Nairobi City Stars

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  • Head-to-head: Nairobi City Stars (H) vs Bidco United (A): 2021-22 FKF-PL season

    Head-to-head: Nairobi City Stars (H) vs Bidco United (A): 2021-22 FKF-PL season

    Nairobi City Stars will ‘host’ Thika-based Bidco United on Sunday 24 October 2021 at the Thika Stadium, starting 3 pm, in a fourth-round 2021-22 FKF Premier League match.

    It will only be the third time that the two teams will be facing off in the Premier League, and just the second time that City Stars will host Bidco United.

    During a similar fourth-round tie last season, held at Utalii, host Bidco United forced a 0-0 draw in the first-ever top-flight meeting between the two sides.

    Bidco went on to win the reverse tie hosted by City Stars at Ruaraka 2-1 adding on to a 1-0 win posted earlier during a 16th round domestic Cup tie at the same venue.

    A notable departure from last season is the change of personnel on the Simba wa Nairobi side.

    Bosnian Sanjin Alagic who handled all three games against Bidco United last season has since left. Nicholas Muyoti, immediate former coach at Kakamega Homeboyz, is the man in charge of City Stars.

    Heading to the Sunday tie, host Nairobi City Stars carries two straight wins over newly-promoted Kenya Police (2-0) and Wazito (3-1) as Bidco is reeling from a loss to Bandari (3-2) and draw to Ulinzi (1-1).

    Summary

    KPL games-2: City Stars win (0), Bidco win (1), Draws (0)

    City Stars Home games vs Bidco United

    25-Jul-21; Nairobi City Stars vs Bidco United, 1-2
    24-Oct-21; Nairobi City Stars vs Bidco United, ??

  • Head-to-head: Kenya Police (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A)

    Head-to-head: Kenya Police (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A)

    Newly promoted Kenya Police and Nairobi City Stars will face off for the first time ever in the Premier League on Saturday 16 October 2021 at Kasarani Annex starting 3 pm.

    Police made a return to the topflight, for their second appearance time since 1981, after finishing second in the National Super League (NSL) accompanying champions FC Talanta.

    While it will be the first meeting ever in the topflight, Police and City Stars are not new to each other.

    Since dropping down to the second tier in the 2017 season, City Stars and Police have met eight times across four seasons.

    City Stars has picked two wins, a double in the 2019/20 season, lost twice, and drawn the other four games.

    In away games to Police, the first two games have ended in barren draws while the third, played on 17 April 2019, was later awarded 2-0 to Police after the game was abandoned in the second half due to City Stars protestation of an awarded penalty.

    At the point of abandonment, the game was tied 1-1 after David Oluoch canceled out a first-half Ebrima Sanneh’s header after the restart.

    Further to the points’ award following a hearing, a City Stars coach, goalkeeper, and defender were slapped with three-month bans for allegedly leading to the abandonment of the game.

    In the final away game to Police, still at Karuturi, City Stars came from a goal down to lead 2-1 at halftime before going on to register a 3-2 win, their first-ever win over Police.

    The first away game for City Stars was handled by coach Robert Matano while the next two were under coach John Amboko who is currently an assistant coach.

    The final one, the 3-2 win, was under Bosnian Sanjin Alagic.

    The historic clash on Saturday evening is now on new coach Nicholas Muyoti who will be coming face to face with City Stars former coach and Kebyan legend John Bobby Ogola on the Police side.

    Summary

    KPL games – None

    NSL games – City Stars away to Police

    8-Apr-17; Kenya Police vs City Stars, 0-0 (D)
    29-Sep-18; Kenya Police vs City Stars, 0-0 (D)
    17-Apr-19; Kenya Police vs City Stars, 2-0 (L)-awarded
    6-Oct-19; Kenya Police vs City Stars, 2-3 (W)

    16 Oct 21; Kenya Police vs City Stars, ?

    NSL games – City Stars at home

    18-Sep-17; City Stars vs Kenya Police, 0-3 (L)
    7-May-18: City Stars vs Kenya Police, 1-1 (D)
    16-Jan-19; City Stars vs Kenya Police, 1-1 (D)
    29-Feb-20; City Stars vs Kenya Police, 2-1 (W)

  • ‘Babu’ revels in debut top-flight goal

    ‘Babu’ revels in debut top-flight goal

    Finally, teenager Timothy Noor Ouma aka Babu got his Kenyan Premier League goal. 

    This was as Nairobi City Stars kicked off its 2021-22 FKF Premier League campaign on Sunday 26 September 2021 away to Sofapaka in Wundayi, Taita Taveta.

    City Stars lost the game 3-1 but one of the positives from Simba wa Nairobi was Babu’s goal in the 86th minute that sliced the scoreline to 2-1 before the home team added a last one in added time to carry the day.

    “Before the game, I had told the CEO (Patrick Korir) I was determined to kick off the season with a goal,”

    “It’s a good feeling to have scored even though the team did not win the game,”

    “That was just the opening goal and I believe there are many more goals in me to score this season.” added the Laiser Hill alumnus

    Head coach Nicholas Muyoti added his voice to Babu’s historic goal;

    “It was a very good goal from him. It showed a lot of confidence.”

    In the Sunday game, Timothy was a second-half substitute for field captain Anthony Muki Kimani at the hour mark alongside Peter Opiyo and Erick Ombija who came on for his sibling Elvis Noor Ojiambo and Rodgers Okuse Okumu, respectively.

    Last season Ouma featured in 24 of 33 games earning ten starts and went on to complete three games. He went on to clock 935 minutes in his first top-flight season.

    He had three assists and was twice named the MVP in games against Tusker and Posta Rangers towards season-end.

  • Muyoti: Losing start an eye opener

    Muyoti: Losing start an eye opener

    Nairobi City Stars had a false start to the 2021-22 FKF Premier League season after going down 3-1 to home team Sofapaka on Sunday 26 September 2021 away to Sofapaka in Wundayi, Taita Taveta.

    It was a debut game for head coach Nicholas Muyoti who took over the reins of the team in the offseason.

    While he was obviously disappointed with the result, Muyoti states the mistakes were duly noted and will be rectified before the next assignment.

    “Bad start, but a very good eye-opener,” he said before adding; “We have time to work on our mistakes before our next match,”

    “At least we managed to pull a goal back and I am optimistic that the next result will be positive,” he added

    As per the league calendar, the league takes an international break after the opening weekend to allow the national team adequately prepare for two 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

    City Stars next premier league assignment is on Sunday 17 October 2021 against promoted Kenya Police at Ruaraka starting 3 pm.

  • Head-to-head: Sofapaka (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A): 2021-22 FKF-PL season

    Head-to-head: Sofapaka (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A): 2021-22 FKF-PL season

    On Sunday 26 September 2021, starting 3 pm, Nairobi City Stars will be away to Sofapaka for a tenth time in the Kenyan Premier League at Wundanyi in Taita Taveta.

    The upcoming game will be played at the same venue where City Stars visited in January during a match day nine clash in the 2020-21 season.

    Sofapaka won that game 1- 0 to make it a sixth win in nine games over visiting City Stars.

    In the upcoming game head coach Nicholas Muyoti will be making his touchline debut for Simba wa Nairobi, as the club seeks only its third win away to Sofapaka. City Stars has won twice on the road against Sofapaka and drawn once.

    City Stars two away wins are identical 2-1 wins in 2009 and 2014 at Nyayo Stadium and Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos.

    The first win was in the first-ever premier league meeting between the two sides back on 27 September A brace from Ugandan hitman Jimmy Bageya, off two assists from Colins Tiego, handed City Stars a 2-1 win. John Baraza scored the consolation for Sofapaka.

    In 2014, first-half goals by Dennis Ng’ang’a and Ugandan George Abege, off two assists from Kevin Master Ochieng, led to the win. Sofapaka responded in the second half through Anthony Ndolo.

    “We know what we are coming up against, but we are ready. The team has prepared well and is raring to go in the upcoming season opener,” said coach Muyoti

    Overall Sofapaka vs City Stars Premier League games: 18 (Sofapaka-9 Wins, City Stars-5 wins, Draws-4)

    Sofapaka home games vs City Stars: 9 (Sofapaka-6 Wins, City Stars-2 wins, Draws-1)

    * First score for Sofapaka, second for City Stars

    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 ??

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