This archive report was first published on 14 October 2019.
On Friday, Nairobi City Stars continued their impressive run in the National Super League (NSL) with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over APS Bomet.
Speaking to Citizen Digital, City Stars coach Sanjin Alagic praised his team's fighting spirit, saying they deserved to win.
“At the end, we walked away with very important 3 points, the players showed good character to push for victory in the dying minutes. I'm really proud of them,” he said.
City Stars are now six points ahead of second-placed Bidco, who have 16 points after eight rounds of matches.
Meanwhile, in the NSL, debutants Northern Wanderers suffered another defeat, losing 2-0 to Modern Coast Rangers.
Elsewhere, Vihiga Bullets and Shabana shared the spoils in a barren stalemate at the Bukhungu Stadium.
Results from Week 8 of the NSL include:
- Mt Kenya United 2-1 Ushuru (Ruaraka Sports Club)
- FC Talanta 0-1 Nairobi Stima (Camp Toyoyo)
- Bidco United 0-0 Administration Police (Thika Stadium)
- Vihiga Bullets 0-0 Shabana (Bukhungu Stadium)
- Northern Wanderers 0-2 Modern Coast Rangers (Camp Toyoyo)
- Vihiga United 2-0 Kibera Black Stars (Mumias Complex)
- Migori Youth 2-0 Fortune Sacco (Awendo Stadium)
- Coast Stima 3-2 St.Joseph’s Youth (Mbarakai Sports club)
- Muranga Seal 2-2 Kenya Police (Thika Stadium)
- Nairobi City Stars 1-0 APS Bomet (Camp Toyoyo)
Action resumes this Wednesday with nine matches scheduled across different venues in the country.
