Mathare United thump Gogo to earn FKF-PL promotion

Mathare United Friday afternoon sprung back into FKF Premier League, after beating Darajani Gogo 3-0 in a National Super League (NSL) match staged at Dandora Stadium.

Mathare needed just a point to secure promotion, having been awarded points from an appeal against Rainbow FC going into the match.

However, they exhibited hunger and went for maximum points, earning their promotion in style after a season in the cold.

The Slum Boys had appealed to with the FKF Leagues and Competitions Committee, alleging that Rainbow FC had two ineligible technical bench members during their match on May 26.

Against Darajani Gogo, Mathare scored the opener at the quarter-hour mark through Meschack Ochieno, before Steve Kimari doubled the advantage in the 79th from the spot.

At the stoppage, Fidel Otieno sealed the sweet victory with the third goal, which took their season tally to 79 points – one ahead of second-placed Mara Sugar.

It is now official that both Mathare and Mara have secured automatic promotions to the FKF Premier League next season.

It was an emotional sweet moment for the 2008 Premier League champions, who were relegated last season after 25 years in the topflight.