Mara Sugar promoted to FKF Premier League

Football
By Washington Onyango | Jun 09, 2024
Mara Sugar players celebrate after a past win.[Mara Sugar,X]

Mara Sugar are the first team from the National Super League (NSL) to be promoted to the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League

Mara were promoted on Saturday after thrashing Silibwet Leons 4-0 at Awendo Green Stadium in Migori County.

Goals by Mathias Isogol, Reuben Mita, Mike Isabwa,and Joseph Okwenda were all that the Kilgoris-based club needed to secure automatic elevation to the top-tier league in their second attempt in the second-tier league.

Following the win, Mara Sugar moved to 78 points and sealed an automatic slot in next season’s top-tier league.

Second-placed Mathare United have 74 points.

With three games to go, third-placed Naivas with 67 points and fourth-placed Nairobi United with 63 points cannot catch up with Mara Sugar and thus the sugar men punching their ticket.

The sugar millers were promoted to the National Super League (NSL) in 2021 after clinching the football Kenya Federation Division One title in Zone B.

Naivas remained in the chase for a playoff slot after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Mully Children’s Family (MCF) at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos.

Dimba Patriots thrashed a hapless Gusii FC 5-0 consequently sending the Kisii-based into relegation while Darajani Gogo saw off Migori Youth 1-0.

Naivas (67points) and Mathare United (74 points) will now chase the remaining automatic qualification slot with three matches left.

The team that will finish third will play in a winner takes it all relegation and promotion playoff against the 16th ranked team from the FKF Premier League.

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