Nairobi City Stars brimming with confidence ahead of weekend duel

Nairobi City Stars warmed up for their forthcoming Football Kenya Federation Premier League clash against the 2009 league champions Sofapaka with a 11-0 over Imara FC at the Vapor grounds on Thursday.City Stars who are coming from a 1-0 win over four-time league champions Ulinzi Stars organised the test match against the Mwiki based side in a bid to hand the fringe players an opportunity to play.A second leg encounter with @FC_Sofapaka awaits us!This Saturday, Ruaraka is the place to be! 🔵⚪️#CityStars #KPL#𝕊𝕚𝕞𝕓𝕒𝕎𝕒ℕ𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕚 pic.twitter.com/mDxvBXFhro— Official Nairobi City Stars Fc (@NrbCityStars) April 21, 2022 Former Most Valuable Player (MVP) Michael Madoya was among the players who struck a brace in the duel that saw three more player score twice.Madoya who joined Simba wa Nairobi last year from Tusker was on target in the 26th minute from the spot and seconds to the breather, this time finishing off Rodgers Okumu’s pass.Augustine Kuta also wrote his name to the scorers sheet after finding the back of the net in the 35th and 40th minutes of the game with his second coming off Timothy Ouma’s assist.Man of the Match performance, from the man between the stick Jacob Osano, earns him high praise & handshake from Chairman Jonathan JacksonFull story⤵️[https://t.co/pRCEwBQFI6]#CityStars #KPL pic.twitter.com/YS3202guo5— Official Nairobi City Stars Fc (@NrbCityStars) April 21, 2022 Rawland Makati also scored twice where his first of the game came in the 41st minute after intercepting the ball from the legs of an opponent. His second came from the spot, seven minutes after restart.Makati who spent last season at the defunct National Super League Nairobi Stima albeit on loan turned provider in the dying minutes of the game as he put Pius Omachi, another player who netted a brace through.Omachi who was playing under the guest tag alongside Dan Otieno kissed the back of the net twice late in the game after coming in for MadoyaSven Yidah @YidahSven becomes the first NCS player to clock 2,000+ minutes in the 2021/22 KPL season!Well in!#CityStars #KPL pic.twitter.com/sXexISdTXA— Official Nairobi City Stars Fc (@NrbCityStars) April 21, 2022 Other players who were on target include centre back Edwin Buliba who opened the scoring in the 20th minute. He was assisted by his fellow defender Dennis Wanjala who has not been featuring for the club during league matches in recent weeks.Mohamed Bajaber scored in the 61st minute while Kelvin Etemesi who assisted the latter forced the ball past the line in the 75th minute.

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