BY OUR CORRESPONDENT
Nairobi City Stars stepped up their preparations for their next FKF Premier League encounter against Gor Mahia with identical 1-0 wins over
National Super League side Nairobi United at ABSA grounds in Nairobi.
During the first tie played from 8 a.m., skipper of the day Newton Tony Ochieng, playing on the left flank, fired at the far post from atop the box in the final ten minutes of the game after receiving a well-weighted lob from Kelvin Etemesi from the right.
In the second clash, Japanese national Yuto Kusaba posted yet another good return when he slammed home a penalty in the fifth minute for the winning goal in the second game. Brian Mose earned the spot kick after being felled in the box.
The two friendly games followed up on one on Thursday where Simba wa Nairobi came from a goal down to tie another second-tier side Kibera Black Stars 1-1 at the Ligi Ndogo grounds.
“Those were two good games and very good tests for the boys. The two wins against a very well-structured Nairobi United were hard-fought,”
“We tried out different combinations in the two games as we also concentrated on endurance levels of the players as everyone who was fielded clocked full games.” said head coach Nicholas Muyoti.
City Stars’ next league game is against Champions Gor Mahia on Sunday 17 Sept. On the same day, Nairobi United will be up against Kibera Black Stars in their National Super League opener.
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CAPTION; Action between Nairobi City Stars and Nairobi United
