Goalkeeper Byron Owino, and flyer Gilbert Abala are the two additions made as Nairobi City Stars takes on Mathare United in matchday 10 tie in Dandora on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 sorting at 1 pm.
Byron takes up the place of Elvis Ochoro as Abala comes in for forward Robinson Asenwa who both featured in the last game against Tusker FC in Machakos.
Save for those two changes, the rest of the 18-man squad remains as is.
Mathare United will, for the 16th time in the premier league, host Nairobi City Stars, in Dandora, in an FKF Premier League match day ten tie on Wednesday 27 November 2024, starting at 1 pm.
From the previous 15 encounters, City has collected four away wins, registered three draws, and has come out second best in the other eight games.
Goal-wise in those games, Simba wa Nairobi has scored 12 times against 21 by Mathare United.
The two sides come to the game in contrasting fashions: City Stars with a 1-0 loss against Tusker at the weeekend, Mathare United with a 2-0 over Posta Rangers.
In the January 2023 tie, Boniface Omondi was the Mathare boss as he came up against Nicholas Muyoti who will now face off with John Kamau.
Table-wise, City Stars sits 13th in the 18-team log with eight points while Mathare is up fifth with 12 points.
Who wins this one?
Summary
City Stars Away games to Mathare United-15; Wins (4), Draws (3), Losses (8)
11-Dec-04; Mathare United vs World Hope, 2-2 (D)
19-Mar-06; Mathare United vs World Hope, 4-1 (L)
5-Aug-07; Mathare United vs World Hope, 0-1 (W)
25-May-08; Mathare United vs World Hope, 2-1 (L)
18-Feb-09; Mathare United vs City Stars, 3-0 (L)
24-Jul-10; Mathare United vs City Stars, 2-0 (L)
9-Jul-11; Mathare United vs City Stars, 0-0 (D)
24-Mar-12; Mathare United vs City Stars, 1-0 (L)
7-Jul-13; Mathare United vs City Stars, 2-2 (D)
11-May-14; Mathare United vs City Stars, 1-0 (L)
5-Apr-15; Mathare United vs City Stars, 2-0 (L)
30-Mar-16; Mathare United vs World Hope, 0-2 (W) 07-Aug-21; Mathare United vs City Stars, 2-0 (L) 11-Dec-21; Mathare United vs City Stars, 0-2 (W) 22-Jan-23; Mathare United vs City Stars, 0-1 (W)
A Ryam Ogam goal 17 minutes into the second half is all Tusker needed to see off host team Nairobi City Stars 1-0 during a matchday nine tie played in Machakos on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
The loss ended City Stars’ two game winning streak. Next up they travel to face Mathare United in Dandora on Wednesday starting at 1 pm.
Simba wa Nairobi stagnates at 13th spot with eight points from eight games.
Nairobi City Stars will host Tusker in a matchday nine 2024/25 FKF Premier League tie in Machakos on Saturday 23 November, 2024 starting at 1 p.m.
Simba wa Nairobi last hosted the ale boys back on 15 May 2024 at the Police Sacco Stadium, South C, in a game they rallied from two goals down to share the spoils 2-2 with goals from Samuel Kapen and Mohammed Bajaber.
The upcoming tie will be the 31st premiership game between the two sides since the year 2004, and will be the first game that City Stars will be hosting Tusker in Machakos since 27 Feb 2016, some 3,193 days ago.
That game ended in a 1-2 loss for the hosts who’s consolation came off Tusker defender Eugene Asike (own goal). Ekaliana Ndolo levelled for Tusker setting the tone for Humphrey Mieno score the winning goal.
Narrowed down, it will be the 17th tie that Simba wa Nairobi will be hosting Tusker FC. From the previous games, Tusker has managed eight wins compared to two for the hosts. The other six have been drawn. The last four home games against Tusker have all ended in draws for City Stars.
City Stars head to the upcoming game on back of two contiguous wins over Gor Mahia (2-1), and Shabana (0-1) while Tusker came to the game with a 1-1 draw against Ulinzi Stars, and a 3-2 loss to KCB.
On the log, Tusker is seventh with nine points, with a point on Simba wa Nairobi who are down at 13th spot.
On the touchline, coach Nicholas Muyoti of City Stars will for the first time matchup with Tusker’s Charles Okere in the premiership.
Who wins this one?
Summary
KPL home games vs Tusker: 16 – Tusker (8 wins), City Stars (2 wins), Draws (6)
Listed City Stars home games Vs Tusker
26-Feb-05: World Hope vs Tusker, City Stadium, 0-1 (L)
25-Mar-06: World Hope vs Tusker, City Stadium, 1-3 (L)
29-Oct-06: World Hope vs Tusker, Hope Centre, 1-0 (W)
21-Mar-08: World Hope vs Tusker, Hope Centre, 0-0 (D)
12-Sep-09: City Stars vs Tusker, Hope Centre, 3-2 (W)
19-Sep-10: City Stars vs Tusker, City Stadium, 2-2 (D)
14-May-11: City Stars vs Tusker, Hope Centre, 0-1 (L)
10-Nov-12: City Stars vs Tusker, Hope Centre, 0-3 (L)
1-May-13: City Stars vs Tusker, City Stadium, 0-1 (L)
21-May-14: City Stars vs Tusker, City Stadium, 0-1 (L)
29-Mar-15: City Stars vs Tusker, Nyayo Stadium, 1-2 (L)
27-Feb-16: City Stars vs Tusker, Kenyatta Stadium, 1-2 (L) 20-Mar-21: City Stars vs Tusker, Utalii grounds, 2-2 (D) 15-May-22: City Stars vs Tusker, Ruaraka, 0-0 (D)
05-May-23: City Stars vs Tusker, Ruaraka, 0-0 (D)
15-May-24: City Stars vs Tusker, Ruaraka, 2-2 (D)
23-Nov-24: City Stars vs Tusker, Kenyatta Stadium, ??
The entry of defender Edwin Buliba and midfielder Vincent Owino for the upcoming FKF Premier league matchday nine against Tusker FC in Machakos on Saturday, 23 November, 2024, starting at 1pm, are the most notable changes from the squad that last played Shabana a fortnight ago.
Buliba and Owino made the smaller 18-man squad for the upcoming game that saw a total o four players drop out rom the expanded 20-man squad in the last trip to Shabana in Kisii.
Buliba returned to the backline that sees centre back Brian Opinde and let back Rogers Wasega drop out, as Owino enters a midfield that sees midfielder James Ssemambo, and flyer Gilbert Abala miss out.
Owino missed Simba wa Nairobi’s last two wins over Gor Mahia and Shabana as he was representing Kenya in the preliminary round of the African Nation Championship qualifiers against South Sudan.
