Nairobi City Stars

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  • Elite Pre-season Cup: Nairobi City Stars 4 MCF 1

    Elite Pre-season Cup: Nairobi City Stars 4 MCF 1

    A Daniel Odhiambo goal in added time just before half time break, and three more in the other half through Ezekiel Odera, a Kenedy Onyango penalty, and from Kelvin Etemesi led Nairobi City Stars to a 4-1 win over MCF on Saturday 24 September 2022 at Kasarani Annex during the second pool B tie in the Elite Pre-season Cup.

    Oliver Maloba was the toast after he provided three assists; for the first goal and the second one in the 58th minute, and went on to win the penalty in the 64th minute that yielded the third goal. Elvis Ojiambo provided the cross that Etemesi bundled home the fourth goal in the 80th minute.

    MCF substitute Isiaka Aleji tapped home a cutback for the consolation goal in the 79th minute. He came on a sub ten minutes earlier for Erick Michibu.

    The win followed up on a 1-1 draw against Kenya Police during the opening game at the same venue on Tuesday 20 September 2022.

    Up next for Simba wa Nairobi will be the final pool tie against Ulinzi Stars on Monday 26th at Annex starting 4 pm.

    Lineups

    Nairobi City Stars: 16. Jacob Osano (GK), 28. Herit Mungai, 25. Kenedy Onyango-captain 2, 5. Timothy Muganda, 14. Rowland Makati, 18. Clifford Ouma (6. Ronney Kola-82), 3. Elvis Ojiambo, 21. Oliver Maloba (20. Kelvin Etemesi-69), 17. Daniel Odhiambo (15. Newton Ochieng-82), 31. Mohammed Bajaber (10. Peter Opiyo-69), 32. Ezekiel Odera-Captain 1(9. Vincent Otieno-59)

    Unused subs: 1. Elvis Ochoro, 23. Steve Njunge, 8. Calvin Masawa, 26. Dennis Wanjala, 22. Samuel Kapeni,

    Out: 7. Pius Omachi, 12. Edwin Buliba (both injured), 30. Anthony Kimani (leave)

    Coach: Nicholas Muyoti

    MCF: 1. Geoffrey Were, 20. Lancelot Wambua, 3. Gideon Abucheri, 18. Marcos Jairo, 16. George Amayo, 10. John Ochieng-Captain 1 (11. Alex Waiswa-captain 2-69), 12. Alfred Maningi, 8. Erick Michibu (14. Isiaka Aleji-69), 9. Ian Mutanda, 15. Tony Nyangor (20. Alvin Abbas-69), 21. Kevin Omondi

    Unused subs: 40. Zamu Adisa, 2. Patrick Koech, 4. Samuel Ate, 17. Collins Onyango, Joshua Mineiro, 7. Geoffrey Alwala, 6. Boaz Maeri, 19. Kenedy Mathenge,

    Coach: David Mahira

    Yellow cards

    Nairobi City Stars: 14. Rowland Makati (42)

    Goals
    Nairobi City Stars: Daniel Odhiambo (45+), Ezekiel Odera (58), Kenedy Onyango (64-Pen), Kelvin Etemesi (80)
    MCF: Isiaka Aleji (79)

  • Eleven players re-up their contracts for the new season

    Eleven players re-up their contracts for the new season

    Eleven players have renewed their contracts and will stay on at Nairobi City Stars for the upcoming 2022/23 Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League season.

    Goalkeepers Jacob Osano and Steve Njunge, stoppers Kenedy Vidic Onyango and Edwin Buliba, fullbacks Calvin Masawa and Herit Mungai, are some of the players who re-upped their contracts.

    Midfielders Peter Pinchez Opiyo, Anthony Muki Kimani, and Oliver Maloba are also staying on for another season.

    Forwards Mohammed Bajaber who was on loan in the last half of last season from Starfield Academy is in for another season, as well as record-chasing scorer Ezekiel Odera.

    “All the eleven players had run down their contracts at the close of last season but we are happy that they agreed to stay on for yet another season as per the coaches’ plan,” said team coordinator Samson Otieno

    The eleven add on to another six players who had rolling contracts. They include forward Vincent Jamaica Otieno and Rowland Makati, midfielders Elvis Noor Ojiambo and Ronney Kola, left-back Dennis Wanjala, and keeper Elvis Ochoro.

    “With a core team still in place, the culture of the team remains as we restructure for the upcoming season. It is exciting to keep a majority of players as we tune ourselves for next season.” said head coach Nicholas Muyoti

    Thirteen other players left the club at the wrap of last season: two by mutual consent, and the other eleven after running down their contracts.

  • Friendly Fire: Nairobi City Stars 2 Kibera Black Stars 2

    Friendly Fire: Nairobi City Stars 2 Kibera Black Stars 2

    Kibera BlackStars scored very late to force a 2-2 draw against Nairobi City Stars during a friendly match played at the Ng’ong Vapor grounds on Thursday 7 April 2022.

    Walter Juma had Black Stars up 1-0 in just the seventh minute but City Stars were level in the 18th minute after stopper Kenedy Vidic Onyango scored an awarded penalty.

    Keeper Steve Njunge was forced out of the game with an injury as BlackStars grabbed the opening goal. He was replaced by former Kenya U20 call-up Elvis Ochoro.

    Five minutes into the second half, City Stars went ahead through flyer Rodgers Okuse Okumu off a delivery from Dennis Decha Wanjala.

    The game was to end even when, in the 97th minute, second-half substitute Don Bolo scored the leveling goal.

    The two last faced off in early October 2021 at Ligi Ndogo. City Stars won it 3-0.

    Lineups

    Nairobi City Stars: 23. Stephen Njunge (1. Elvis Ochoro), 25. Kenedy Onyango (22. Wycliffe Otieno), 12. Edwin Buliba, 8. Calvin Masawa, 26. Dennis Wanjala, 3. Charles Otieno (7. Rodgers Okumu), 29. Augustine Kuta (Pius Omachi – Guest Player), 9. Vincent Otieno, 5. Michael Madoya (15. John Kamau), 17. Nicholas Kipkirui (14. Rowland Makati), 24. Erick Ombija (Daniel Odhiambo – Guest Player)

    Coach: Nicholas Muyoti

    Kibera Black Stars: Tom Muthomi, Hannington Ragun, Brian Andere, Rashid Mayaka, Pascal Ogweno, Raydon Munala, Victor Onyango, Austine Moya, Walter Juma, Kevin Mwangi, Francis Waruru

    Subs: Jamal Mwenda, Kevin Taiwo, Dennix Owino, Dennis Wanyama, Wesley Onguso, Don Bolo

    Coach: Paul Ogai

    *File Photo – Okuse in a past game

  • Four changes for Bandari return

    Four changes for Bandari return

    Goalkeeper Elvis Ochoro, striker Ezekiel Odera, stopper Kenedy Onyango and midfielder John Kamau are the three new additions as Nairobi City Stars plots for a Bandari reverse game in Ruaraka on Saturday 2 April 2022 starting 3 pm.

    The quartet takes up the places of keeper Stephen Njunge, forward Augustine Kuta, stopper Edwin Buliba and injured midfielder Peter Opiyo who were all part of the trip to Mombasa a fortnight ago.

    City Stars went down 1-0 in that game after conceding at the stroke of halftime.

    City Stars squad to face Bandari

    Goalkeepers: 1. Elvis Ochoro, 16. Jacob Osano

    Defenders: 4. Salim Abdallah, 8. Calvin Masawa, 19. Kevin Okumu, 25. Kenedy Onyango, 27. Lennox Ogutu, 28. Herit Mungai,

    Midfielders: 3. Charles Otieno, 5. Michael Madoya, 15. John Kamau, 18. Sven Yidah, 20. Timothy Ouma, 21. Oliver Maloba, 30. Anthony Kimani-captain,

    Strikers: 9. Vincent Otieno Okoth, 11. Davis Agesa, 17. Nicholas Kipkirui, 24. Erick Ombija, 32. Ezekiel Odera

    Out: 2. Elvis Noor Ojiambo, 6. Ronney Kola, 7. Rodgers Okumu, 12. Edwin Buliba, 14. Rowland Makati, 10. Peter Opiyo, 22. Wycliffe Otieno, 23. Stephen Njunge, 26. Dennis Wanjala, 29. Augustine Kuta, 31. Mohammed Bajaber,

  • Madoya one of four changes for Vihiga Bullets

    Madoya one of four changes for Vihiga Bullets

    Michael Madoya, defensive-mid Charles Chale Otieno, keeper Jacob Osano, and stopper Edwin Buliba, are the four changes made as Nairobi City Stars hit the road to take on Vihiga Bullets in Bukhungu, Kakamega, on Sunday 13 March 2022 starting 3 pm.

    The four join another 16 who featured in the last game in Thika against Posta Rangers that City Stars lost 2-1.

    Buliba, out for the last four league games, returns to take up the slot vacated by fellow stopper Kenedy Vidic Onyango who misses the game due to five yellow card accumulation.

    Onyango was ruled out in City Stars’ last game in Thika after receiving a first-half yellow card, the fifth of the season.

    Osano is back after two game days and his arrival hands youngster Elvis Ochoro a rest.

    Madoya returns after missing the last three games to take up Rodgers Okuse Okumu’s place as Chale plugs into Dennis Decha Wanjala’s place.

    Till the miss, Decha was the only player to have featured in all but just four minutes, 21 games into the current 2021/22 FKF Premier League season.

    From the lot that faced Bullets in the first leg in Nairobi back in November 2021 in Ruaraka, winning 4-0, changes are five.

    Other than defenders Onyango and Wanjala, midfielders Elvis Noor Ojiambo, John Kamau as well as strikers Ebrima Sanneh who had a pre-assist, and Ezekiel Odera who scored once, will be missing the reverse tie.

    The vacancies created from the first leg squad are taken up by defenders Herit Mungai and Lennox Ogutu, midfielder Augustine Kuta, and strikers Nicholas Kipkirui and Erick Ombija.

    It is the second time that City Stars will be traveling to face Bullets, but the first time since September 2019 during the second game of the 2019/20 second-tier season.

    Subs Jamaica, Maloba turn it around against Vihiga Bullets

    From the squad that played then at Bukhungu, the returnees include; Calvins Masawa, Salim Abdalla, Kevin Okumu, Noah Abich – now as an assistant coach-, Charles Otieno, Oliver Maloba, Anthony Muki Kimani, Davis Agesa and Vincent Otieno Okoth.

    City Stars squad to face Vihiga Bullets

    Goalkeepers: 16. Jacob Osano, 23. Stephen Njunge

    Defenders: 4. Salim Abdallah, 8. Calvin Masawa, 12. Edwin Buliba, 19. Kevin Okumu, 27. Lennox Ogutu, 28. Herit Mungai,

    Midfielders: 3. Charles Otieno, 5. Michael Madoya, 10. Peter Opiyo, 20. Timothy Ouma, 18. Sven Yidah, 21. Oliver Maloba, 29. Augustine Kuta, 30. Anthony Kimani-captain,

    Strikers: 9. Vincent Otieno Okoth, 11. Davis Agesa, 17. Nicholas Kipkirui, 24. Erick Ombija,

    Out: 1. Elvis Ochoro, 2. Elvis Noor Ojiambo, 6. Ronney Kola, 7. Rodgers Okumu, 14. Rowland Makati, 15. John Kamau, 22. Wycliffe Otieno, 25. Kenedy Onyango, 26. Dennis Wanjala, 31. Mohammed Bajaber, 32. Ezekiel Odera

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