Nairobi City Stars have been dealt a shot in the arm with the timely return of their forward Nicholas Kipkirui who has been sidelined for the better part of January, missing four matches in the process.Kipkirui was on target with a brace as City Stars trounced South B Allstars 6-0 in a friendly match on Saturday with league action missing for the weekend.The former Gor Mahia played picked a knee injury in the 1-0 loss to AFC Leopards at Nyayo Stadium, which has kept him out of in the two wins against Talanata and Tusker and back-to-back draws against Kakamega Homeboyz.Practice is controlled failure.We suffer a 6 nil defeat in the hands of @NrbCityStars with lessons learnt in the process.We will be back bigger and better.⚽⚽Kipkirui⚽Yidah⚽Ombija⚽Madoya⚽Karani (OG)— South B All Stars (@SouthBAllStars) January 28, 2022 City Stars tactician Nicholas Muyoti had earlier raised concerns over the availability of Kipkirui but a confirmation from the team physio Brian Odongo comes as a big reprieve for Muyoti and City Stars.Odongo affirmed that the former Zoo man is fully fit and back training with the first team, putting him in the selection pool for the upcoming weekend matches.”Kipkirui suffered an ankle ligament sprain against AFC Leopards in Nyayo. He is now fully fit and has resumed full training with the rest of the team,” Odongo told the club’s portal.#ActionOfTheDayNicholas Kipkirui got on the scoresheet to get us going us we defeated Bidco in Thika.Listen to the fans though 😍🔊#𝕊𝕚𝕞𝕓𝕒𝕎𝕒ℕ𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕚 pic.twitter.com/BAem8WvJLH— Official Nairobi City Stars Fc (@NrbCityStars) October 26, 2021 For the current campaign with Simba wa Nairobi, Kipkirui has managed to find the back of the net once, setting up a couple of others, and will be hoping to find his scoring boots when he is picked.City Stars face off with Kariobangi Sharks on Saturday, February 5, 2021, and will be hoping to use that advantage to climb past the Kariobangi-based side on the log.
