosts picked up a huge 2-1 win despite going down in the first half. Here is a wrap of the entertaining action from match week 14.

Gor Mahia manager left fuming after horrible display

K’Ogalo head coach Jonathan McKinstry was not a happy man after witnessing his side going down 2-0 within 31 minutes against a struggling Nzoia Sugar side.

According to the Irish international, that was the worst performance his side has displayed since he joined the club.

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Mohamed Barisa put Nzoia ahead in the 10th minute before backing his brace 21 minutes later, leaving the league leaders with a huge mountain to climb.

When McKinstry saw the ship was about to sink, he made a genius substitution introducing Lawrence Juma who played a crucial role in Gor’s first goal before the half time break. 

FKFPL top scorer Benson Omalla put the two clubs level in the 59th minute to ensure K’Ogalo returned to Nairobi with a point.

Despite the draw, Gor Mahia remained at the helm of the FKFPL log with 28 points after Rangers failed to capitalize on their draw. 

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No light at the end of the tunnel for Ingwe

AFC Leopards continued with their horrible run thanks to a 2-1 beating in the hands of Bidco United in a match filled with drama. 

Shariff Musa put Bidco ahead in the 58th minute before an Ingwe player scored an own goal in the 61st minute to make the situation worse for the Tomas Trucha charges. 

Victor Omune’s 72nd minute strike was not enough to mount a comeback from the visitors with the match ending

in a dramatic way as some of the Ingwe fans started to cause trouble, a scenario which was well handled and the match proceeded. A Bidco United player was also red carded in the dying moments of the epic clash.

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Sofapaka come from behind to stun Kariobangi Sharks

The surprise outcome of match week 14 came in the Sofapaka versus Kariobangi Sharks match where Batoto ba Mungu overcame the pre-match favorites 2-1 at the Machakos-based Jomo Kenyatta Stadium.

The visitors opened the scoring in the 41st minute through Donald Ange’s first goal of the season before Darius Msagha equalized at the hour mark thanks to an excellent work from Sofapaka custodian Simon Masaka. 

The Ezekiel Akwana coached side took the lead in the 79th minute through Humphrey Mieno and held on to secure three vital points. 

In other matches, Kakamega Homeboyz jumped upto second on the log table after beating Shabana 2-0.

The match between Police FC and Muhoroni Youth was postponed due to heavy rainfall. 

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FKFPL Match Week 14 Results

Bidco United 2 - 1 AFC Leopards

Sofapaka 2 - 1 Kariobangi Sharks

Gor Mahia 2 - 2 Nzoia Sugar

Murang’a Seal 1 - 1 Ulinzi Stars

KCB FC 0 - 0 FC Talanta

Tusker FC 0 - 0 Posta Rangers

Kakamega Homeboyz 2 - 0 Shabana

Nairobi City Stars 1 - 0 Bandari FC