Days after losing striker Mohammad Bajaber and midfielder Clifford Ouma to Kenya Police and Bandari respectively, FKF Premier League side Nairobi City Stars has beefed up its squad with four acquisitions.Simba Wa Nairobi completed the signing of four experienced players in all departments except goalkeeping in the ongoing mid-season transfer window.##NAJAVA_MECA_8711209##Kevin Juma, Benjamin Mosha, Hansel Ochieng and Salim Odeka, all immediate former Gor Mahia, Sofapaka, Homeboyz, and Kisumu All Stars players, have joined the Kawangware team.The four made their debuts in City Stars’ 5-0 defeat by Kakamega Homeboyz on Friday afternoon at Dandora Stadium.Odeka and Juma were named starters in City’s starting lineup that played Homeboyz, while Ochieng and Mosha were second-half substitutes.Coach Salim Babu revealed before the match that he signed the quartet to help stabilise the team.City has been a pale shadow of themselves, struggling throughout the season, in stark contrast to their performance in the 2023/24 FKF-PL season.”We made a couple of signings to strengthen the team for the remainder of the season,” Babu remarked.AFC Leopards sign Ugandan goalkeeperBabu also mentioned that he sought for experience in order to stabilise the team and allay relegation fears.”We chose experience with the signings since we are in a precarious situation and need to immediately reverse our poor track record of performance. We need to start seeing results right away, and we can only do that with experienced players on the team,” he said.”I saw one team on the pitch” – Gor Mahia coach critical of Tusker after frustrating drawBabu will be looking to immediately recover from Homeboyz’s defeat and record their first win in a month since taking over when City Stars face Ulinzi Stars.They are currently rooted at the bottom of the 18-team ranking with 18 points following their huge defeat by Kakamega Homeboyz.
