Nairobi City Stars

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  • Head-to-head: Mara Sugar (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A) vs: 2024-25 FKF-PL season

    Head-to-head: Mara Sugar (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A) vs: 2024-25 FKF-PL season

    Well, it will be a game of the unknowns when newly promoted Mara Sugar face off with Nairobi City Stars at the Awendo Green Stadium in Migori County on Saturday 21 September 2024 starting at 3 p.m. 

    Just as was the case against Nzoia Sugar at the start of the 2020-21 season, Mara Sugar and City Stars have never met in any competition.

    With no prior match connection, the upcoming match packs up unpredictability.

    As it is, the little linkage between the two is one Timothy Muganda, a centre back, signed by Simba wa Nairobi from Mara Sugar at the start of the 2022-23 season.

    Into the match, Mara Sugar are buoyed by their season debut where they blanked seasoned Kakamega Homeboyz 3-0 at the same venue.

    The team is returning for a home game after a 1-0 loss in Mombasa against Bandari in matchday two.

    City Stars on their part head to the game with a 1-1 draw against Bidco United.

    Though the Mara Sugar – City Stars tie at Awendo will be all new, City Stars has been at the same venue on eleven occasions between the year 2005 and 2016 for premier league games against another sugar side, Sony.

    City Stars first landed in Awendo Stadium for a premier league game on 5 Mar 2005 and were last there on 25th May 2016. In all occasions it was to play the now defunct Sony Sugar FC.

    Statistically, in those premier leagues at Awendo, City Stars registered two wins, four draws, and five losses.

    The two wins were identical 1-0 results delivered by German coach Oliver Page on 1 Mar 2009 and Ugandan Paul Nkata on 6 Jun 2014.

    Current coach Nicholas Muyoti will be hoping to follow in their foot steps as he seeks City Stars first season win.

    Muyoti will be up against his counterpart George Midenyo, a former City Stars player and coach, who will also be chasing a win of his own.

    Table-wise, Mara sits sixth on the log with three points, and two ahead of eleventh placed City Stars, from two outings.

    Who wins this one?

  • Head-to-head: Nairobi City Stars (H) vs Bidco United (A): 2024-25 FKF-PL season

    Head-to-head: Nairobi City Stars (H) vs Bidco United (A): 2024-25 FKF-PL season

    For the fifth time in as many seasons, Simba wa Nairobi will host Bidco United in the Kenyan topflight on Saturday 14 September 2024 in Dandora Stadium starting at 1 pm.

    Overall, it will be the ninth meeting at that level. Notwithstanding, it will be the first meeting between the two sides at the Dandora Stadium.

    City Stars last hosted Bidco United in Machakos on 9 March 2024. The game ended 1-1.

    From the previous four home games, Bidco United topples City Stars with two wins, the other two ending in draws, and have scored five goals as opposed to four.

    Interestingly, as is the case now, the two faced off in matchday two last season, in Kasarani Annex in early September 2023. It ended in a 1-1 draw.

    Once again, City Stars head coach Nicholas Muyoti will be coming up against Bidco’s Anthony Akhulia for the sixth time in the top league. For Akhulia, it will be his ninth premier league game against Simba wa Nairobi.

    While the upcoming game will be the first of the season for City Stars this season, Bidco are in their second one. As City Stars sat out the opening weekend as their opponents Kenya Police had an international assignment, Bidco clawed back to tie Shabana 1-1 at the Thika Stadium.

    Who wins this one?

    Summary

    City Stars Home games vs Bidco United-3: City Stars win (1), Bidco win (2), Draws (0)

    25-Jul-21; Nairobi City Stars vs Bidco United, 1-2
    24-Oct-21; Nairobi City Stars vs Bidco United, 2-0
    20-Nov-22; Nairobi City Stars vs Bidco United, 0-2
    09-Mar-24; Nairobi City Stars vs Bidco United, 1-1
    14-Sep-24; Nairobi City Stars vs Bidco United, ??

  • Head-to-head: Nairobi City Stars (H) vs Bidco United (A): 2023-24 FKF-PL season

    Head-to-head: Nairobi City Stars (H) vs Bidco United (A): 2023-24 FKF-PL season

    Nairobi City Stars will host Thika-based Bidco United on Saturday 9 March 2024 in Machakos Stadium starting at 1 p.m. during a 24th round, 2023-24 FKF Premier League tie. 

    It will be the fourth home game for Simba wa Nairobi against Bidco United in the Kenyan topflight, and overall, the eighth meeting at that level.

    Yet, it will be the first meeting for the two out in Machakos. The last time City Stars hosted Bidco United was on 22 November 2022 in Nyayo Stadium during the season opener in the 2022-23 FKF Premier League season. Bidco United won it 2-0.

    From the previous three home games, Bidco United topples City Stars with two wins to one, scoring four goals against three.

    Earlier this season, the two faced off in matchday two in Kasarani Annex in early September 2023. It ended in a 1-1 draw.

    Once again, City Stars head coach Nicholas Muyoti will be coming up against Bidco’s Anthony Akhulia for the fifth time in the top league. For Akhulia, it will be his eighth premier league game against City Stars.

    Heading to the match, both sides will parade draws from their previous round of games. While City Stars shows up with a 0-0 draw against Kariobangi Sharks, Bidco United will show up with a 1-1 draw against Sofapaka.

    Tablewise, Simba wa Nairobi sits sixth on the log with 38 points, seven better than tenth-placed Bidco United.

    Who wins this one?

    Summary

    City Stars Home games vs Bidco United-3: City Stars win (1), Bidco win (2), Draws (0)

    25-Jul-21; Nairobi City Stars vs Bidco United, 1-2
    24-Oct-21; Nairobi City Stars vs Bidco United, 2-0
    20-Nov-22; Nairobi City Stars vs Bidco United, 0-2
    09-Mar-24; Nairobi City Stars vs Bidco United, ??

  • Mohammed Bajaber’s first 90

    Mohammed Bajaber’s first 90

    After sitting out three games, forward Mohammed Bajaber returned to the Nairobi City Stars lineup on Saturday 2 March 2024 against Kariobangi Sharks and went on to register his first full 90-minute Kenyan Premier League game.

    Bajaber had sat out games against Shabana, Bandari, and Gor Mahia but returned to the starting lineup for the tenth time this season, against Sharks.

    “It’s been a lot of hard work, especially after a recent injury. I had to do a lot of extra work to get my fitness up and I am happy it has brought about my first full premier league game,” said the player crowned Simba wa Nairobi’s January player of the month

    Head coach Nicholas Muyoti chipped in on Mohammed’s milestone stating;

    “He worked for it during recent friendlies and we were convinced that his performance has reached a point where he could stretch across a full game. And he proved it in the Sharks game,”

    “Mentally he needs to know that he is a 90-minute player and should pyschologically prepare to complete more games.” said Muyoti

    In returning against Sharks, Bajaber earned his 17th game this season, to improve his regular time minutes to 877. Overall, it was his 33rd premiership game.

    In his previous 16 games in the last two seasons, Bajaber earned only three starts and 13 sub appearances.

  • Head-to-head: Kariobangi Sharks (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A)

    Head-to-head: Kariobangi Sharks (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A)

    On Saturday 2 March 2024, Kariobangi Sharks will host Nairobi City Stars in a matchday 23, 2023-24 FKF Premier League match in Police Sacco Stadium, South C, starting at 3 p.m.

    This will be the fourth time that Sharks will be home against Simba wa Nairobi in the top flight.

    From the previous three games, City Stars carried the day winning all games outscoring their opponents five goals to two.

    Sharks lost the last two encounters in the past two seasons 2-1 and 1-0 in games played at Kasarani Annex on 22 April 2023, and 5 Feb 2022, respectively.

    The first away topflight trip against Sharks back on 29 May 2021 in Utalii ended in a 2-1 win.

    Ahead of the upcoming tie, Sharks will be seeking their first home win over City Stars.

    They come to the Saturday tie with a 1-1 draw against FC Talanta from their previous game while City Stars tags along with a 1-0 loss to champions Gor Mahia.

    City Stars also parades a 3-1 triumph over Sharks in the first leg to the game, a result Shsrks will be keen to overtun.

    Table-wise, Sharks is 16th on the log with 23 points after 22 rounds while Simba wa Nairobi is up sixth with 37 points.

    The touchline will see Sharks Coach William Kanu Muluya face off with former Kenya Captain Nicholas Muyoti for the sixth time in the Kenyan topflight.

    Who wins this one?

    Summary 

    City Stars away games vs Sharks: 3 – Wins (3), Draws (0), Losses (0)

    29-05-21: Kariobangi Sharks vs City Stars, 1-2 (W)

    05-02-22: Kariobangi Sharks vs City Stars, 0-1 (W)

    22-04-23: Kariobangi Sharks vs City Stars, 1-2 (W)

    02-03-24: Kariobangi Sharks vs City Stars, ??

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