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BAPTISM BY FIRE: KPL new boys find going tough as Ingwe end jinx

MUHORONI YOUTH Maxwel Onyango (left) of Muhoroni Youth tackles Kariobangi Sharks goalkeeper Robert Mboya during their Kenya Premier League match at the Muhoroni stadium on March 19, 2017. [Photo: www.sportpicha.com]

AFC Leopards ended the jinx of not winning their Kenyan Premier League opening fixtures as new comers, save for Nzoia Sugar, suffered their second consecutive losses in the topflight football.

It was a difficult second round for Nakumatt, who lost 3-0 to Leopards, as reinstated Muhoroni Youth silenced Kariobangi Sharks by beating them 1-0, while 15-time champions Gor Mahia saw off Zoo Kericho by the same margin.

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