04 Feb 2023
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Kisilu, City Stars
Nairobi City Stars forward Andrew Kisilu in action against Gor Mahia during match day 14 on Sat 4 Feb 2023 in Kasarani. Gor Mahia won 1-0

MD14: Gor Mahia 1 Nairobi City Stars 0

February 4, 2023

Benson Omalla scored the lone goal in the 63rd minute to hand Gor Mahia a 1-0 win over Nairobi City Stars in an FKF Premier League matchday 14 tie played in Kasarani on Saturday 4 February 2023.

Omala sneaked past Simba wa Nairobi stoppers to beat Jacob Osano for the goal that handed City Stars their ninth loss of the season, as Gor Mahia made it eight wins in their 14th game as the home team since the year 2005.

Later in the game, coach Nicholas Muyoti handed former Dagoretti High School skipper and Vapor Sports forward Pius Omachi his Kenyan Premier League debut.

After the game, City Stars sits 15th in the 18-team standings with 11 points as Gor Mahia temporarily took the top spot with 27 points.

Next up for Simba wa Nairobi is a home game against Kenya Police at KAsarani Annex on Wednesday 8 February starting 1 pm.

Lineups

Gor Mahia: 16. Gad Mathews, 50. Paul Ochuoga, 2. Geoffrey Ochieng-Captain 1, 4. Joshua Onyango, 21. Sydney Ochieng (27. Bonface Omondi-70), 20. Ernest Wendo, 11. John Macharia, 8. Alpha Onyango (26. Philemon Otieno-56-captain 2), 22. Benson Omala, 10. Peter Lwasa (7. Austin Odhiambo-56), 5. George Odhiambo

Unused subs: 29. Caleb Otieno, 19. John Nyawir, 3. Dennis Ng’ang’a, 32. Peter Oudo, 17. Lyson Muyunga

Coach: Johnathan McKinstry

Nairobi City Stars: 16. Jacob Osano, 28. Herit Mungai, 25. Kenedy Onyango, 6. Ronney Kola, 14. Rowland Makati, 18. Clifford Ouma, 10. Peter Opiyo (2. Elvis Noor Ojiambo-73), 11. Andrew Kisilu (7. *Pius Omachi-73), 21. Oliver Maloba (22. Samuel Kapen-57), 31. Mohammed Bajaber (15. Newton Ochieng-46), 32. Ezekiel Odera (9. Vincent Otieno Okoth-73)

Unused subs: 1. Elvis Ochoro, 26. Dennis Wanjala, 20. Kelvin Etemesi, 12. Edwin Buliba

*Kenyan Premier League debut

Coach: Nicholas Muyoti

Cautions (yellow)
Gor Mahia: 30. John Ochieng (90+)
Nairobi City Stars: 14. Rowland Makati (30)

Goals
Gor Mahia: 22. Benson Omala (63)
Nairobi City Stars: –

03 Feb 2023
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Simba wa Nairobi skipper Anthony Muki Kimani shielding the ball off Gor Mahia's debutant Frank Odhiambo in a round 17 clash at the Utalii grounds on Sun 16 May 2021. Gor won 1-0

Head-to-head: Gor Mahia (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A): 2022/23 FKF Premier League season

February 3, 2023

Gor Mahia will host Nairobi City Stars in Kasarani on Saturday 4 February 2023 during a 14th round FKF Premier League tie starting at 3 p.m. 

Gor last hosted City Stars in the league on 30 December 2021 in Nyayo Stadium and went on to lose the tie 2-0 from goals on either side by Ezekiel Odera and Anthony Muki Kimani.

The upcoming tie will be the 27th overall in the Kenyan topflight between the two.

Split, it will be the 14th game that Gor Mahia will host by Nairobi City Stars.

From the previous 13 games, Gor has won seven and City Stars four. The other two games have ended in barren draws.

Into the upcoming game, Gor sits second on the 18-team log with 24 points, and have a 13-point buffer over 14th placed Simba wa Nairobi.

The upcoming tie will bring Gor’s Jonathan McKinstry face to face with his coaching counterpart Nicholas Muyoti for only the second time.

The two met during a pre-season game in November 2022 in Nyayo,in a game City Stars rallied from 1-0 down at half-time win 3-1.

Who wins this one?

Summary

City Stars premier games away to Gor Mahia: 13– Gor (7 wins), City Stars (4 wins), Draws (2)

4-Dec-05, Gor Mahia vs World Hope, 0-1 (W)

21-Apr-07, Gor Mahia vs World Hope, 0-0 (D)

12-Jul-08, Gor Mahia vs World Hope, 1-0 (L)

10-Apr-09, Gor Mahia vs City Stars, 1-2 (W)

19-Mar-10, Gor Mahia vs City Stars, 1-0 (L)

9-Apr-11, Gor Mahia vs City Stars, 0-1 (W)

28-Apr-12, Gor Mahia vs City Stars, 2-1 (L)

18-May-13, Gor Mahia vs City Stars, 0-0 (D)

20-Feb-14, Gor Mahia vs City Stars, 2-0 (L)

15-Aug-15, Gor Mahia vs City Stars, 3-1 (L)

24-Jul-16, Gor Mahia vs City Stars, 2-1 (L)

16-May-21, Gor vs City Stars, 1-0 (L)

30-Dec-21, Gor vs City Stars, 0-2 (W)

03 Feb 2023
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Edwin Buliba, City Stars
Edwin Buliba, City Stars

Three changes against Gor Mahia

February 3, 2023

Keeper Elvis Ochoro, stopper Edwin Buliba and attacking midfielder Mohammed Bajaber have been included in the 20-man squad to face Gor Mahia in FKF Premier League round 14 in Kasarani on Saturday 4 February 2023 starting 3 pm.

The three missed the trip to Mombasa last weekend when Simba wa Nairobi took on Bandari during match day 13.

Buliba ruled out for the last five games due to injury, returns to take up the place of lanky center-back Elly Kessy Osotsi.

Ochoro and Bajaber come on for Stephen Njunge and Daniel Odhiambo, respectively, after sitting out the last four games.

Save for the three new faces, the rest of the squad remains as is.

Squad to face Gor Mahia

Goal Keepers: 1. Elvis Ochoro, 16. Jacob Osano,

Defenders: 12. Edwin Buliba, 14. Rowland Makati, 25. Kenedy Onyango, 26. Dennis Wanjala, 28. Herit Mungai

Midfielders: 2. Elvis Noor Ojiambo, 6. Ronney Kola,  10. Peter Opiyo, 11. Andrew Kisilu,  15. Newton Ochieng,  18. Clifford Ouma, 20. Kelvin Etemesi, 21. Oliver Maloba, 31. Mohammed Bajaber

Strikers: 7. Pius Omachi,  9. Vincent Otieno Okoth,  22. Samuel Kapen,  32. Ezekiel Odera

Out: 4. Elly Kessy Osotsi, 5. Timothy Muganda, 8. Calvin Masawa,  17. Daniel Odhiambo,  23. Stephen Njunge, 30. Anthony Kimani,

Coach: Nicholas Muyoti

01 Feb 2023
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John Amboko is sandwiched by former coach Sanjin Alagic whom he took over from in mid-July 2021. To the right is assistant coach Noah Abich

Club statement: Departure of assistant coaches

February 1, 2023

Nairobi City Stars wishes to announce the departure of first and second assistant coaches John Amboko and Noah Abich who have both left the club to pursue other interests.

Amboko had been in the ranks of City Stars since the year 2003 when the club was known as World Hope, and played on till the year 2017, save for the year 2011 when he was at AFC Leopards, before moving on to become a coach. He holds a CAF ‘B’ and CAF ‘A’ coaching Diplomas. 

Abich joined the club in 2019 and went on to skipper City Stars to promotion back to the toplight league the next season after four years out. He later joined the technical bench in the year 2020. He holds CAF ‘C’ coaching Diploma.

“We thank both Amboko and Abich for their dedicated service to Nairobi City Stars over the years. We appreciate their contribution on and off the pitch, and wish them the very best in their future endeavors.” 

Patrick Korir,

CEO, Nairobi City Stars

31 Jan 2023
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Club Statement: Match manipulation in Mbaraki on Sun 29th Jan 2023

January 31, 2023

Following events that transpired in Mbaraki on Sunday 29th January 2023 during a match day 13 Premier League tie against host Bandari, Nairobi City Stars wishes to highlight what we and no doubt many others consider as acts of match manipulation.

There were several incidents in the closing part of the match that led us to believe the same including the unjustified prolongation of the match, as well as a chain of events leading to a dubious award of a penalty.  Our views have been corroborated by many who watched the game, which was both attended, as well as being streamed live.

The match only came to an end after the penalty award, which can be seen as being awarded subsequent to simulation. Bandari scored from the spot kick to win the game 2-1.

Nairobi City Stars has officially filed an official complaint with Football Kenya Federation (FKF), and FIFA’s integrity office, with three key prayers:

  1. nullification of the Sunday match against Bandari,
  2. a replay ordered,
  3. expulsion of all involved in manipulating the match.

We await their response on the same in the soonest time possible.

In the meantime, City Stars will not relent when such individuals determine outcomes of games for reasons best known to themselves at the expense of clubs that have and continue to commit sizeable resources to support and provide a livelihood to the youth.

Match manipulation is something that has been endemic in Kenyan football for far too long, and as a club run in order to support and benefit our community, we will certainly not stand for it.  We are willing to fight for the change we want to see and will fight tirelessly for it.

Patrick Korir

CEO, Nairobi City Stars

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