Nairobi City Stars

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  • Head-to-head: Sofapaka (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A): 2022-23 FKF Premier League season

    Head-to-head: Sofapaka (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A): 2022-23 FKF Premier League season

    Nairobi City Stars will be away to Sofapaka for the eleventh time in the Kenyan Premier League during a match day nine tie in Kasarani on Saturday 14 January 2022.

    Sofapaka will be hosting Simba wa Nairobi in Kasarani for the first time ever since their promotion to Kenya’s apex league back in 2009.

    From the previous ten games, Sofapaka has won seven over visiting City Stars who have carried home full points in two games. There has been a draw just once.

    During the last visit to Sofapaka, in September 2021, coach Nicholas Muyoti was making his debut for Simba wa Nairobi. 40 games later, he will be up against David Ouma who was an assistant coach to Ken Odhiambo then.

    Into the game, City Stars carries two straight losses against AFC Leopards and Vihiga Bullets while Sofapaka’s comes with the reverse; back-to-back wins over FC Talanta and Mathare United.

    Who wins this one?

    KPL away games vs City Stars: 10- Wins (2), Draws (1), Losses (7)

    27-Sep-09, Sofapaka vs City Stars, Nyayo Stadium, 1-2 (W)
    8-Jun-10, Sofapaka vs City Stars, City Stadium, 3-0 (L)
    8-Aug-11, Sofapaka vs City Stars, Nyayo Stadium, 0-0 (D)
    7-Apr-12, Sofapaka vs City Stars, Nyayo Stadium, 2-0 (L)
    30-Aug-13, Sofapaka vs City Stars, Nyayo Stadium, 3-0 (L)
    29-Mar-14, Sofapaka vs City Stars, Kenyatta Stadium, 1-2 (W)
    3-Aug-15, Sofapaka vs City Stars, Kenyatta Stadium, 2-0 (L)
    7-Aug-16, Sofapaka vs City Stars, Kenyatta Stadium, 5-0 (L)
    23-Jan-21, Sofapaka vs City Stars, Wundanyi, 1-0 (L)
    26-Sep-21, Sofapaka vs City Stars, Wundanyi, 3-1 (L)
    14-Jan-23, Sofapaka vs City Stars, Kasarani, ??

  • Bajaber in for Sofapaka tie

    Bajaber in for Sofapaka tie

    Forward Mohammed Bajaber is expected to earn his first game of the season after making the squad ahead of a FKF Premier League match day nine tie against Sofapaka in Kasarani on Saturday 14 January 2023 starting 1 pm.

    Bajaber, City Stars’ top scorer in the off-season with five goals, sat out the first eight games of the season due to injury.

    He is one of two changes from the squad that lost 4-2 to Vihiga Bullets last weekend and will take up the place of Peter Pinchez Opiyo who has been rested for the game.

    Towering stopper Elly Kessy Osotsi is the final change as he comes on for Edwin Buliba.

    Squad to face Sofapaka

    Goal Keepers: 16. Jacob Osano, 23. Stephen Njunge

    Defenders: 4. Elly Kessy Osotsi, 8. Calvin Masawa, 14. Rowland Makati, 25. Kenedy Onyango, 26. Dennis Wanjala, 28. Herit Mungai

    Midfielders: 2. Elvis Noor Ojiambo, 6. Ronney Kola,  11. Andrew Kisilu,  17. Daniel Odhiambo,  18. Clifford Ouma, 20. Kelvin Etemesi, 21. Oliver Maloba,  30. Anthony Kimani, 31. Mohammed Bajaber

    Strikers: 9. Vincent Otieno Okoth,  22. Samuel Kapen,  32. Ezekiel Odera

    Out: 1. Elvis Ochoro, 5. Timothy Muganda, 7. Pius Omachi,  10. Peter Opiyo, 12. Edwin Buliba, 15. Newton Ochieng

    Coach: Nicholas Muyoti

    Photo credit – Hassan Mandevu

  • Head-to-head: Nairobi City Stars (H) vs AFC Leopards (A): 2022-23 FKF Premier League season

    Head-to-head: Nairobi City Stars (H) vs AFC Leopards (A): 2022-23 FKF Premier League season

    Simba wa Nairobi will host AFC Leopards in a match day seven 2022-23 FKF Premier League tie in Kasarani Stadium on Wednesday 4 January 2023 starting at 3 pm.

    Just like was the case last season, Leopards are guests to City Stars in the first game of the year, and the match comes exactly a year after the two faced off at Nyayo Stadium in 2022.

    It will be topflight game 12 since the year 2006 that Nairobi City Stars will be hosting AFC Leopards.

    From the previous eleven home games, there is always an outright winner: City Stars winning six times and Leopards the other five. Draws have been non-existent. City Stars has scored their rivals 12 goals to nine.

    Once again, coach Nicholas Muyoti will come up against his counterpart Patrick Aussems on the Leopard’s side.

    Form-wise, both teams carry a point each to the mid-week game; City Stars a 1-1 draw against Kariobangi Sharks, as Leopards parades a 0-0 draw against Kakamega Homeboyz.

    Which team takes this one?

    KPL home games vs AFC Leopards; 11 – Wins (6), Draws (0), Loses (5)

    28-May-06; World Hope vs Leopards, 1-0 (W)
    7-Feb-09; City Stars vs Leopards, 2-0 (W)
    28-Aug-10; City Stars vs Leopards, 0-1 (L)
    17-Apr-11; City Stars vs Leopards, 1-2 (L)
    5-May-12; City Stars vs Leopards, 3-0 (W)
    5-May-13; City Stars vs Leopards, 2-1 (W)
    23-Jul-14; City Stars vs Leopards, 0-2 (L)
    21-Mar-15; City Stars vs Leopards, 0-1 (L)
    3-Apr-16; City Stars vs Leopards, 1-0 (W)
    2-Aug-21; City Stars vs Leopards, 2-1 (W)
    5-Jan-22; City Stars vs Leopards, 1-0 (L)
    4-Jan-23; City Stars vs Leopards, ??

  • Minimal changes against AFC Leopards

    Minimal changes against AFC Leopards

    Stopper Kenedy Onyango and forward Oliver Maloba will miss the upcoming duel with AFC Leopards in the starting FKF Premier League game of 2023 set for Wednesday 4 January in Kasarani Main stadium starting 3 pm.

    The duo featured in all six games into the season, but now take a rest, and are the only omissions from the 20-man squad that faced Kariobangi Sharks in the last round ahead of matchday seven games against Karibangi Sharks.

    With the two out, the remaining 18 players from the last game will step out to face the Leopards.

    Squad against AFC Leopards

    Goal Keepers: 16. Jacob Osano, 23. Stephen Njunge

    Defenders: 4. Elly Kessy Osotsi,  8. Calvin Masawa, 12. Edwin Buliba, 14. Rowland Makati, 26. Dennis Wanjala, 28. Herit Mungai

    Midfielders: 2. Elvis Noor Ojiambo, 6. Ronney Kola,  11. Andrew Kisilu,  17. Daniel Odhiambo,  18. Clifford Ouma, 20. Kelvin Etemesi, 30. Anthony Kimani

    Strikers: 9. Vincent Otieno Okoth,  22. Samuel Kapen,  32. Ezekiel Odera

    Out: 1. Elvis Ochoro, 5. Timothy Muganda, 7. Pius Omachi,  10. Peter Opiyo, 15. Newton Ochieng, 21. Oliver Maloba, 25. Kenedy Onyango, 31. Mohammed Bajaber

    Coach: Nicholas Muyoti

  • Club Statement: Theft in Kasarani – suspects identified

    Club Statement: Theft in Kasarani – suspects identified

    Three suspects behind the theft of 13 mobile phones and cash to the tune of Kshs 94,050 belonging to Nairobi City Stars players and members of the technical bench in Kasarani on Sunday 29 May 2022 have been identified.

    The three were picked up in Kasarani for questioning during Nairobi City Stars’ season-ending game against FC Talanta on Sunday 12 June 2022.

    The suspects were stewards hired by Simba wa Nairobi to safeguard the same items that they made away with from a changing room that hosted the team. The theft was only discovered at halftime as the squad returned for a pre-second half pep talk.

    Nairobi City Stars wishes to exonerate Kasarani Stadium management for any negligence and do hereby extend a congratulatory note for their professionalism and cooperation, as well as the Police from the Station within the Stadium led by the OCS, for providing all necessary images from their set of CCTV cameras that led to the identification of the suspects.

    Patrick Korir,

    CEO, Nairobi City Stars

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