Nairobi City Stars registered 5-0 and 7-0 wins over Juve FC and Black Boots FC, respectively, in friendly games played on Friday 12 November 2021 at Ngong Vapor grounds.
Against Juve, City Stars led 4-0 at the break with goals from Vincent Otieno aka Jamaica (15), Rowland Makati (17), Charles Otieno (35), and Ebrima Sanneh (42).
Substitute Rodgers Okuse Okumu, in for Makati, added the final goal in the 56th minute.
Skipper Anthony Kimani, Jamaica, Herit Mungai, and Sanneh provide the assists for goals one and two, then goals four and five.
Against Black Boots, City Stars led 5-0 at the break before topping up with two more goals to register a 7-0 scoreline.
Ezekiel Odera opened the scoring on 13 minutes off a Sven Yidah assist before Oliver Maloba doubled matters 12 minutes later off a delivery from Davis Agesa.
Dennis Wanjala then dropped in two assists for Mike Madoya and Odera to score in the 35th and 42nd minutes, respectively, to make it 4-0.
Madoya completed his brace with a 43rd-minute goal, off Davis Agesa assist to make it 5-0 going to the break.
Second-half goals by Agesa and Makati in the 54th and 77th minutes, off Madoya and Davis assists, correspondingly, completed the rout of Black Boots.
The friendly games were lined up to keep the squad active during the international break before the league resumes on the weekend of 20-21 November 2021.
City Stars was last active in the league on Saturday 6 November where they dispatched Vihiga Bullets 4-0 at Ruaraka.
Summary
City Stars 5 Juve FC 0
Scores and assists
15th – Vincent Otieno (Anthony Kimani)
17th – Rowland Makati (Vincent Otieno)
35th – Charles Otieno
42nd – Ebrima Sanneh (Herit Mungai)
56th – Rodgers Okumu (Ebrima Sanneh)
Lineups
Nairobi City Stars: 1. Elvis Ochoro,19. Kevin Okumu, 12. Edwin Buliba, 28. Herit Mungai, 30. Anthony Kimani, 3. Charles Otieno, 14. Rowland Makati (7. Rodgers Okumu), 2. Elvis Ojiambo (26. Ebrima Sanneh, 9. Vincent Otieno
Juve FC: Joshua Wanyama, Bernard Wachira, Eric Kigae, Romaric Logbogna, Dominic Felia, Victor Ingutia, Ibrahim Mokaya, Hussein Mzungu, Noel Taute, John Tariki, Simon Bambo
Subs: Victor Oguni, Mohammed Babu, Michael Bekel, Daffan Anoh, Tonny Ochieng, Dodo, Chris
Coach: Collins Tiego
City Stars 7 Black Boots 0
Scorers and assists
13th -Ezekiel Odera (Sven Yidah)
25th -Oliver Maloba (Davis Agesa)
35th -Mike Madoya (Dennis Wanjala)
42nd -Ezekiel Odera (Dennis Wanjala)
43rd -Mike Madoya (Davis Agesa)
54th -Davis Agesa (Mike Madoya)
77th – Rowland Makati (Davis Agesa)
Lineups
City Stars: 23. Steve Njunge, 26. Dennis Wanjala, 4. Salim Abdallah, 27. Lennox Ogutu, 8. Calvin Masawa, 18. Sven Yidah, 10. Peter Opiyo, 21. Oliver Maloba, 5. Mike Madoya, 11. Davis Agesa, 32. Ezekiel Odera
Black Boots: Mastra Okoth, Francis Mwansi, Shadrack Gichuhi, Bernard Kimani, Emmanuel Ngaira, Fredrick Ngige, Martin Kibiru, Michael Karanja, Bonface Wainaina, Joshua Ondieki, Alex Munyasa
Subs: Peter Mbugua, Christopher Otieno, Kenneth Ndungu, Dennis Njogu, Dairus Ndungi,Arcadieus Karanja
Coach: Christopher Wekesa