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Golden Boot race and relegation scrap take centre stage after Gor Mahia’s title triumph
27th May, 2026 09:32 AM
The tense relegation scrap fight between Ulinzi Stars and Kariobangi Sharks and the KPL top scorer fight are among the highlights as FKF PL sides renew rivalry in the league’s penultimate games this Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
Four midweek ties are among the day’s schedule for the penultimate games across the country.
Champions Gor Mahia will be at the Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay to face Mara Sugar at 2:00 pm.
Gor Mahia champions
The fixture’s final venue comes after controversy marred its scheduling, a confusion that has since been resolved, with the match now set to take place at the Western County.
The clash, however, comes as a dead rubber clash for Gor Mahia as far as the league championship goes after the club wrapped up the title race on Sunday, May 24, 2026, without needing to kick a ball.
Gor was crowned the 2026 league winners after arch rivals and championship challengers AFC Leopards stumbled in a 2-1 loss to APS Bomet to end the protracted two-horse race for the coveted crown between the two most followed clubs in Kenya.
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Other ties see Tusker FC play against Ulinzi Stars as Kariobangi Sharks take their late quest to avoid relegation to former champions Kenya Police, at the Police Sacco Stadium.
Both the Ulinzi-Tusker clash and the Police-Sharks clash will kick off at 4:00 pm.
Meanwhile, the FKF PL top scorer race will also feature immensely as Joe Waithira and Ulinzi Stars’ Peter Okoth intensify the chase for the league’s best goal scorer.
Okoth vs Waithira
Murang’a Seal’s mercurial striker, Waithira, leads the charts with 19 goals as the race with only a single match day finale left for the golden boot hopeful. His closest challenger, Okoth, will be up to reduce the gap further as Soldiers take on Tusker FC this Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at the Ulinzi Stars Complex.
Okoth is three goals behind the Seal’s captain and will fancy his chances to pull level with two games left to conclude the season
Just as the relegation fight that could be decided on the final day of the league on Sunday, May 31, 2026, the golden boot chase might also be called on that day.
