Nairobi City Stars

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Nairobi City Stars
Nairobi City Stars logo.png
Full nameNairobi City Stars
Nickname(s)Simba wa Nairobi
Founded2003
GroundHope Centre,
Kawangware, Kenya
Capacity5,000
Owner
ChairmanKenya
Head coachKenya Nicholas Muyoti
LeagueKenyan Premier League
2020/20217th
WebsiteClub website

Nairobi City Stars is an association football club based in Nairobi, Kenya that currently competes in the first tier Kenyan Premier League.

The club was founded in 2003 as World Hope Football Club after majority of players followed head coach Zedekiah 'Zico' Otieno from relegated . The club was formed and owned by , a charitable organization.

After one season in the Nationwide League, World Hope was promoted to the Kenyan Premier League.

In October 2008, the club was bought by (AIS Kenya),[1] who renamed the club to Nairobi City Stars FC after the 2008 season.[2]

After the take over Nairobi City Stars was initially coached by German manager Oliver Page, a former Bundesliga player.[3] He resigned from the post-half-season in June 2009 despite good results, citing personal issues[4]

After a short while under the new owners, the team reverted to Peter Jabuya who would struggle with the team till March 2019 when the club was fully acquired by , a community-focused setup named after its founder who is a real estate mogul in Kenya and in Europe.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Upon the change of hands the new owners hired online journalist as the CEO to streamline the club's operations.[11] And in July 2019 the club went searching for a foreign coach and hired Sarajevo-born Sanjin Alagic, a UEFA Pro licensed coach from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

He led the team to the 2020/21 Kenyan National Super League title and automatic promotion back to the Kenyan Premier League[12][13][14] after four seasons out.

Sanjin exited at the expiry of his contract at the end of June 2021. From September of the same year Nicholas Muyoti was appointed the new coach on a three-year deal. [15][16][17][18][19]


Titles[]

Performance in CAF competitions[]

2006 – Preliminary Round

Current squad[]

As of 4 October 2021.[20]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Kenya KEN
16 GK Kenya KEN
23 GK Kenya KEN
4 DF Kenya KEN
8 DF Kenya KEN
12 DF Kenya KEN
19 DF Kenya KEN
22 DF Kenya KEN
25 DF Kenya KEN
26 DF Kenya KEN
27 DF Kenya KEN
28 DF Kenya KEN
2 MF Kenya KEN
3 MF Kenya KEN
5 MF Kenya KEN
No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF Kenya KEN
7 MF Kenya KEN
10 MF Kenya KEN Peter Opiyo
14 MF Kenya KEN
15 MF Kenya KEN
18 MF Kenya KEN Sven Yida
20 MF Kenya KEN Timothy Ouma
21 MF Kenya KEN
30 MF Kenya KEN Anthony Kimani
9 FW Kenya KEN
11 FW Kenya KEN
17 FW Kenya KEN
24 FW Kenya KEN
29 FW The Gambia GAM
32 FW Kenya KEN

Club officials[]

Board of directors[]

Chairman
Chief Executive
Team Coordinator

Management[]

Position Name
Head coach Nicholas Muyoti
Assistant coach
Assistant coach Noah Abich
Team Manager
Goalkeeping coach
Trainer
Physio
Kit Manager

Past coaches[]

  • Kenya Zedekiah 'Zico' Otieno (2003-Nov 2004)
  • Kenya (Nov 2004 - Nov 2007)
  • Kenya (Jan 2008-Nov 2008)
  • Germany (Nov 2008-May 2009)
  • Kenya Kennedy Odhiambo (May 2009-Aug 2011)
  • Kenya (Aug 2011-Sep 2012)
  • The Gambia (Sep 2012-June 2013)
  • Kenya (June 2013-Sep 2013)
  • Netherlands (Sep 2013-Jan 2014)
  • Nigeria (Jan 2014-Apr 2014)
  • England (Apr 2014-Jul 2014)
  • Nigeria (Jul 2014- Dec 2014)
  • Uganda (Jan 2015 - June 2015)
  • Kenya (Jul 2015-Sep 2015)
  • Kenya (Sep 2015-Dec 2015)
  • Kenya (Jan 2016-June 2016)
  • Uganda (Jul 2016-Dec 2016)
  • Kenya (Jan 2017-May 2017)
  • Uganda (Jul 2017 - Dec 2017)
  • Kenya (Jan-Dec 2018)
  • Uganda (Jan 2019 - Apr 2019)
  • Kenya (Apr 2019 - Jun 2019)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanjin Alagic (July 2019 - June 2021)
  • Kenya Nicholas Muyoti (Sept 2021 - to date)

Notable past players[]

All time top scorers[]

A list of all-time Nairobi City Stars goalscorers. For players who have scored 12 or more goals.

As of 31 September 2021
# Player Goals
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Dan Sserunkuma
11

Records[]

Premier League records[]

Season Pos Record
P W D L F A GD Pts!
22 7 7 8 22 23 -1 28
38 14 13 11 43 41 2 55
30 11 9 10 31 28 3 42
2008 7th 30 11 7 12 25 31 -6 40
2009 6th 30 11 10 9 30 29 1 43
2010 11th 30 7 13 10 25 34 -9 34
2011 14th 30 8 7 15 28 35 -7 31
2012 13th 30 6 11 13 16 32 -8 29
2013 9th 30 7 11 12 24 36 -12 32
2014 15th-relegated, reinstated 30 4 12 14 18 35 -17 24
2015 14th 30 6 10 14 25 37 -12 28
2016 16th-relegated 30 3 10 17 17 39 -22 19
2020-21 7th 32 12 9 11 34 30 4 45
Total 272 64 93 115 217 307 -90 285

Second tier League records[]

Season Pos Record
P W D L F A GD Pts!
36 12 12 12 45 42 3 48
36 14 10 12 41 39 2 52
38 8 15 15 47 60 -13 39
26 20 4 2 40 18 22 64
Total 136 54 41 41 173 159 14 203

Most Kenyan Premier League appearances[]

  • 221 -

Record all-time goalscorer[]

  • 35 – Justus Basweti

Record Kenyan National Super League goalscorer[]

  • 17 -

Record Kenyan Premier League goalscorer[]

  • 27 -

Most capped players[]

References[]

  1. ^ AIS, May 25, 2009: Nairobi City Stars Appoints new Head Coach
  2. ^ Daily Nation, October 16, 2008: New owners take over World Hope FC
  3. ^ Daily Nation, November 20, 2008: City Stars unveil new German coach
  4. ^ Kenyafootball, May 25, 2009: Nairobi City Stars Appoints new Head Coach
  5. ^ The Standard, June 14, 2019: Jackson: Why we bought Nairobi City Stars squad
  6. ^ Goal, May 1, 2019: Nairobi City Stars confirm takeover by Jonathan Jackson Foundation
  7. ^ Citizen, May 1, 2019: City Stars has new owner; purchase coming after long financial struggles
  8. ^ Futaa, June 13, 2019: Former KPL heavyweight owners make a vow ahead of new season
  9. ^ Michezo Afrika, May 1, 2019: Hope as Nairobi City Stars gets new owner
  10. ^ Daily Active Kenya, May 1, 2019: Just like Wazito, City Stars gets a new owner who will blow their problems away
  11. ^ SportPesa News, May 1, 2019: Seasoned Local Football Journalist Korir In New City Stars Management Team
  12. ^ Nairobi News, May 1, 2020: City Stars raring to go with promotion to KPL
  13. ^ Futaa, May 7, 2020: Nairobi City Stars coach Sanjin delighted after promotion to KPL
  14. ^ Soka, April 30, 2020: OFFICIAL: GOR MAHIA ARE KPL CHAMPS; CITY STARS PROMOTED
  15. ^ Nairobi City Stars, Sept 17, 2021: [1]
  16. ^ Futaa, Sept 17, 2021: Nicholas Muyoti joins Nairobi City Stars
  17. ^ The Standard, Sept 17, 2021: Former KK Homeboyz coach Muyoti joins Nairobi City Stars
  18. ^ The Star, Sept 18, 2021: Muyoti joins City Stars, ready for a new challenge
  19. ^ MichezoAfrika, Sept 17, 2021: Muyoti unveiled as new City Stars Head Coach
  20. ^ "Nairobi City Stars – Pro Team Roster". Nairobi City Stars. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

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