Nairobi City Stars

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  • MD11: Nairobi City Stars 0 Bandari 1

    MD11: Nairobi City Stars 0 Bandari 1

    A goal within the first five minutes  of the second half ensured Bandari saw off home team Nairobi City Stars 1-0 in a matchday 11 FKF premier league tie played in Machakos on Saturday, November 30, 2024. 

    Bandari skipper Michael Apudo scored the lone goal off a rebound.

    City Stars came to the game on the back of a 1-0 win over Mathare United in midweek. Simba wa Nairobi next takes on Kenya Police in Wednesday, December 4, 2024, starting at 1 pm during a rescheduled matchday 1 tie.

    With the loss, City Stars reeled down spot ten to 12 stagnated on 11 points from as many games.

    Starting lineups

  • Head-to-head: Nairobi City Stars (H) vs Bandari (A): 2024/25 FKF Premier League season

    Head-to-head: Nairobi City Stars (H) vs Bandari (A): 2024/25 FKF Premier League season

    Simba wa Nairobi will host Bandari in a matchday 11 FKF Premier League game in Machakos on Saturday 30 November, 2024 starting at 4 pm,

    It will be premier league game number 21 between the two sides since the year 2009.

    Narrowed down to home games, it will be the eleventh time that Bandari is a guest to City Stars.

    From the previous ten, Simba wa Nairobi has registered five wins, four draws and a loss.

    From the last ten home games, City Stars has outscored Bandari 13 goals to eight.

    The last encounter held in December 2023 ended in a 1-0 win, in Ruaraka courtesy of an early Robinson Asenwa goal.

    Nairobi City Stars head to the game on the back of a 1-0 win over Mathare United in midweek as Bandari land from the Coast with a 2-0 win over Kariobangi Sharks.

    Nicholas Muyoti will be on the touchline for Simba wa Nairobi, and will be up against former City Stars coach Ken Odhiambo. Last timebout Muyoti was up against John Baraza, now an assistant to Odhiambo.

    Table-wise, City Stars is placed eleventh with as many points, five points behind Bandari who are up in third spot.

    Who wins this one?

    Summary

    KPL (home) games to Bandari: 10; City Stars wins (5), Bandari wins (1), Draws (4)

    08-Mar-09; City Stars vs Bandari, 1-1 (D)

    29-Oct-11; City Stars vs Bandari, 2-1 (W)

    23-Oct-13; City Stars vs Bandari, 1-1 (D)

    23-Feb-14; City Stars vs Bandari, 1-0 (W)

    01-Apr-15; City Stars vs Bandari, 0-1 (L)

    18-Feb-16; City Stars vs Bandari, 2-2 (D)

    11-Dec-20; City Stars vs Bandari, 2-0 (W)

    2-Apr-22; City Stars vs Bandari, 2-1 (W)

    14-Mar-23; City Stars vs Bandari, 1-1 (D)

    09-Dec-23; City Stars vs Bandari, 1-0 (W)

    30-Nov-24; City Stars vs Bandari, ??

  • Timothy Muganda in MD21 Team of the Week

    Timothy Muganda in MD21 Team of the Week

    Centreback Timothy Muganda made it to the best eleven after the 2023/24 FKF Premier League matchday 21 games concluded on Sunday 11 February 2024.

    Muganda skippered Simba wa Nairobi to an away 1-0 win over Bandari in Mbaraki, Mombasa, on Saturday.

    It was Muganda’s first appearance on the list this season, but becomes the second stopper to make it to the prestigious list after his defense partner Wycliffe Awiko Omondi who has featured in the same streets twice after matchday 14 against Bandari – alongside Mohammed Bajaber, and matchday 16 against Kakamega Homeboyz.

    “It’s very encouraging to be recognized and to make an appearance in the team of the week,”

    “This gives me an extra urge to work even harder for the best interest of the team,” said Muganda

    In the latest Bandari game, forward Vincent Owino who slammed home the lone, and winning goal was named the Most Valuable Player.

  • Abuyeka Kubasu returns for Bandari show

    Abuyeka Kubasu returns for Bandari show

    After three months out, mdfielder Abuyeka Kubasu is back in the Nairobi City Stars squad ahead of an away trip to face Bandari in Mbaraki on Saturday 10 February, 2024 starting at 3 p.m.

    Abu, as he is popularly known, has been out since matchday seven against Shabana in October 2023

    He is one of two changes made to the squad that held Shabana to a 0-0 draw last weekend in Machakos.

    He is joined by flyer Gilbert Abala who last made the squad against FC Talanta in early January in Ruaraka.

    The two replace Newton Ochieng who is suspended and Brian Mzee who has been rested.

    Japanese forward Yuto Kusaba and left-footed Rogers Obusu Wasega, who first made the squad against Shabana both maintained their places in the team.

    Squad to face Bandari

    Goalkeepers: 1. Edwin Mukolwe, 13. Elvis Ochoro,

    Defenders: 4. Timothy Muganda, 15. Wycliffe Omondi, 24. Rogers Obusu, 26. Dennis Wanjala, 30. Rowland Makati, 32. Sosthenes Idah

    Midfielders: 2. Elvis Noor, 11. Andrew Kisilu, 18. Clifford Ouma, 19. Vincent Owino,  31. Abuyeka Kubasu

    Forwards: 3. Robinson Asenwa, 7. Pius Omachi, 10. Dennis Oalo, 17. Brian Mose, 22. Samuel Kapen, 21. Yuto Kusaba, 27. Gilbert Abala,

    Out: 5. Newton Ochieng, 8. Calvin Masawa, 9. Mohammed Bajaber, 12. Edwin Buliba, 20. Kelvin Etemesi, 23. Julius Ombacho, 25. Brian Mzee,

    Coach: Nicholas Muyoti

  • Calvin Masawa: Defensive seal the difference

    Calvin Masawa: Defensive seal the difference

    Nairobi City Stars skipper Calvin Masawa reckons the club’s recent rise in games, win-wise, is directly attributed to defensive maturity that has seen the team shoot up to fifth in the standings.

    Nairobi City Stars had conceded in all games between matchday two and twelve, but has since dropped that tag to post three clean sheets – in identical 1-0 wins over Posta Rangers, Bandari, and Kakamega Homeboyz – in the last four games.

    Simba wa Nairobi has conceded just twice in the last five games compared to 13 goals shipped in from the prior set of five games.

    In sealing the backline, City Stars has managed to piece up five straight wins matching a rare record set in the 2020/21 Premier League season. The contiguous run adds up to another win to make it six triumphs in the last seven games.

    Masawa, City Stars longest serving player having joined back in the year 2011, talks up that improvement.

    “First I thank God for the far he has brought us. It wasn’t particularly a good start for us due to the fact cohesively we were not that good,”

    “We conceded a lot of goals although we were scoring in each game. We had to go back to the drawing board and come up with defensive strategies. That’s why we concede fewer goals, and of course, if you don’t concede chances of winning matches are high and the results can testify,”

    “That has brought confidence in every player and to the entire team,” added Masawa.

    City Stars started the season with a barren draw against Muhoroni Youth and had to wait till match matchday 13 in the 1-0 over the then log-leader Posta Rangers, to register the second clean sheet.

    Incidentally, that second clean sheet arrived when Masawa clocked his first full game since early June 2023, against Nzoia Sugar in Kasarani Annex.

    He has gone on to clock full minutes in three games thereafter, against Bandari, Ulinzi Stars, and Kakamega Homebyz to tally up 556 minutes this season in seven games.

    Calvin Masawa
    Nairobi City Stars skipper Calvin Masawa in action on Sat 3 June 2023 against Nzoia Sugar during a matchday 32 tie in Kasarani Annex
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    Nairobi City Stars skipper Calvin Masawa with the ball against KCB’s John Mwangi during a 22nd round FKF Premier League tie in Kasarani Annex on Wed 5 Apr 2023. KCB won it 1-0
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