MOROGORO, Sept. 7 -- ASAS Team wheeler, Manvir Birdi, is now poised to reclaim the National Rally Championship (NRC) title after winning the Mkwawa Leaf Rally this evening in Morogoro.

Navigated by Zubair Piredina in Skoda Fabia, Birdi won the rally after narrowly beating his closest challenger, Ahmed Huwel by split of seconds in a closely fought encounter.

Going as ASAS Rally team, Birdi clocked 1 hour, 14 minutes and 51 seconds.

His victory comes barely a month after winning the Euro Cables Kisarawe Rall in mid-August this year.

Though he started second behind Huwel who led the first days showdown, performed well in the first five races that played a big part in his victory.

Second overall in the Toyota GR Yaris, Huwel and his navi...