Nairobi City Stars break seven-game winless streak with victory over Wazito

Mohammed Ali came from bench to grab a winning header, as visiting Nairobi City Stars beat Wazito FC 2-1 in a Football Kenya Federation Premier League, FKFPL match played at Muhoroni Stadium on Thursday afternoon.The win saw the coach Nicholas Muyoti’s side bag their fourth win of the season and break a seven-game winless streak.”It was a sweet win,” Muyoti said shortly after the final whistle.”The boys put in a lot of effort, and scoring two goals on the road was not a mean task,” remarked the former Homeboyz gaffer.Vincent Otieno opened the scoring early in the second half, burying a loose ball from a corner kick.##NAJAVA_MECA_7099810##It was not until the 83rd minute when the hosts managed to equalize after several attempts. Kelly Wesonga headed in the the leveler from a right cross, as Wazito upped the tempo.But, they were stopped on their tracks as they pressed forward for a winner. Ali, who was totally unmarked, headed home the winner, as he marked his birthday in style.”Our defense let us down today,” Wazito new coach Charles Odera, who has now gone four matches without a win said.”In the first half, we were blunt in attack and we made changes, only to be hard done by floppy defending in the last minutes of the game,” he lamented.Nyakeya’s sole strike earns Ingwe maximum points at the expense of RangersWazito have now gone 14 matches without a win, and are slowly sinking deeper in the relegation zone.”There were positives in the game which we intend to build on as we travel to meet Kariobangi Sharks in our next game, but we will have to work on our defending,” Odera reiterated.Despite the win City remains 16th on the log standings, a place above Wazito.

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