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Champions Gor Mahia go top with a late winner in Homa Bay

An 84th-minute goal beat APS Bomet 1-0 and kept the Kenyan champions' perfect start to the season.

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Gor Mahia players training in 2017.
Gor Mahia players training in 2017. File photo: Paskal Oteno / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Homa Bay — Defending champions Gor Mahia moved to the top of Kenya's SportPesa Premier League on Saturday with a 1-0 win over a stubborn APS Bomet at the Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay County, The Standard reports.

The only goal came in the 84th minute. It was a second win from two games for coach Robert Matano's side, after a 4-2 victory over Murang'a Seal at Nyayo Stadium on Tuesday, and puts them on six points, two clear of KCB, who beat Mathare United 1-0.

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  • Tuesday, 3pm: Kenya Police v AFC Leopards at Nyayo National Stadium

Source: The Standard, reporting by Washington Onyango, 17 October 2026.

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