SportPesa Premier League (SPL) champions Gor Mahia FC return to domestic duty in a midweek clash against Kakamega Homeboyz FC with the chance to go top on goal-difference with victory in a rearranged fixture on Thursday.
Fourth-placed Gor (29) have two games in hand and a superior goal difference against leaders Bandari FC of +14 against the Dockers seven with the Kenyan Premier League moving the game by a day due to the late arrival of K’Ogalo from Egypt where they went down 0-4 to Zamalek FC on Sunday.
Gor have not featured in the SPL this month due to their back-to-back CAF Confederations Cup Group D matches against North African opposition and return aiming for a win to get their bid to extend their domestic record to 18 firmly on course.
Their last league fixture was a 1-0 win against 2016 champions Tusker FC courtesy of a Nicholas Kipkirui goal on February 27.
In their absence, the main rivals to their crown have stuttered, with Bandari losing 1-2 to Ulinzi Stars FC as third-placed Mathare United FC drew 0-0 with Western Stima FC over the weekend..
Oktay is expected to shuffle his squad to offer some players a chance to rest before they resume continental duty with a home tie against Petro Atletico de Luanda of Angola on Sunday in a must win encounter to make the quarterfinals of the second-tier continental competition for the first time.
Boniface Omondi, who was part of the travelling squad to Algeria and Egypt, is the only one certain to miss the match after being shown a red card in the slim win against Tusker.