In the clash against Kariobangi Sharks, Elvis Noor donned the Nairobi City Stars armband despite Peter ‘Pinchez’ Opiyo also starting but the youngster has confirmed that he is part of the captains but not the assistant.Club captain, Calvins Masawa and his assistant Anthony ‘Muki’ Kimani started from the bench with the other vice skipper Opiyo expected to deputize but it was Noor who instead had the armband.Transition Committee postpones league kick off yet againAsked whether he has been installed as the club’s new assistant captain, Noor noted that he is only part of the captains but not the assistant with Opiyo still holding the rank.“I’m part of the club captains but I’m not the assistant captain, I was just given the armband for the game against Sharks,” said Noor.##NAJAVA_MECA_6677521##City Stars survived a late onslaught by Sharks who came from two goals down to send the clash to penalties but Steve Njunge’s heroics saw them win the semi finals of the Elite Preseason Cup.Simba wa Nairobi booked a date with Kenya Police FC in the final of the tournament in what will be a repeat of the Group clash which ended in a 1-1 stalemate.City Stars survive late Sharks scare to advance to Elite PreSeason Cup finaleNoor admitted that it was a game of two halves after they took a comfortable 2-0 lead in the first half but he revealed that their defending in the second half cost them victory in regular time.“The game was okay, our players fought till the final whistle, we took our chances in the first half and they took theirs in the second but all in all we played well.Why Miheso’s move to Ethiopia fell throughWe lost our shape in the second half, we did not defend well when they were on top of the game and that is what led to us conceding two goals,” added Noor.
