Gor Extend Nairobi United’s Winless Run, Bandari Pips Tusker for Maiden 2026/27 SportPesa League Win
Alpha Onyango scored an 89th minute goal to save the Kenyan Premier League champions Gor Mahia from defeat to settle for a 1-1 draw against Nairobi United in a highly contested FKF Premier League match played at the Wang’uru Stadium in Mwea on Sunday, 8 November.
With Naibois headed for their maiden win of the season, Alpha spotted goalkeeper Benard Jairo off his line after a clearance and, from outside the box, looped a ball that found the back of the net to send the Gor Mahia fans into a frenzy.
The late intervention denied Nairobi United what would have been their first league victory of the season and extended Gor Mahia’s difficult run following consecutive defeats.
With the draw, Gor Mahia returned to the top of the table with 13 points, same as KCB, with the teams also tied on goal difference.
For Naibois, their wait for a maiden win of the season continues, as they have now failed to secure a win in their opening seven matches of the season.
Joseph Seremba gave Nairobi United the lead shortly after the quarter-hour mark, finishing off a swift counterattacking move initiated by Ovella Ochieng’.
Seremba’s goal came after Bernard Ouma won possession from a Gor Mahia throw-in and released Ovella, who beat his marker Shariff Musa before carrying the ball forward and setting up the Ugandan forward to slot past Byrne Omondi.
Bandari 1 Tusker 0
Bandari ended their winless start to the FKF Premier League season after edging out former champs Tusker FC 1-0 at the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Sports Club, Mbaraki.
Derrick Nsibambi scored the decisive goal shortly after the restart to hand the Dockers their first victory of the campaign, and condemn Tusker to their second league defeat.
Kakamega Homeboyz 2 Kenya Police 2
Kakamega Homeboyz surrendered a two-goal advantage to draw 2-2 with Kenya Police FC at Bukhungu Stadium.
Thomas Omole and Dennis Iguma had given the hosts a commanding start, putting Edward Manoah‘s side on course for victory.
Police, however, mounted a late comeback, with Nana Kusi Asante pulling one back through a stunning strike five minutes from time before Chris Outtara headed home an equaliser in stoppage time.
The draw extended Homeboyz’s winless run to four matches, leaving them rooted in the relegation zone. Police, meanwhile, stretched their unbeaten run to four games and moved to nine points.
Posta Rangers 2 Mathare United 1
Posta Rangers edging the 2008 Kenyan Premier League champions Mathare United to climbed out of the relegation zone at Embu Stadium.
A brace from Robert Ponda proved decisive for the Mailmen, with the former Sofapaka forward scoring in either half to cancel out Elli Asieche‘s late penalty, and hand former Harambee Stars coach Zedekiah ‘Zico‘ Otieno‘s charges their second victory of the campaign.
The result lifted Rangers to 10th place off from red zone on seven points, while Mathare suffered their third defeat of the season and first successive league losses, dropping into the relegation zone.
Murang’a Seal 2 Ulinzi Stars 2
The 2025 FKF Cup semi finalists Murang’a Seal and Ulinzi Stars shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw at St Sebastian Park in Murang’a county.
Joseph Ochieng and Alex Masinde had put the Soldiers in a commanding position, raising hopes of another victory for the visitors.
However, Murang’a Seal fought back through the in-form Josephat Logapa, who pulled one back for his seventh of the campaign, before Mark Mwaniki struck late to rescue a point for the hosts.
The result denied Ulinzi maximum points and first of back-to-back wins of the season after surrendering their two-goal advantage, while Seal salvaged a share of the spoils on home soil.
