Nairobi City Stars have been on top of their game since November last year as the club has won the last seven league games.The good run has placed the Kawangware-based club in position two on the log with 33 points, seven off leaders Gor Mahia who are still unbeaten.Among the players who have been inspirational for City Stars since the last FIFA international window has been Mohamed Bajaber.##NAJAVA_MECA_7805363##The attacking midfielder found the back of the net last weekend to see his side down Posta Rangers 1-0 at the Ruaraka Grounds, taking his tally in the season to three goals as well.Bajaber who endured a rocky start to life in the top flight has since established himself as a key player for the team, especially in recent months.The youngster said his meteoric rise was a result of self-belief and confidence.“At the start of the season, I was low in terms of confidence as I was coming from an injury layoff. My confidence has been on an upward trajectory and the results are there to be seen,” he told Mozzart Sport after their hard-fought victory over Rangers.Although he remained tight-lipped on the team’s chances as far as the title race is concerned, Bajaber urged the team to embrace the ‘game at a time’ approach in the remaining games.FKFPL: We are firmly in the title race, Matano roarsCity Stars were among the slowest teams off the blocks but have since turned their fortunes around.Bajaber attributed it to the team’s resolve to better their last season’s run and redeem their image having cheated relegation in the past term.“We had a slow at the start. We came together and had meetings. We joined hands together and the results are showing. We have our ambitions just like any other player out there. We have to stay humble and focus on one game at a time,” he said.Bajaber basking in pride after earning maiden league startBefore joining Simba wa Nairobi in February 2022, Bajaber had attended trials in with three-time Danish Superliga Champions FC Midtjylland in the previous year.His father Omar Ali Bajaber featured for coastal-based Black Panther in the 1979 Football Kenya League.
