Nairobi City Stars winger Rodgers ‘Okuse’ Okumu anticipates a tough game when his side comes up against FC Talanta in an FKF Premier League match on Saturday afternoon at the Kasarani Annex.Talanta who have proved to be solid in their maiden season in the top-fight will entertain Simba wa Nairobi in Kasarani with either side out to pick maximum points from the duel. The Ken Kenyatta-coached side will be buoyed by their midweek win over Kakamega Homeboyz, a result that ended Homeboyz’s unbeaten run in the league. City Stars on the other hand went down 1-0 to AFC Leopards at Nyayo Stadium.Ahead of the game, Okuse admits that they anticipate a tough game against the newbies who he says have been impressive in the league so far.“It will definitely be a very tough game because when you look at how they have been playing, they look very formidable and many teams are finding it hard to beat them. In their last match, they defeated Homeboyz who were on top of the league away from home and that was a statement win for them,” he stated.WE GO AGAIN!NEXT MATCH ⏭️FKF-PL | Round 13🗓 | Saturday 8th January 2022🆚 Fc Talanta 🏆 | FKF-PL ⏰ | 1500 EAT🏟 | Kasarani Annex#𝕊𝕚𝕞𝕓𝕒𝕎𝕒ℕ𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕚BETTER MUST COMECOME ONE COME ALL #OperationJazaStadi pic.twitter.com/V9kfW4myWu— Official Nairobi City Stars Fc (@NrbCityStars) January 7, 2022 With good preparations, however, he believes that they can down the Kenyatta-led outfit in Kasarani“We have prepared well for the game, we know what we have to do to get a positive result and we will try to stick to our game plan and I am confident that we can get a positive result in that game,” he added.Reflecting on the midweek loss to AFC Leopards, Okuse said wastefulness cost them the game.“The team that took its chances won. We created many goal-scoring opportunities but we could not take them and they converted one of the few that they created, in the end, they won,” he concluded.The match starts at 3 PM.
