Nairobi City will welcome three players for their second last match against Posta Rangers 16th August after serving their suspensions.City Stars missed seven key players against Mathare United through either suspension or injuries, they went on to lose the game 2-0. Davis Agesa, Oliver Maloba, Peter Opiyo and Rodgers Okumu are injured while Salim Abdallah, Kevin Okumu and Anthony Kimani were suspended. The suspended trio will return against Posta while the injured players are still recovering and will be out of action for a few more weeks as confirmed by interim coach John Amboko.“We will have Salim (Abdallah) back, he has served a three match suspension and he is now available, Muki (Anthony Kimani) and Chumsy (Kevin Okumu) will also be back, they were suspended for a game each and it is a good thing to have these good players back. The injured players will stay out longer, Rodgers (Okumu) will be out for a few more weeks because he fractured his rib and needs more rest, Pinchez (Peter Opiyo) will recover for a few more weeks, Maloba and Agesa too are still out,” he said.FULLTIME SCORESMAT 2️⃣ – 0️⃣ NCSIt ends in defeat#BetterMustCome pic.twitter.com/e4i0W8FyKO— Official Nairobi City Stars Fc (@NrbCityStars) August 7, 2021 Amboko further believes that the absence of the key players played a part in their defeat to Mathare United.“Missing many key players definitely affected us. We missed around seven starters and we were forced to use fringe players, some who have never played before and they were a little rusty but I can’t complain much because they are our players and it is an opportunity for them to enjoy some play time and show us what they can do,” he added.He added that wastefulness played a part in the defeat to the Slum Boys, a result that eased Mathare’s drop fears. “It is a sad thing that we lost because we were in total control of the game and we also created the better chances which we failed to take. Mathare were just lucky because they made good use of the few chances that they got and they defended their advantage well to win this games. Losing is part of the game today we were not lucky and we now shift focus to our next game,” he concluded.
