Home team Nairobi City Stars went down 3-2 to Gor Mahia in Kasarani on Sunday 29 May 2022 during an FKF Premier League matchday 32 tie.
City Stars, hosting Gor for the 13th time in the top flight, opened the scores through skipper Anthony Muki Kimani in the 32nd minute – his sixth of the season – only for Gor to send the game tied 1-1 at half time with a Samuel Onyango low shot in the 42nd minute.
Right at the restart, Timothy Babu Ouma sent City Stars 2-1 ahead matching Muki with his sixth of the season.
But again, Gor responded, four minutes after the hour mark, when Benson Omala got to a split pass in the box to fire low at the far post.
In the 72nd minute Gor custodian Gad Mathew’s was slapped with a straight red after stopping Muki a goal scoring opportunity outside the box.
11 minutes later, Gor went ahead for the first time when a cut back from the left was bundled home by a City Stars defender.
From the latest results, Gor moved up to fourth place with 51 points, ahead of fight placed City Stars with a point-less.
Next up for City Stars is an away game to AFC Leopards in Nyayo Stadium on Saturday 4 June 2022.
Lineups
Nairobi City Stars: 16. Jacob Osano, 26. Dennis Wanjala, 26. Kenedy Onyango, 22. Wycliffe Otieno, 8. Calvin Masawa (19. Kevin Okumu – 60), 18. Sven Yidah, 2. Elvis Noor Ojiambo, 20. Timothy Noor Ouma, 30. Anthony Kimani, 11. Davis Agesa (7. Rodgers Okumu-65), 32. Ezekiel Odera (17. Nicholas Kipkirui-65)
Unused subs: 1. Elvis Ochoro, 5. Mike Madoya, 12. Edwin Buliba, 14. Rowland Makati, 28. Herit Mungai, 31. Mohammed Bajaber
Coach: Nicholas Muyoti
Gor Mahia: 16. Gad Mathews, 50. Paul Ochuoga (36. Dolph Owino – 75), 2. Geoffrey Ochieng, 33. Dennis Ng’ang’a, 26. Philemon Otieno, 20. Ernest Wendo (30. John Ochieng – 90+2), 10. Peter Lwasa, 7. Austine Odhiambo (27. Boniface Omondi – 61), 22. Benson Omala, 19. Sammy Onyango (14. Parmenas Ochola – 90+2), 5. George Odhiambo (24. Sando Yangayay – 61)
Unused subs: 32. Peter Oudu, 11. John Macharia, 25. Jules Ulimwengu, 28. Victor Ochieng
Coach: Andre Spier
Cautions
Nairobi City Stars: 18. sven Yidah (49 – yellow), 2. Elvis Noor Ojiambo (86 – yellow)
Gor Mahia: 16. Gad Mathews (72 – red)
Goals
Nairobi City Stars: 30. Anthony Kimani (32), 20. Timothy Ouma (47)
Gor Mahia: 19. Samuel Onyango (42), 22. Benson Omala (64), 26. Dennis Wanjala (Own goal – 83)
Nairobi City Stars overcame home team Ngong FC 4-0 in a friendly game played at the Ng’ong Vapor Grounds on Wednesday 18 May 2022.
A John Kamau goal in the eighth minute, off an Ezekiel Odera pass, separated the two sides at halftime.
Further goals by Timothy Ouma in the 58th minute, Vincent Otieno off a Kevin Okumu cross in the 84th minute, and Daniel Otieno’s goal from a rebound right at the death ended the game at 4-0.
The game handed the players that did not clock full minutes or missed out on the last game against Tusker, a run-out ahead of an upcoming game against KCB in Kasarani on Saturday 21 May 2022 starting 3 pm.
Lineups
Nairobi City Stars: 1. Elvis Ochoro, 26. Dennis Wanjala, 4. Salim Abdalla (27. Lennox Ogutu), 3. Charles Otieno (Kevin Okumu), 12. Edwin Buliba, 2. Elvis Noor Ojiambo (Theopylle Otieno), 29. Augustine Kuta (14. Rowland Makati), 31. Mohammed Bajaber (Timothy Ouma), 15. John Kamau (Briton Mwindo), 32. Ezekiel Odera (Pius Omachi), 9. Vincent Otieno (Daniel Otieno)
Ngong FC: Antony Mungai, Moses Munei, Brian Kamau, Mathias Mathi, Hassan Abdi, Baddy Okello, Daffella Mahmoud, Eufyaies Migowe, Kevin Siwa, Victor Kila, Moses Ndegwa
Subs: Juma Evans, Michael Mutu, John Manella, Fahim Hamid, Bramwell Asigi, Kletia Munene
An Ezekiel Odera penalty in the 58th minute, earned after Timothy Babu Ouma was bumped off the ball by stopper Dennis Nandwa, was the difference as Nairobi City Stars visited Wazito at Kasarani Annex on Monday 9 May 2022 for a 29th round FKF Premier League clash.
Odera’s goal, the eighth of the season and his 32nd in all competition for City Stars, earned City Stars a record-tying 14th premier league win, matching a rare fete only achieved in the 2005/6 premier league season.
Simba wa Nairobi is now on 49 points up a place to fifth place, as Wazito remained 17th in the 18-team log with 22 points after Monday proceedings.
Inside the first ten minutes of the game, City Stars had a freekick flashed into the box by Herit Mungai that yielded a fruitless corner as Nicholas Kipkirui, in his first start since mid-March, had a header off a Calvin Masawa cross fly wide, and soon after Davies Agesa arrived in the box with speed only to fire wide.
In between Kipkirui and Agesa’s efforts, Wazito’s Curtis Wekesa landed in the City Stars box only to serve a feeble cross that was checked.
Within the next dozen minutes, Wazito had the better chances to grab an opener but a Tyson Otieno shot ended up with keeper Jacob Osano as Wekesa followed that up with an unaccounted freekick from the edge of the box.
As the clock ticked 25 minutes, Odera forced a corner that Mungai fired straight at Wazito keeper Zamu Adisa and moments later, a Timothy Ouma freekick earned after Kipkirui was clipped, flew high and wide.
Past the half-hour mark, it is Wazito that had the best of chances but a glorious opportunity that fell to skipper Ellie Asieche in the 40th minute went wide after the first take had been saved by Osano.
Wazito were to waste two corners as City Stars fired wide a freekick just before the breather.
Inside two minutes of the second half, either side fired freekicks wide and in the 54th minute, City Stars went a goal up after Timothy Ouma nodded home an Odera cross only for the ref to rule it out for offside.
Three minutes later, Babu raced into the box to receive a high ball but was checked to earn a penalty that Odera drove home with his left foot two minutes later for Simba wa Nairobi to go 1-0 up.
The goal spurred Wazito to action and within the next six minutes, they forced three corners from defenders Masawa and Wycliffe Otieno, and keeper Osano who dived the right way to stop a point-blank attempt from Wekesa. All corners were wasted.
In the 70th minute, City Stars coach Nicholas Muyoti added firepower to his flanks by bringing on flyer Rodgers Okuse Okumu for Kipkirui and Augustine Kuta for Agesa as Wazito introduced striker Eric Otieno for defensive-mid Fidel Origa.
Three minutes after the changes, Wazito won a freekick at the edge of the box but Osano dove right to keep out a Rooney Onyango take that was destined for the base of the upright for yet another corner that yielded naught.
Three minutes later stopper Kenedy Vidic Onyango pulled a massive save stopping a Rooney drive on the line as Wazito continued to pile more pressure on Simba wa Nairobi.
In the 81st minute, Wazito threw in their final subs bringing on Azizi Okaka and Ezekiel Otieno for Wekesa and Michael Owino, respectively.
Moments later, City Stars opted to defend their lead by pulling out goal scorer Odera for stopper Salim Situ Abdalla as defensive-mid Charles Otieno came on for creative-mid Elvis Noor Ojiambo.
A corner for Wazito, a long-range shot by fresh Charles Otieno, and a massive Osano save for yet another corner for Wazito, were part of the action in the next few minutes.
Right at the death, a speeding Okuse was brought down by keeper Adisa. The center ref issued out a freekick that Babu fired wide.
The game came to an end with a Wazito freekick that Ronney fired straight to the City Stars wall.
Lineups
Wazito FC: 40. Zamu Adisa, 88 Rooney Onyango, 3. Swaleh Pamba (33. Levian Odhiambo-46), 6. Dennis Nandwa, 50. Brian Musa, 12. Fidel Origa (29. Eric Otieno-70), 21. Amos Asembeka, 17. Tyson Otieno (10. James Kinyanjui-46), 11. Curtis Wekesa (27. Azizi Okaka-81), 16. Ellie Asieche-Captain, 9. Michael Owino (7. Ezekiel Otieno-81)
Unused subs: 14. Bashir Ssekagya, 15. Dennis Shikayi, 23. Hillary Otieno, 19. Elvis Shitambasi, 44. Johnstone Omurwa
Coach: Fred Ambani
Nairobi City Stars: 16. Jacob Osano, 8. Calvin Masawa-captain, 25. Kenedy Onyango, 22. Wycliffe Otieno, 28. Herit Mungai, 18. Sven Yidah, 2. Elvis Noor Ojiambo (3. Charles Otieno-84), 20. Timothy Noor Ouma, 17. Nicholas Kipkirui (7. Rodgers Okumu-70), 11. Davis Agesa (29. Augustine Kuta-70), 32. Ezekiel Odera (4. Salim Abdallah-84)
Unused subs: 1. Elvis Ochoro, 5. Michael Madoya, 12. Edwin Buliba, 26. Dennis Wanjala, 31. Mohammed Bajaber
Out: 6. Ronney Kola, 9. Vincent Otieno Okoth, 10. Peter Opiyo, 14. Rowland Makati, 15. John Kamau, 19. Kevin Okumu, 21. Oliver Maloba, 23. Stephen Njunge, 24. Erick Ombija, 27. Lennox Ogutu, 30. Anthony Kimani,
The end result was a 0-0 draw when Nairobi City Stars hosted Kenya Police in a reverse round 28 FKF Premier League tie played in Ruaraka on Sunday 1 May 2022.
The cagey affair could have gone either way but City Stars will have to thank keeper Jacob Osano to thank for pulling massives saves in the second half to register his eleventh clean sheet this season, and 12th for Simba wa Nairobi.
Police also survived the death when a Timothy Ouma freekick smacked the crossbar with the keeper well beaten.
Simba wa Nairobi had the earliest of chances to disturb Police when Augustine Kuta – who had been handed his first start ever at City Stars – floated a freekick in the second minute that Sven Yidah headed out at the far post.
A minute later Kuta was in the box Police and fired for goal only for his effort to get a clearance. The visitors responded immediately when Duke Abuya got the ball outside the box and fired straight at City Stars keeper Jacob Osano.
Two minutes later, Kuta was in the Police box again, only to fire high up. And again, Duke responded with a shot on the other end only for Osano to check the effort at the near post.
Four minutes later, Osano spilled a ball off a Duke shot, and the best striker Clinton Kinanga could do was hit the side netting from the rebound.
In the minutes that followed, Cliffton Miheso wasted a freekick and had a header go wide as City Stars wasted a freekick and a corner.
In the 34th minute, Sven received a yellow card, the first in the game, for an alleged foul on Abuya. Four minutes later Police stopper Silicho Soita was also carded for a check on City Stars striker Ezekiel Odera.
In between, City Stars stopper Wycliffe Wiked Otieno – playing his first game of the season, and the first premier league game since 14 August 2021 – saw his header off a Herit Mungai freekick fly just wide.
Police responded in the dying minutes of the first half with a long-range effort from Miheso that went straight to Osano. His freekick, later on, won fruitless back-to-back corners ending the action in the first half.
Inside four minutes of the second half, Police had two near-misses as Kinanga wasted a cross from left-back David Owino Ambulu as Miheso headed straight at Osano.
City Stars then tweaked their lineup bringing on Elvis Noor Ojiambo for Kuta who had been out marked after switching with John Kamau from the right to the left-wing towards the close of the first half.
City Stars spurred to life and Elvis’s sibling Timothy dinked the ball just past the goal as Kamau was stopped at the edge of the box with a run on goal.
Within three minutes as the clock read 55 minutes, center ref Dr. Peter Waweru Kamaku was forced to hand out three yellow cards; one to City Stars stopper Kenedy Vidic Onyango for a foul on Kinanga, and to Kamau for a high boot. Police skipper Musa Mohammed also got his booking after a challenge on Kamau.
At the hour mark, flyer Rodgers Okuse Okumu came on for Kamau and ten minutes later a double change saw the arrival of Lennox Ogutu for an injured Wycliffe Otieno and Nicholas Kipkirui for Odera. The next minute, Police brought in winger Alvin Mangeni for Miheso.
In between the changes, Timothy Ouma took a freekick that earned a wasted corner that went straight to Police keeper Juma.
In the 75th minute, Kinanga could have handed Police the lead but an agile Osano saved his point-blank effort.
Two minutes later there was panic at Ruaraka after a dashing Oliver Maloba collided with Police keeper Juma and the medics made an emergency rush to attend to him.
After close to three minutes of stoppage, he was stabilized but was unable to continue with the game. And with City Stars substitution slots already exhausted, the team had to play a man less for the rest of the game.
With the numerical advantage, Police raided the City Stars box but fluffed virtually all their chances. On the other end, Timothy had a freekick go straight to keeper Juma before his sibling Elvis fired a ball, off a Kipkirui effort, that ended up with to the same keeper.
In the final minute of the game, Osano did the unthinkable when he fingertipped a David Simiyu close-range would-be deciding header for a corner that Police failed to utilize. Simiyu had only been on the pitch for less than a minute after coming on for Silicho.
But the final drama of the evening rested on teenager Timothy who smacked the crossbar with a precise freekick in the fifth minute of added time. It earned a corner that yielded naught as the game came to a close.
Okuse, on full flight mode on the left, earned the freekick leaving right back Lusaka with a yellow card.
From the Labour Day result, City Stars remains fourth with 46 points as Police maintained the 13th spot with 31 points.
Next up for City Stars is an away game to Wazito on Sunday 8 May 2022 in Kasarani starting 3 pm.
Lineups
Nairobi City Stars: 16. Jacob Osano, 8. Calvin Masawa-captain , 28. Herit Mungai, 22. Wycliffe Otieno (27. Lennox Ogutu-70), 25. Kennedy Onyango, 18. Sven Yidah, 20. Timothy Ouma , 15. John Kamau (7. Rodgers Okumu-60), 29. Augustine Kuta (2. Elvis Noor-50), 32. Ezekiel Odera (17. Nicholas Kipkirui-70)
Unused subs: 1. Elvis Ochoro, 5. Michael Madoya, 12. Edwin Buliba, 26. Dennis Wanjala, 14. Rowland Makati,
Out:Out: 3. Charles Otieno, 4. Salim Abdallah, 6. Ronney Kola, 9. Vincent Otieno Okoth, 10. Peter Opiyo, 11. Davis Agesa, 19. Kevin Okumu, 23. Stephen Njunge, 24. Erick Ombija, 30. Anthony Kimani, 31. Mohammed Bajaber
Coach: Nicholas Muyoti
Kenya Police: 31. Juma Reuben, 13. Collins Lusaka, 5. Musa Mohammed-captain, 20. Duncan Otieno, 3. Silicho Soita (15. David Simiyu-89), David Owino Ambulu, 12. Charles Ouma, 24. Leslie Otieno, 23. Cliffton Miheso (17. Alvin Mangeni-71), 40. Duke Abuya, 21. Clinton Kinanga
Unused subs: 35. Job Ochieng, 18. Harun Shakava, 11. Erick Kipkirui, 7. David Oluoch, 28. Alex Luganji
Coach: Sammy Pamzo Omollo
Cautions (Yellow cards)
Nairobi City Stars: 18. Sven Yidah (34), 25. Kenedy Onyango (55), 15. John Kamau (57)
Kenya Police: 3. Silicho Soita (38), 5. Musa Mohammed (58), 13. Collins Lusaka (90+)
City Stars winger John Kamau goes for the ball against Kenya Police stopper Duncan Otieno during a 28th round FKF Premier League tie in Ruaraka on Sun 1 May 2022. It ended 0-0City Stars stopper Lennox Ogutu goes for the ball against Kenya Police during a 28th round FKF Premier League tie in Ruaraka on Sun 1 May 2022. It ended 0-0
Three changes have been made to the City Stars team that saw off Ulinzi Stars 1-0 on Easter Monday ahead of the upcoming FKF Premier League tie against Sofapaka on Saturday 23 April 2022 starting 3 pm in Ruaraka.
Attacking midfielder Timothy Noor Ouma aka Babu returns after sitting out the last game due to yellow card suspension as well as offensive midfielder Augustine Kuta who took a rest from the Easter match.
Making the squad for the first time this season is stopper Wycliffe Wiked Otieno who has been out of league action since mid-August 2021 due to a dislocated ankle suffered at the same venue while playing Mathare United.
Otieno takes up the place of Salim Shitu Abdallah who was injured in the last game and failed to go past the first half, as Babu and Kuta come on for unavailable John Kamau and Charles Otieno.
Midfielders: 2. Elvis Noor Ojiambo, 5. Michael Madoya, 7. Rodgers Okumu, 18. Sven Yidah, 20. Timothy Noor Ouma, 21. Oliver Maloba, 29. Augustine Kuta, 30. Anthony Kimani
Strikers: 11. Davis Agesa, 17. Nicholas Kipkirui, 32. Ezekiel Odera
Out: 3. Charles Otieno, 4. Salim Abdallah, 6. Ronney Kola, 9. Vincent Otieno Okoth, 12. Edwin Buliba, 14. Rowland Makati, 10. Peter Opiyo, 15. John Kamau, 23. Stephen Njunge, 24. Erick Ombija, 31. Mohammed Bajaber
Centre back Wycliffe Otieno in a past game for Nairobi City Stars against Migori Youth at Camp Toyoyo during the 2019/2020 NSL Season
Defender Wycliffe Otieno training ahead of a past game for City Stars
