25 Jan 2023
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Nairobi City Stars forward Samuel Kapen during a league game against KCB on Wed 22 Jan 2023 in Kasarani Annex.

MD12: Nairobi City Stars 1 Wazito 0

January 25, 2023

Samuel Kapen’s header in the 25th minute off a corner is all Nairobi City Stars needed to see off Wazito 1-0 during a match day 12 FKF Premier League tie in Ruaraka on Wednesday 25 January 2023.

Etemesi, in just his third premier league start, took a back-to-back corner and floated it well for stopper Kenedy Onyango to flick on the path of Kapen who made no mistake as he beat Wazito keeper and skipper Ezekiel OWade with the decider, his fourth goal of the season.

The descent Wazito had numerous chances of their own but Simba wa Nairobi stayed compact after the goal to register a second straight 1-0 win at the same venue within four days.

With the win, City Stars improves to eleven points in the process rising up a position to 14th as Wazito remains 16th with seven points.

Next up for City Stars is an away trip to Mombasa to face Bandari at the KPA Mbaraki grounds on Sunday 28 January 2023 starting 3 pm.

Lineups

Nairobi City Stars: 16. Jacob Osano, 14. Rowland Makati, 6. Ronney Kola, 25. Kenedy Onyango-captain 2, 28. Herit Mungai, 18. Clifford Ouma, 2. Elvis Noor Ojiambo (15. Newton Ochieng-86), 21. Oliver Maloba 22. Samuel Kapen (10. Peter Opiyo-76), 20. Kelvin Etemesi (11. Andrew Kisilu-90+), 32. Ezekiel Odera-captain 1 (9. Vincent Otieno Okoth-86),

Unused subs: 1. Elvis Ochoro, 4. Elly Kessy Osotsi, 7. Pius Omachi, 17. Daniel Odhiambo, 26. Dennis Wanjala

Out: 1. Elvis Ochoro, 5. Timothy Muganda, 8. Calvin Masawa, 12. Edwin Buliba, 30. Anthony Kimani 31. Mohammed Bajaber

Coach: Nicholas Muyoti

Wazito: 39. Ezekiel Onyango, 19. Vincent Otieno, 7. Mohammed Yusuf, 40. Denis Owino, 5. Fred Onyango, 23. Reagan Okoth (9. Felix Ochieng-76), 6. Anthony Odhiambo (47. Stanley Okwemba-63), 18. Hillary Otieno (38. Kevin Okinda-70), 31. Clinton Okoth, 13. Cliff Oruko (35. Frederick Okello-76), 29. Collins Neto (16. Eneji Abubakar-63)

Unused subs: 34. Churchill, 28, Clinton Bulimo,

Coach: Jaffers Odongo

Cautions (yellow)
Nairobi City Stars: –
Wazito: –

Goals
Nairobi City Stars: 22. Samuel Kapen (25), assist – 25. Kenedy Onyango
Wazito: –

24 Jan 2023
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City Stars striker Ezekiel Odera against Wazito in a 29th round FKF Premier League match on Mon 9 May 2022. His penalty in the second half earned a 1-0 win

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

January 24, 2023

Nairobi City Stars will host Wazito on Wednesday 25 January 2023 in a twelfth-round FKF Premier League tie in Ruaraka grounds starting at 3 pm.

City Stars hosted the same side in Thika in October 2021 during a third-round game and went on to win 3-1 erasing a double loss against the same side the previous season.

It will only be the third time that City Stars will be hosting Wazito in the top flight since the 2020 season.

While Simba wa Nairobi still has coach Nicholas Muyoti in charge, Wazito will be led to the pitch by Jeffers Odongo.

Into the game, City Stars sits 15th in the 18-team log with eight points, and are a position and point above the visiting Wazito.

Simba wa Nairobi heads to the game on the high of a 1-0 win over Mathare United picked from Ruaraka last Sunday while Wazito comes to town on the back of a 1-0 home loss to Kakamega Homeboyz.

Who wins this one?

Summary

City Stars home games vs Wazito-2: Wins (1), Draws (0), Losses (1)

23 June 2021: City Stars vs Wazito, 0-1 (L)
21 Oct 2021: City Stars vs Wazito, 3-1
25 Jan 2023: City Stars vs Wazito, ??

24 Jan 2023
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Peter Opiyo of City Stars looking at available options against Western Stima during a round 20 clash played at Ruaraka on Tue 15 Jun 2021. City Stars won 2-0

One change against Wazito

January 24, 2023

Peter Pinchez Opiyo has been included in the 20-man squad to face Wazito in the upcoming FKF Premier League matchday 12 set for Ruaraka Grounds on Wednesday 25 January 2023 starting 3 pm.

Opiyo, who missed the last three league games while attending a coaching course, is in for field skipper Anthony Muki Kimani who takes a rest.

Save for that change, all the other 19 players who were considered for the last league game at the weekend against Mathare United, retained their places.

Squad to face Wazito

Goal Keepers: 16. Jacob Osano, 23. Stephen Njunge

Defenders: 4. Elly Kessy Osotsi, 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,  17. Daniel Odhiambo,  18. Clifford Ouma, 20. Kelvin Etemesi, 21. Oliver Maloba,

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

Out: 1. Elvis Ochoro, 5. Timothy Muganda, 8. Calvin Masawa,  12. Edwin Buliba,  30. Anthony Kimani, 31. Mohammed Bajaber

Coach: Nicholas Muyoti

23 Jan 2023
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Muganda eager to play again

January 23, 2023

Stopper Timothy Muganda is anxious following a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to injury.

The former Soy United and Mara Sugar center-back was active during the pre-season and featured in 13 of 18 games, including all five in the inaugural Elite Pre-season Cup where City Stars made it all the way to the final, but has not featured for Simba wa Nairobi since the league kicked off in late November 2022.

Muganda is now at the tail-end of rehab and will soon be allowed back to full training, according to team physio Brian Odongo.

“I have been out for a while but I am now fit and ready to get back to the field,”

“I can’t wait to sample the premier league, but more so, to help the team achieve positive results,” said Muganda

Due to his injury setback, Muganda is the only player from City Stars’ 26-man list that is yet to make it to a matchday squad.

23 Jan 2023
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Peter 'Pinchez' Opiyo graduated with a D License Coaching Diploma after a two-week course wrapped in Thika on Fri 24 Jan 2023

Opiyo back with a coaching certificate

January 23, 2023

After sitting out two weeks of training and league games, Nairobi City Stars stalwart Peter Pinchez Opiyo is back with a ‘D’ License Coaching Diploma certificate.

Opiyo took a break to kickstart his coaching journey in Thika, and was one of the graduands after attending classes for ten full working days from 9-21 January 2023.

“I decided to start training as a coach because it’s essential to our football. And it starts with paperwork,”

“It has always been my ambition to become a coach. In my playing career, I have gone through many coaches many of whom did very well and I always admired their work,”

“When this opportunity came by I decided to go for it to expound on my view of football. The game is now very dynamic and wide, and a lot has changed. It’s important to grasp the new methodologies so as to guide the future generations with the most up-to-date skills,”

“I have come to the realization that we did a lot of wrong things back when we were starting out and invited career-threatening injuries because most of those that coached us then did not have the right knowledge on how to handle the youth. It is only by the grace of God that we survived it all and that’s why we are still in the game,”

In his parting shot, Opiyo, now in his fourth season with City Stars, said;

“My playing career is coming to an end soon. It is therefore important to army myself with something that will still keep me in the game, albeit in a different capacity.”

With the ‘D’ license out of the way, Opiyo can now follow look out for the ‘C’ license Coaching Diploma that will be floated in due course by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF).

The ‘D’ license classes kept Opiyo out of league games against Sofapaka, KCB, and Mathare United but he is now back to full training and available for the upcoming fixtures.

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