FKF Premier League side Nairobi City Stars captain Calvin Masawa has outlined the team’s strategy to avoid relegation this season.City Stars have endured a poor campaign, currently sitting at the bottom of the league table, a stark contrast to the 2023/24 season when they finished sixth.##NAJAVA_MECA_8916698##Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsHowever, with 27 points to their name—two behind Bidco United in the Promotion/Relegation Playoff spot and four behind Mara Sugar, who sit just above the relegation zone—Simba wa Nairobi still harbour hopes of survival.Masawa, one of the team’s key players, has disclosed their plan to escape the looming threat of relegation.“The boys are psyched up and are taking one game at a time. We are treating every game as a final. For now, our full focus is on the Gor Mahia game,” said Masawa.Details of new World Athletics event featuring a Ksh1.3 billion prize purseAs captain and the most senior player in the team, Masawa, who has spent over 10 seasons at City Stars, has taken on an even greater role in the team’s survival journey.“As always, I am a strong man. I never give up, and I try to instil that mentality in the team. We’ve been here before as City Stars and overcame, so I believe we will overcome this as well,” he added.##NAJAVA_MECA_8923117##The soft-spoken defender, speaking after the team’s 3-2 win over Mara Sugar on Friday, 9 May, shared his joy in ending their six-match winless streak.“We are really glad and thankful to God for the win. We knew that if we lost the match, we would have been as good as relegated. So I’m proud of the effort we put in.We had gone six matches not only without a win but also without scoring a goal. Our last goal was in the win against Ulinzi. So I’m a happy man and captain that we scored three.”Benni McCarthy explains decision to take Harambee Stars job over MLS, South AfricaIn Friday’s clash, City Stars took a 2-0 lead at halftime, added a third in the second half, but Mara Sugar pulled two back to create a nervy finish in the last 30 minutes of the match.“In the dressing room, we planned to kill the game and got the third goal. But we lost concentration and conceded two, which created a nervy end to the match. Still, we’re just happy to get the win.””No more teargas in football” – FKF assures fans of safer matchesCity Stars will face Gor Mahia in a league match on Thursday, 15 May, at Dandora Stadium.
