City Stars deserve promotion, says club CEO
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- "We find ourselves in a very difficult situation but I am encouraged because all our staff is safe. Our coach returned to his native Bosnia and has joined his family after a two-week quarantine period. I expect us to be promoted to the top-flight based on our performances this season. We have topped the NSL for six months," explained Korir.
Nairobi City Stars Chief Executive Patrick Korir says he expects his team to be promoted to the Kenyan Premier League next season even if the current National Super League (season) is cancelled.
City Stars currently enjoy a 10-point advantage over second-placed Bidco United in the second-tier football league, but the competition has since been halted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
There are 13 rounds of fixtures remaining in the competition, but it is unclear when or whether the competition will resume.
The competition rules allow the top-two teams in the NSL to be automatically promoted to the top-flight, while the third-placed team proceeds to negotiate a promotion play-off.
"We find ourselves in a very difficult situation but I am encouraged because all our staff is safe. Our coach returned to his native Bosnia and has joined his family after a two-week quarantine period. I expect us to be promoted to the top-flight based on our performances this season. We have topped the NSL for six months," explained Korir.
Korir also confirmed the club's coach Sanjin Alagic had finally joined his family in Bosnia after staying in self-quarantine for two weeks when he recently returned home.
But should the season continue, a number of players within the squad will be offered lifelines to return to near, or full fitness.
They include defensive midfielder Charles Chale Otieno, strikers Jimmy Bageya and Vincent Jamaica Otieno, defenders Wycliffe Otieno and Edwin Buliba who have recently missed crucial games.
