THE ‘ARMED FORCES’ SHOW THEIR FORCE

Tuesday 2nd November, 2010
Ulinzi Stars victory in the offing

By Benard Rutto

The Kenyan Premier League (KPL) table standings is taking shape and the predictability of the winner is rising in its percentage, as the season enters its sunset stages. Ulinzi Stars has an advantage in the KPL table standings with 55 points and hot on their heels are Gor Mahia, Tusker and Sofapaka.
With two matches remaining, Ulinzi Stars need only four points to clinch this year’s Kenya Premier League title. During this past weekend, the armed forces beat a resilient Sony Sugar 2-1 at Afraha Stadium, with all the three goals coming in the dying minutes of the game.
The military men, led by their head coach Benjamin Nyangweso and captained by Stephen Ocholla will play their remaining matches against Red Berets and Karuturi Sports, both of which are languishing in the relegation zone.
The club which is associated with the Kenyan army and based in Afraha Stadium Nakuru was league champions three times in a row between 2003 and 2005 and is aiming to replicate the same this season.
Compared to other league clubs, historically the military men do not boast of large number of devotees when it comes to support from fans, and this is their chance to snatch the league away from clubs that have a long record of achievement.
Liverpool FC hopes resuscitated
Liverpool seized three points from Bolton Wanderers in a match played at Reebok stadium on Sunday. Liverpool had Maxi Rodriguez to thank when he fired home the winner with five minutes of normal time remaining. The argentine maximized on a rare clever flick pass from Fernando Torres to thump the ball into the net.
This comes as a reprieve to Liverpool as the two successive wins lift them off the relegation zone.
Popularly known as ‘The Reds’, Liverpool, with 12 points, hopes to salvage their pride and repossess their status as one of England’s traditionally labeled big four.
After ten matches, Chelsea tops the table with 25 points, Arsenal and Manchester United both have 20 points but the former having more goals. Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspurs trail with 17 and 16 points respectively.


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