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Nairobi City Stars: The unstoppable march to challenge Gor Mahia's throne

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Nairobi City Stars' Mohamed Ali and Samuel Kapen celebrate Vincent Owino's (centre) goal during FKF Premier league match against Kariobangi Sharks at The Kasarani Annex. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The FKF Premier League is unfolding with the ferocity of a Shakespearean drama, and at the heart of it all, Nairobi City Stars have emerged as the formidable protagonists, hot on the heels of the ever-dominant Gor Mahia.

City Stars' ascension to second place is a tale of persistence, strategy, and an unquenchable thirst for victory that has seen them topple one opponent after another.

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