Battle hardened defender Salim ‘Shitu’ Abdalla has disclosed the reason as to why Kawangware based side Nairobi City Stars are currently enjoying one of their best seasons yet in the top flight Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL).In the current 2021/2022 league campaign, the Nicholas Muyoti coached side find themselves in second place, just five points behind log leading Kakamega Homeboyz who are on 37 points. After the eighteen games so far played, the 2019/2020 National Super League champions have been impressive in the first half of the season where they have collected the joint second highest 9 wins in the entire division.Pinchez urges teammates to button up all loopholes for sake of maximum pointsAdditionally, the team has also conceded 16 goals in all the games they have played in the league, an average of a less than a goal per match. On the back of those improved performances, Shitu who is a key cog in the City Stars backline revealed the reason as to why the team is seemingly on an upward trajectory with title contention still firmly in their sights.“What I can say is that so far it has been a wonderful achievement compared to what we managed at the same point last season. All of these are results of hard work, dedication, and focus. This motivates us to work even harder until the end of the season,” the former AFC Leopards player is quoted on the club’s website.After a two week break that had been occasioned by the Football Kenya Federation Cup failing to take place, City Stars get back to action this weekend when they take on Mathare United who they beat 2-0 in the first leg.The match was supposed to take place at Ruaraka Grounds but has now been moved to Thika due to the unavailability of the grounds.NEXT MATCH ⏭️FKF-PL | Round 19🗓 | Saturday 26th February 2022🆚 Mathare United Fc 🏆 | FKF-PL ⏰ | 1500 EAT🏟 | Thika StadiumGates charges – 100#𝕊𝕚𝕞𝕓𝕒𝕎𝕒ℕ𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕚BETTER MUST COMECOME ONE COME ALL #OperationJazaStadi pic.twitter.com/dmkMHNpKa5— Official Nairobi City Stars Fc (@NrbCityStars) February 22, 2022 “The Ruaraka management informed us of a function at their grounds over the week which will render their grounds unusable on Saturday. With other Nairobi venues unavailable too, the option was to head down to Thika Stadium which we have since confirmed for the Saturday game against Mathare United,” team coordinator Samson Otieno revealed.
