Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) side, Nairobi City Stars will no longer use plastic water bottles, a move the club says is geared towards promoting environmental conservancy.Simba wa Nairobi, just like all Kenyan teams have been using plastic water bottles in training and during matches and at the end of a session or a match, water bottles remain littered all over.The Kawangware-based side has now decided to lead the way by using steel bottles that were delivered to the team by chairman, Jonathan Jackson. All players, technical bench and staff were handed reusable bottles on Wednesday morning during their training session.According to Jackson, the move is aimed at ensuring that the environment is not littered with plastic and that everyone within the club will have to walk around with a reusable bottle.City Stars opts for Eco-friendly hydration”We need to put a stop to it (plastic pollution) hence our choice as NCS to adopt eco-friendly water bottles. I highly encourage more teams to follow suit.” -JonathanFull story [https://t.co/cJS6ubqTRV]#𝕊𝕚𝕞𝕓𝕒𝕎𝕒ℕ𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕚 pic.twitter.com/hwtytYVZhM— Official Nairobi City Stars Fc (@NrbCityStars) December 15, 2021 “Hydration is very important, but rather buy plastic bottles that can easily be left behind to litter the environment, why not carry around your own reusable water bottle. This is the reason City Stars are taking a stand and discontinuing the use of single-use plastic bottles. From now on each team member will carry around a reusable bottle,” Jackson told the club’s official website.He went on to encourage other teams to follow suit by ending the use of plastic which he says wrecks the planet slowly.“Plastic pollution needs to be taken very seriously because, without elaborate recycling plans, it’s a slow way of wreaking havoc to our environment and by extension out planet. We need to put a stop to it hence our choice as City stars to adopt eco-friendly water bottles. I highly encourage more teams to follow suit.” added Jonathan.The Nicholas Muyoti-coached team will play KCB on Friday afternoon.
