Simba wa Nairobi will be inactive as the 2024-25 FKF Premier League kicks off on the weekend of 24-25 August 2025.
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As such, City Stars will have to wait another 21 days, till 14 September 2024, to sample the new season.
“We were to play Kenya Police in the season opener at Police Sacco on 24 August but you realize the same team is featuring in the CAF Confederations Cup,” said CEO Patrick Korir
“Police will be away to Ethiopia Coffee on the same weekend they were to host us in a reverse CAF Confederations Cup preliminary round tie,”
“Given the circumstances, City Stars will restructure it’s training, and refocus for it’s ‘first’ game in mid September against Bidco United,”
“At the same time we wish Kenya Police the very best in the return game against Ethiopia Coffee as they seek a place in the first round of the competition.” he added
The overseers of the top league, the Football Kenya Federation, have since confirmed the postponement of the Kenya Police-Nairobi City Stars tie from the first weekend to a later date.
Action between Nairobi City Stars and Kenya Police at Police Sacco Stadium on Sat 7 Oct 2023. Police won it 1-0