After close to a year, Nairobi City Stars will once again host league champions Tusker FC in a matchday 28 FKF Premier League tie in Ruaraka grounds on Wednesday 3 May 2023 starting at 3 p.m.
City Stars last made Tusker the away team at their own grounds on Sunday 15 May 2022 during a match 20 tie that ended 0-0.
The upcoming tie will be the 28th between the two sides since the year 2004.
Narrowed down, it will be the 15th 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 four have been drawn.
City Stars head to the upcoming game with a 0-0 draw against Kakamega Homeboyz while Tusker comes to it with a 1-0 win over KCB.
On the log, Tusker is second placed with 57 points while City Stars is 14th with 27 points.
Once again it will be a meet-up of coaches Nicholas Muyoti of City Stars and Tusker’s Robert Matano in the Wednesday affair.
Who wins this one?
Summary
KPL home games vs Tusker: 14 – Tusker (8 wins), City Stars (2 wins), Draws (4)
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, ??