Nairobi City Stars

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  • Head-to-head: Tusker (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A): 2023/24 FKF Premier League season

    Head-to-head: Tusker (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A): 2023/24 FKF Premier League season

    Tusker FC will host Nairobi City Stars in Machakos Stadium on Saturday 11 November 2023, starting 3 p.m., in matchday eleven of the 2023/24 FKF Premier League.

    It is the first time in 349 days that Tusker will be hosting Simba wa Nairobi in the league.

    The last meet was in Ruaraka on 27 November 2022 during matchday two of the past season. Then, Tusker came from a goal down to see off a disjointed City Stars 4-1.

    The game had initially been planned for Ruaraka but due to the prevailing weather conditions, a soggy surface necessitated the shift in venue to Machakos, 64 km away from Nairobi.

    Tusker has never hosted City Stars in Machakos before making the upcoming game a unique one.

    Notwithstanding, the two sides met in that venue back on 27 Feb 2016 during a matchday three game in the 2016 Premier League season, but with City Stars as hosts. 2,814 days later, the two face off in Machakos in the top league but with Tusker as the hosts.

    It will be game no. 31 in the top flight between the two since the year 2003, but game 16 with Tusker as the home team.

    From the previous 15 games away to Tusker, Simba wa Nairobi has managed five wins, three draws, and lost the other seven.

    In those 15 games, Tusker has outscored City Stars 19 goals to 15. Of the 15 games, City Stars has only failed to score against Tusker on three occasions and has scored, at least a goal, in the last nine straight away games.

    The game will see City Stars coach Nicholas Muyoti come up against his Tusker counterpart Robert Matano for the fifth time in the last three seasons.

    Into the game, Tusker carries a 2-1 away loss to Muranga SEAL from the last round to the game as Simba wa Nairobi parades a 3-2 win over AFC Leopards.

    Table-wise, City Stars sits eleventh on the 19-team log with 12 points, with a one-point buffer over Tusker currently sitting in the 13th spot.

    Who wins this one?

    Summary

    City Stars away games vs Tusker; Wins (5), Draws (3), Loses (7). Total – 15

    17-Oct-04; Tusker vs World Hope, 1-0 (L)
    2-Jul-06; Tusker vs World Hope, 1-0 (L)
    21-Jul-07; Tusker vs World Hope, 3-1 (L)
    20-Aug-08; Tusker vs World Hope, 0-2 (W)
    4-Apr-09; Tusker vs City Stars, 1-1 (D)
    9-May-10Tusker vs City Stars, 1-0 (L)
    17-Jul-11; Tusker vs City Stars, 2-1 (L)
    11-Feb-12; Tusker vs City Stars, 2-1 (L)
    20-Sep-13; Tusker vs City Stars, 2-3 (W)
    19-Sep-14; Tusker vs City Stars, 1-1 (D)
    21-Aug-15; Tusker vs City Stars, 0-1 (W)
    23-Oct-16; Tusker vs City Stars, 1-1 (D)
    30-Jul-21; Tusker vs City Stars, 0-1 (W)
    16-Jan-22; Tusker vs City Stars, 0-1 (W)
    27-Nov-22; Tusker vs City Stars, 4-1 (L)
    10-Nov-23; Tusker vs City Stars, ??

    Kapen
    City Stars forward Samuel Kapen in action against Humphrey Mieno of Tusker during a matchday 28 FKF Premier League tie in Ruaraka on Wed 3 May 2023. It ended 0-0
  • Pius Omachi nears full return

    Pius Omachi nears full return

    After sitting out game action for months, Simba wa Nairobi flyer Pius Omachi is now on the verge of making a full return.

    Omachi has been undergoing rehab since March 2023 after an injury rendered his 2022-23 FKF Premier League season over.

    According to team Physio Brian Otieno Odongo, Omachi is now good to go.

    “All he now needs is match fitness. Otherwise, he has a clean bill of health,”

    “It’s been a journey since his injury back in March. Progressively, he has come through to a point he will soon start contesting for a place in the team for competitive games,” said Brian

    Brian’s sentiments were echoed by head coach Nicholas Muyoti;

    “We have assessed him and he is now on the verge of returning to the squad. He has been part of our full training and we have tested him in friendly games,”

    “Most recently he clocked a full half which goes to show he’s getting there. It’s now just a matter of time,” added Muyoti

    Omachi on his part is optimistic that he’ll be picked up league games before the turn of the year.

    “It’s indeed been a journey but finally I am back to full training and I have been topping up on minutes from one friendly game to the next,”

    “The coach has told me that after featuring in another two friendly games or so I’ll be considered for league games. It is my desire to get there as soon as possible. I hope that will be before year’s end.” he added

    Omachi made his Kenyan Premier League debut against Gor Mahia on Saturday 4 February in Kasarani during a match day 14 tie after coming on as a substitute in the second half. Till that big day, he had been named to the bench for three straight games.

    As fate would have it, that was his first – and last league game – as the injury that kept him out for months on followed.

    Pius Omachi
    Pius Omachi
    Pius Omachi
    Pius Omachi
  • Timothy Muganda: No pressure with armband

    Timothy Muganda: No pressure with armband

    After close to seven weeks, big unit Timothy Muganda returned to the Nairobi City Stars starting lineup, with a difference.

    Muganda last started a game against Gor Mahia on 17 September 2023, in Kasarani during match day three, and 48 days later, was back on the same scene as the team captain, for the first time while at City Stars. He led Simba wa Nairobi to a 3-2 win.

    “Wearing the armband against AFC Leopards came with absolutely no pressure. I was easy with it,”

    “Remember previously I was at Soy United where I was the regular captain. I got used to the responsibilities that come with captaincy,”

    According to head coach Nicholas Muyoti, command was required at the back and that role fitted the very vocal Muganda.

    “We needed command at the back and thought giving him the armband would inspire him. We hope that it motivated him in that game, and that it will do the same in the games to come,” said Muyoti

    On the game itself, Muganda was excited with the triumph that ended a two-game losing streak.

    “It was a very important win considering we had had a patch recently. We had a good game approach that worked for us that delivered the win though we had to endure a nervy ending,”

    “The win gives us confidence and we can now go to the next set of games on a high.” he added

    After matchday three against Gor Mahia in mid-September, Muganda went on to miss the next five games but returned for the Muranga SEAL tie on 1 November as a substitute.

    He completed the Leopards match in what was only his 15th Kenyan Premier League appearance.

    Muganda, City Stars
    Timothy Muganda wore the armband for Nairobi City Stars against AFC Leopards on Sat 4 Nov 2023
  • Head-to-head: Bidco United (H) vs Nairobi City Stars (A): 2023-24 FKF-Premier League season

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

    For the fourth time in the Kenyan top-flight league, Bidco United will host Nairobi City Stars in Kasarani Annex on Sunday 3 Sep 2023 during the second match of the 2023-24 FKF Premier League starting at 3 pm.

    Bidco United last hosted Simba wa Nairobi at the same venue on 7 March 2023 during an 18th-round league tie last season. It ended 0-0.

    That 0-0 stalemate was the second between the two teams in the last three years. The other game hosted by Bidco United, in March 2022, ended in a 2-0 win for the hosts.

    For a third time home game, Bidco United coach Anthony Akhulia will come against his counterpart Nicholas Muyoti on the Simba wa Nairobi side.

    Both teams are going into the encounter on the back of 0-0 draws from their opening games last weekend. Both teams are in search of maiden season goals, and maximum points. They are both in mid-table.

    Who wins this one?

    Summary

    City Stars away games to Bidco United: 3; Bidco win (1), City Stars win (0), Draw (2)

    City Stars away (premier) games vs Bidco United

    17-Dec-20; Bidco United vs Nairobi City Stars, 0-0 (D)
    05-Mar-22; Bidco United vs Nairobi City Stars, 2-0 (W)
    07-Mar-23; Bidco United vs Nairobi City Stars, 0-0 (D)
    03-Sep-23; Bidco United vs Nairobi City Stars, ??

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

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

    Nairobi City Stars will host Gor Mahia in Kasarani Main Stadium on Sunday 25 June 2023 starting at 3 pm during a very high stake 34th and final game in the 2022-23 FKF Premier League schedule.

    High stake in the sense that the upcoming game is a title decider. Gor Mahia comes to the game as the table leader in the 18-team league with 67 points, one ahead of defending champions Tusker.

    They have to match the results of their foe who will be playing away to Vihiga Bullets in Mumias on the same day.

    In the Sunday game, it will be match number 28 in the Kenyan top-flight between City Stars and Gor Mahia since the 2005/6 premier league season. It will be the 14th game for City Stars as the home team against Gor Mahia.

    The game comes 13 months after the two last faced off at the same venue, in which City Stars played as hosts. Gor came from behind on two occasions to win it 3-2.

    From the previous 13 home games, City Stars has a single win over Gor Mahia. In June 2006, then known as World Hope, the team ‘beat’ Gor – who never turned up for a 36th round tie in Nyayo Stadium in the 2005-6 season. It was a walkover.

    From the other 12 games, City Stars has managed six draws and lost the other six. In the 13 home games, Gor Mahia has outscored Simba wa Nairobi 22 goals to eleven.

    City Stars has previously hosted Gor Mahia three times in season enders: at the end of the 2006/7, 2008, and 2010 seasons.

    On 17th Nov 2007, in the final game of the 2006/7 season, City Stars, coached by Robert Matano, held Gor Mahia to a 2-2 draw at the Hope Centre. Justus Basweti and Dennis Wise Okoth scored for the home team as Gor grabbed a share of the spoils with a brace from Bramwell Karamoja.

    On 22 Nov 2008, in the final game of the 2008 season, City Stars, coached by legend John ‘Bobby’ Ogolla, held Gor Mahia to a 1-1 draw at the Hope Centre. Francis Thairu scored for the hosts with Zablon Otieno scoring for the visitors.

    In the final game of the 2010 season, played in City Stadium, City Stars, coached by Ken Odhiambo, held Gor Mahia to a 0-0 draw.

    As is the case in the upcoming game, the 2010 tie had a bearing on who takes home the league title. But Ulinzi Stars beat Gor Mahia to it with a 3-0 win over Karuturi Sports at Afraha Stadium in Nakuru.

    Ahead to the upcoming game, City Stars parades a 2-2 draw earned in their penultimate season game against FC Talanta, as Gor Mahia is reeling from a 3-2 loss to Kakamega Homeboyz.

    Simba wa Nairobi coach Nicholas Muyoti will once again be up against his counterpart on the Gor side Johnathan McKinstry who was behind the 1-0 win during the corresponding first-leg match at the same venue.

    City Stars sits 15th on the log with 34 points while Gor Mahia is top of the charts with 67 points.

    Who wins this one?

    Summary

    City Stars home games vs Gor: 13–Wins (1), Draws (6), Loses (6)

    11-Jun-06; World Hope vs Gor Mahia, 2-0 (W-walkover)
    17-Nov-07; World Hope vs Gor Mahia, 2-2 (D)*
    22-Nov-08; World Hope vs Gor Mahia, 1-1 (D)*
    16-Aug-09; City Stars vs Gor Mahia, 0-1 (L)
    14-Nov-10; City Stars vs Gor Mahia, 0-0 (D)*
    2-Nov-11; City Stars vs Gor Mahia, 0-1 (L)
    21-Jul-12; City Stars vs Gor Mahia, 0-4 (L)
    4-Aug-13; City Stars vs Gor Mahia, 0-0 (D)
    4-Oct-14; City Stars vs Gor Mahia, 1-4 (L)
    15-Apr-15; City Stars vs Gor Mahia, 0-3 (L)
    12-Mar-16; City Stars vs Gor Mahia, 2-2 (D)
    17-Jul-21; City Stars vs Gor Mahia, 1-1 (D)
    29-May-22; City Stars vs Gor Mahia, 2-3 (L)
    25-Jun-23; City Stars vs Gor Mahia, ??*

    *season enders

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