For a team that had a great finish to the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) last season, Nairobi City Stars have had a slow start to the new campaign.Out of three matches, the team is yet to pick a win and has drawn one match, losing to Mara Sugar FC and AFC Leopards last weekend.In the wake of these poor results, coach Nicholas Muyoti has admitted that the team’s slow start this season has been attributed to new players failing to rise to the occasion.Anthony Kimani tips Jesse Were for success at Kenya PoliceMuyoti said he is confident the new players will pick up after what has been a disappointing three-match streak and is looking forward to an improved performance after the international window.City Stars lost 2-1 to AFC Leopards in their last match at Dandora Stadium over the weekend. Previously, they had lost 1-0 to promoted side Mara Sugar and had begun the season with a 1-1 stalemate against Bidco United.“It has been a slow start no doubt and one of the reasons is because our new players have not lived up to expectation yet. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8380105##It has been a learning experience and we hope to get back on track after the international break,” he said.City Stars finished sixth last season after collecting 50 points. They had a good finish that saw them win most of their matches.However, the team lost a number of key players who helped them put up a great performance last season. Chris Ochieng itching to fill gap left by Omalla at Gor MahiaAmong the key players who left include attacker Samwel Kapen who joined champions Gor Mahia and Dennis Wanjala who crossed over to Tusker FC.Muyoti insists they have learned their lessons in the past three matches and will come back stronger.“Three matches is a good time for us to pick enough lessons to move forward. Our attack has been lethargic and this is one area we will take time to work on before the league resumes,” he revealed.##NAJAVA_MECA_8380058##After three matches, City Stars are stuck in 16th place in the standings with just two points. KCB FC lead the standings having collected 10 points from four matches.
