29 Oct 2021
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Keeper Stephen Njunge initiates play against Posta Rangers during a 7th round Premier League game on Fri 8th Jan 2021 at Kasarani. The game ended 1-1

Head-to-head: Posta Rangers (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A): 2021-22 FKF-PL season

October 29, 2021

Nairobi City Stars will be guests to Posta Rangers at the Thika Stadium on Saturday 30 October 2021 during a fifth-round 2021/22 FKF Premier League match that kicks off at 1 pm. 

It will be premier league game 11 between the two since the year 2010, and the sixth that Rangers will be hosting City Stars.

In January 2021, in the first top-flight meeting between the two since the year 2016, Simba wa Nairobi came from behind to tie Rangers 1-1 at Kasarani Annex. They also left it late to tie the reverse tie played in August at Ruaraka 2-2.

In the five premier league games hosted by Rangers, the two sides have each picked one win apiece with the other three ending in draws.

There will be a change in personnel at the touchline in the upcoming game compared to the one Rangers hosted back in January this year.

Sammy Pamzo Omolo was in charge of Rangers then while Bosnian Sanjin Alagic was on the City Stars side. That has since changed with Stanley Okumbi taking over from Omollo as Nicholas Muyoti took the baton from Sanjin.

Of note ahead of the upcoming game is that Rangers and City Stars have never faced off in a premier league game at the Thika Stadium.

Coming to the game, City Stars carries a three-game winning streak after triumphs over Kenya Police (2-0), Wazito (3-1) and Bidco United (2-0) while Ranfers is reeling from a 2-0 defeat from Homeboyz which ended a two-game winning run over Vihiga Bullets (4-0) and Bandari (2-0).

Summary

KPL games: 10 – Posta Rangers wins (2), Nairobi City Stars wins (1), Draws (7)

List of Nairobi City Stars away games to Posta Rangers 

10-Jul-10; Posta Rangers vs City Stars, 1-3 (W)
29-May-11, Posta Rangers vs City Stars, 2-1 (L)
3-Nov-12, Posta Rangers vs City Stars, 0-0 (D)
10-Jul-16; Posta Rangers vs City Stars, 0-0 (D)
10-Jul-16; Posta Rangers vs City Stars, 0-0 (D)
08-Jan-21; Posta Rangers vs City Stars, 1-1 (D)
30-Oct-21; Posta Rangers vs City Stars, ??

28 Oct 2021
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Misc

Kagunzi takes over as team manager

October 28, 2021

Former Nairobi City Stars goalkeeper Ronny Kagunzi is back at the club as the team manager taking over from Noah Abich who held the position on an interim basis following the demise of Neville Pudo in December 2020.

Kagunzi left at the close of the 2019/20 National Super League (NSL) season but is now back to take up a management role.

“Kagunzi has been handed the team manager’s role on a full-time basis taking over from Abich who held the position on an interim basis,” said club CEO Patrick Korir

“Abich recently completed his CAF ‘C’ License Diploma in Kisumu and the changes will allow him to fully concentrate on coaching,”

“We take this opportunity to thank Abich for plugging in to hold forte as an assistant coach and at the same time welcome Kagunzi on board as he starts his journey in management.” added Korir

Till his official appointment, Kagunzi had been overseeing Abich’s function while he attended (alongside keeper trainer Zachary Onyango) the month-long CAF ‘Ç’ course from mid-September.

Kagunzi had three different stints with City Stars after first arriving from Gor Mahia in 2012 for two seasons. He then took a detour to Nakuru AllStars and then Sony Sugar in 2014 but was back at the club for another two seasons in 2015 and 2016 before leaving for Ushuru.

He was back at City Stars again for the third time in 2018 and went on to conclude four straight seasons till the end of the 2019/20 season helping the club to promotion back to the Kenyan Premier League.

27 Oct 2021
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Nairobi City Stars win 2 friendly games against Leeds and Kajiado North at PSC on Sat 13 March 2013

Friendly fire: City Stars 1 Dagoretti Santos 0

October 27, 2021

A Herit Mungai goal, off a delivery from Calvin Masawa, was the difference when Nairobi City Stars took on Dagoretti Santos in a friendly game at Ligi Ndogo on the morning of Wednesday 27 October 2021.

Coach Nicholas Muyoti used the friendly to largely hand match fitness to players who are coming through injuries, and/or have not featured in competitive league games so far into the new FKF Premier League season.

It was the second time this year that City Stars was hosting Dagoretti Santos in a friendly match.

The two last faced off in May at the Public Service Club (PSC). City Stars won that game 2-0 with goals from Oliver Maloba and Davis Agesa.

Lineups

Nairobi City Stars: 23. Stephen Njunge (1. Elvis Ochoro), 28. Herit Mungai, 12. Edwin Buliba, 4. Salim Abdallah, 8. Calvin Masawa, 10. Peter Opiyo, 21. Oliver Maloba, 9. Vincent Otieno (29. Ebrima Sanneh), 10. Michael Madoya (Rowland Makati), 15. John Kamau (Umar Rajab – Guest player from Ligi Ndogo)

Coach: Nicholas Muyoti

Dagoretti Santos: 1. Edward Apuk, 2.Balla Brandon, 3.Douglas Simidi, 4.Celstine Mwelese, 5.Saidi, 6. Paul Odhiambo, 7.James Karenga, 8.Melvin Shashu
9.Alson Jumba, 10.Silvester Sulu, 11. Kelvin Masika

Subs: 1.Elijah Leon, 2.Abdul Malik, 3. Horace, 4.Teddy Kimani, 5.Osman Hussein, 6.Adrian Meitamei, 7.paul Ochieng, 8.Erick Mbevi, 9 Abesh

Coach: Dennis Wise Okoth

27 Oct 2021
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Nicholas Kipkirui celebrates a second goal for Nairobi City Stars in a round 30 game played in Ruaraka on Tue 3 Aug 2021. City Stars won the game 2-1

Kipkirui, Ouma in TOTW 4

October 27, 2021

Nairobi City Stars forwards Nicholas Kipkirui and Timothy Noor Ouma were named to the Team of The Week (TOTW) at the close of FKF Premier League 4 matches on Sunday 24 October 2021.

While it was the first show for Kipkirui, named MVP after scoring once and setting up Erick Ombija in City Stars 2-0 win over Bidco United, it was a second straight appearance for Ouma in the TOTW.

Ouma – named MVP in the game against Wazito – set up Kipkirui for his opener with a freekick.

Ouma as well as stopper Kenedy Vidic Onyango ended up in the Week 3 team of the week.

In the second game of the season against Kenya Police, in which City Stars won 2-0, Onyango made the week 2 dream team alongside forward Davis Agesa who was named the game MVP.

27 Oct 2021
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Timothy Babu Ouma, City Stars
Timothy Ouma in action against Wazito on Thur 21 Oct 2021 at Thika Stadium. He scored once as Nairobi City Stars hit their visitors 3-1

Timothy Ouma takes early lead

October 27, 2021

Three goals, one apiece in the three straight starting games of the season against Sofapaka, Kenya Police, and Wazito, places teenage sensation Timothy Noor Ouma aka Babu atop of the 2021/22 scorer’s charts.

The Chapa Dimba Rift Valley MVP in 2020 leads a pack of four other players who are on two goals each.

In the fourth game of the season against Bidco United, Babu was restricted from making it four-in-four but came out with an assist for Nicholas Kipkirui who scored the opening goal. City Stars went on to win the game 2-0.

The blistering start to the season that now sees Babu in the scorers’ limelight, has so far earned him two back-to-back Player of the Week nominations after the Wazito – a game where he was named MVP – and Bidco wins.

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