Nairobi City Stars head coach Nicholas Muyoti is not resting easy after conceding a goal from exactly what he prepared his team to counter.Simba wa Nairobi took on Ulinzi Stars in an FKF Premier League match played on Sunday 22 December at Dandora Stadium losing 2-1 to the Soldiers.FKF President Hussein Mohammed lays out plan for Harambee Stars in 2025Ulinzi Stars scored their two goals through Amatton Samunya and Brian Kafero who netted from set pieces, something that did not sit well with Muyoti.The former Kenya international revealed that he had anticipated set-piece threats from Ulinzi and practised how they would defend.##NAJAVA_MECA_8586159##“I want to congratulate Ulinzi for being good at what they do. They scored from what we had anticipated and prepared to prevent. We knew the only way they would score against us was through set pieces and that’s exactly what they did despite our preparations,” said Muyoti.Bandari still determined to lift title despite AFC Leopards set backApart from working on how to defend, Simba wa Nairobi also practised how they would utilize the fouls that they would get from the match.As expected, they had numerous but would not turn any into a goal much to the coach’s disappointment.##NAJAVA_MECA_8593721##“We also get so many set pieces ourselves that we do not turn to goals. Set pieces are a big part of my training and football currently. I don’t know what happens in matches. In training, we score a lot from them and defend well but the opposite happens on match days,” he stated.Shabana FC head coach questions Mathew Tegisi’s move to Tanzanian clubHowever, the former Kakamega Homeboyz tactician has not lost hope yet and promised to make a continuous effort to curb their weakness.“Maybe it has something to do with confidence. It is an area that we will keep working on as they are half chances.”##NAJAVA_MECA_8593716##Additionally, the former Thika United man attributed the loss to Ulinzi to the number of missed chances.“We also wasted so many of the chances that we created. Had we turned one or two of those into goals, the results would have been different,” he noted.Date for when Nyayo Stadium will be CHAN-ready revealedCity Stars are 13th on the league table with 16 points, just two more than FC Talanta who occupy the relegation playoff position.
