Nairobi City Stars

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  • Kakamega Homeboyz 4 Nairobi City Stars 4

    Kakamega Homeboyz 4 Nairobi City Stars 4

    Visiting Nairobi City Stars dug deep to come to pick a vital point after rallying to tie home team Kakamega Homeboyz 4-4 in a 15th round FKF Premier League in Bukhungu Stadium, Kakamega on Thursday 20 January 2022.

    The game brought immediate former Homeboyz coach Nicholas Muyoti face to face with his former deputy Bernard Mwalala, the man now in charge of Abana Beingo.

    Muyoti’s substitutes Erick Ombija and Davis Agesa, on for Ezekiel Odera and Anthony Kimani in the 70th minute, respectively, proved the masterstroke as they went on to score in the 80th and 84th minute for Simba wa Nairobi to silence the crowd and force the draw.

    Homeboyz, hosting City Stars for only the fourth time in nine years, called the shots from early on and went a goal up in the 15th minute when stopper Brian Eshihanda’s header, off a corner from livewire David Okoth, echoed off the undersigned of the crossbar and bounced on the line.

    The center referee went on to award it as a goal to the wild protestations from City Stars. Less than ten days back, City Stars was denied a goal in similar circumstances while playing FC Talanta at Kasarani Annex.

    Eight minutes later Homeboyz were 2-0 up after Okoth scored a penalty awarded after left-back Dennis Wanjala was adjudged to have clipped Stephen Opoku as worked his way into the box after receiving a corner.

    City Stars vehemently disputed the call but came out as the losers after the center ref slapped right back Kevin Chumsy Okumu and striker Ezekiel Odera with yellow cards. Okoth stepped up and sent the ball beneath Jacob Osano who had dived the right way for Homeboyz to double matters.

    A minute after the half-hour mark City Stars forced a corner and, a quick take by Muki found teenage sensation Timothy Babu Ouma who squared the ball for Sven to head in at the near post to half the scores.

    Homeboyz, however, restored their two-goal cushion in the 38th minute when Yema Mwana on the right-wing capitalized on a poor clearance from City Stars to find an unmarked Moses Mudavadi in the box and the skipper made no mistake from close range to smack home the third for Abana Beingo.

    Moments later City Stars resilience showed when right back Okumu received a long ball from Peter Pinchez Opiyo on the right. He placed it to  Timothy Babu Ouma who one-timed the ball home after racing to the box past keeper Elix Otieno to end his ten-game goal drought.

    Spurred, City Stars chased a leveler before the breather only for the center referee to prematurely end the game with a corner in the air.

    There were no added minutes in the half in spite of the fact that City Stars stopper Salim Shitu Abdalla had spent close to four minutes on the ground to receive treatment by medics within the first ten minutes of the game, and Ezekiel Odera too for about two minutes in the 43rd minute.

    At the start of the second half, Muyoti pulled out winger John Kamau and stopper Edwin Buliba and threw in Oliver Maloba and former Homeboyz stopper Kenedy Vidic Onyango.

    Eight minutes later, Vidic was adjudged to have shoved Yema Mwana after he flew into the box to receive a perfect Mudavadi splitting pass, and the referee, again, awarded a penalty.

    No amount of protestations from City Stars could overturn the penalty and once again Okoth beat Osano to send Homeboyz 4-2 up.

    Less than ten minutes after the fourth goal, Mwalala brought in Ahmed Ali Bhai and Stephen Wakhanya for Sunday Mutuku and Stephen Opoku, correspondingly. In the 71st minute, Nigerian forward Michael Karamor took up the place of Chris Masinza.

    But with the game seemingly out of reach, City Stars resilience and character showed when Chumsy fired a freekick from the right to find Ombija in the box. He volleyed the ball home to reduce the scores to 4-3.

    And four minutes later, Agesa lobbed the keeper for the leveler from the tightest of angles on the right off a pass from Sven.  Agesa’s goal, his first this season, and only his third premier league goal, set up a nervy finish to the game.

    There were five added minutes after regulation time, but second-placed City Stars held on to their greatest comeback yet to hit the 27-point mark from 15 games to stay five points behind leaders Homeboyz whom they host in a reverse fixture on Monday 24 January 2022 in Ruaraka starting 3pm.

    Lineups

    Kakamega Homeboyz: 30. Elix Otieno, 16. Collins Odhiambo, 2. Eric Ambunya, 44.Brian Eshihanda, Sylvester Owino, 12. Sunday Mutuku (24. Ahmed Ali Bhai-62), 10. Moses Mudavadi, 25. Stephen Opoku (8. Stephen Wakanya-62), 9. David Okoth, 22. Chris Masinza (31. Michael Karamor-71), 27. Yema Mwana

    Unused Subs: 32. David Juma, 6. Benjamin Oketch, 21. Estone Esiye, 5. Enock Masinza, 20. George Odiwour, 11. Robert Arrot

    Coach: Bernard Mwalala

    Nairobi City Stars: 16. Jacob Osano, 19. Kevin Okumu, 4. Salim Abdalla, 12. Edwin Buliba (25. Kenedy Onyango-46), 26. Dennis Wanjala, 18. Sven Yidah, 10. Peter Opiyo, 30. Anthony Kimani-Captain (11. Davis Agesa-70,), 20. Timothy Noor Ouma, 15. John Kamau (21. Oliver Maloba-46), 32. Ezekiel Odera (24.Erick Ombija-70)

    Unused subs: 1. Elvis Ochoro (GK), 8. Calvin Masawa,   27. Lennox Ogutu, 3. Charles Otieno, 7. Rodgers Okumu

    Out: 22. Wycliffe Otieno, 6. Ronney Kola (all injured), 23. Stephen Njunge (GK), 29. Ebrima Sanneh, 2. Elvis Noor Ojiambo, 9. Vincent Otieno Okoth, 14. Rowland Makati,  17. Nicholas Kipkirui, 28. Herit Mungai, 5. Michael Madoya

    Coach: Nicholas Muyoti

    Yellow cards

    Kakamega Homeboyz: None

    Nairobi City Stars: 4. Kevin Okumu (22), Ezekiel Odera (22)

    Goals:

    Kakamega Homeboyz:  Brian Eshihanda (15), 9. David Okoth (23,53 – both penalties), 10. Moses Mudavadi (38)

    Nairobi City Stars: 18. Sven Yidah (31), 20. Timothy Ouma (41), 24. Erick Ombija (80), 11. Davis Agesa (84)

  • Head-to-head: Homeboyz (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A): 2021/22 FKF Premier League season

    Head-to-head: Homeboyz (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A): 2021/22 FKF Premier League season

    Kakamega Homeboyz will host Nairobi City Stars in matchday 15 FKF Premier League tie in Bukhungu on Thursday 20 January 2022 starting at 3 pm.

    It will be the seventh premiership game between the two since the year 2013, but the fourth with Homeboyz as hosts.

    A 0-0 draw was registered when City Stars first visit Bukhungu to face Homeboyz in July 2013. The next two visits, in April 2016 and February 2021 ended in 1-0 and 2-0 wins, respectively, for the home team.

    City Stars will therefore be out for their first-ever win at the venue for the fourth time of asking.

    In their last visit eleven months back, City Stars was guided by coach Sanjin Alagic from Bosnia where he came up against Nicholas Muyoti at Homeboyz.

    Muyoti is now the head coach at City Stars and on Thursday he will come up against his understudy Bernard Mwalala who stepped up to take his role after he became a Simba wa Nairobi.

    With 31-points, Homeboyz tops the 18-team log with a five-point buffer over City Stars.

    Form-wise, both teams head to the game on the back of two straight wins from their immediate past assignments.

    While Homeboyz beat Kariobangi Sharks (1-0) and KCB (3-2) to collect maximum points, City Stars edged out FC Talanta 2-1 then champions Tusker 1-0 to move to the 26-point mark.

    Who wins this one?

    Summary

    City Stars away games vs Homeboyz; Wins (0), Draws (1), Loses (2). Total – 4

    20-Jul-13; Homeboyz vs City Stars, 0-0 (D)

    9-Apr-16; Homeboyz vs City Stars, 1-0 (L)

    6-Feb-21; Homeboyz vs City Stars, 2-0 (L)

    20-Jan-20; Homeboyz vs City Stars, ??

    City Stars, Homeboyz
    Timothy Ouma vs Kakamega Homwboyz on 6 Feb 2021 at Bukhungu Stadium. Homeboyz won 2-0
    Nairobi City Stars
    Davis Agesa against Homeboyz on Sat 6 Feb 2021 during a Premier League matchday 11 game. Homeboyz won 2-0
    Nairobi City Stars
    City Stars left-back Herit Mungai challenges a Homeboyz player during an eleventh round Premier League tie at Bukhungu Stadium on Sat 6 Feb 2021. Homeboyz won 2-0

     

  • Homeboyz carries the day at Bukhungu

    Homeboyz carries the day at Bukhungu

    Hosts Kakamega Homeboyz handed City Stars a 2-0 defeat in a match day 11 Premier League clash at Bukhungu Stadium on Saturday 6 February 2021.

    The defeat, the third straight for Simba wa Nairobi, was confirmed by second half goals by Shami Kibwana in the 71st minute and one more at the death by super sub David Okoth.

    It mattered little that Homeboyz played a man less from the 82nd minute after Brian Shikanda was slapped with a second yellow card to exit the game.

    As was the case in the previous game against Kariobangi Sharks, City Stars were victims of their own missed chances in the first half with no less that four attempts on goal not made use of.

    Davis Agesa rounded up two Homeboyz defenders eleven minutes in but his aim for goal was off. Four minutes on Homeboyz winger Stephen Etyang had a response on the other end but his shot was off the mark.

    25 minutes in Elvis Noor Ojiambo, in for injured Sven Yidah, timed a cross well but his shot for goal was just off.

    He mistimed yet another delivery from skipper Peter Pinchez Opiyo ten minutes later to increase City Stars near misses count as his header went wide.

    A few minutes later Agesa saw his header miss the target and with three minutes left to the break, Pinchez forced the best of reflexive stretches from Homeboyz keeper Geoffrey Oputi to keep out his freekick.

    While City Stars owned the first half, the tide changed in the next one. Ten minutes after the restart City Stars had to clear a dangerous corner from Homeboyz to stay in the game.

    The hosts were not to be denied tough with 19 minutes left when an uncleared ball in the box was rammed home by Shami Mwinyi for the opening goal.

    The hosts confirmed all spoils when marauding winger David Okoth outran his former team mate Kenedy Onyango to slam home a late add-on.

    With the latest win, Homeboyz shot to tenth spot with 11 points in the process pushing City Stars – currently on ten points – down a spot to 13th.

    Next up for Simba wa Nairobi is a home game against Zoo FC of Kericho on Saturday 20 February 2021.

    Lineups

    Kakamega Homeboyz: 26. Geoffrey Oputi (GK), 44. Brian Shikanda, 13. Thomas Wainaina, 15. Sylvester Wanyama, 20. George Odiwuor, 8. Stephen Mukongolo, 10. Moses Mudavadi, 24. Ali Bhai-Captain, 22. Chris Masinza, 2. Shami Mwinyi (16. Collins Odhiambo-84), 7. Stephen Etyang (9. David Okoth-56)

    Unused subs: 32. David Juma (GK), 21. Estone Esiye, 6. Benjamin Oketch, 11. Emmanuel Amwehe, 11. Robert Arot

    Coach: Nicholas Muyoti

    Nairobi City Stars: 23. Steve Njunge (GK), 28. Herit Mungai Atariza (32. Ezekiel Odera-81), 25. Kenedy Onyango, 4. Salim Abdalla, 10. Peter Opiyo-Captain, 21. Oliver Maloba (20. Timothy Noor Ouma-81), Elvis Noor Ojiambo, 22. Wycliffe Otieno (27. Azizi Okaka-81), 24. Erick Ombija (26. Bolton Omwenga-63), 11. Davis Agesa, 7. Rodgers Okumu (9. Vincent Otieno Okoth-70)

    Unused subs: 16. Jacob Osano (GK), 3. Charles Otieno

    Not considered: 6. Ronney Kola, 14. Rowland Makati (both on loan at Nairobi Stima), 12. Edwin Buliba (thigh injury), 8. Calvin Masawa (thigh injury), 1. Elvis Ochoro (GK), 15. John Kamau, 30. Anthony Kimani (shoulder injury), 18. Sven Yidah (knee injury), 29. Ebrima Sanneh, 5. Wesley Onguso

    Coach: Sanjin Alagic

    Yellow cards: 44. Brian Shikanda-40, 82 (Kakamega Homeboyz)

    Goals: 2. Shami Mwinyi-73, 9. David Okoth-90 (Kakamega Homeboyz)

    Match Officials: Israel Mpaima (centre ref), Steve Adeya (AR1), Doreen Kendi (AR2), Ageneta Mutubo (4th Official), John Aketch (Match Comm)

    Nairobi City Stars
    Davis Agesa against Homeboyz on Sat 6 Feb 2021 during a Premier League match day 11 game. Homeboz won 2-0
    Narirobi City Stars
    Elvis Noor Ojiambo against Homeboyz on Sat 6 Feb 2021 during a Premier League match day 11 game. Rodgers Okumu looks on. Homeboyz won 2-0
    Nairobi City Stars
    Oliver Maloba against Homeboyz on Sat 6 Feb 2021 during a Premier League match day 11 game. Homeboyz won 2-0
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