Nairobi City Stars

Nairobi City Stars
Full nameNairobi City Stars
Nickname(s)Simba wa Nairobi
Founded2003
GroundHope Centre,
Kawangware, Kenya
Capacity5,000
OwnerJonathan Jackson Foundation
Chairman Jonathan Jackson
Head coachSalim Babu
LeagueKenyan Premier League
2023–246th
Websitenairobicitystarsfc.org

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

History

The club was founded in 2003 as World Hope Football Club after a majority of players followed head coach Zedekiah 'Zico' Otieno from relegated Kawangware United. The club was formed and owned by World Hope International, 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 Ambassadors in Sport (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 Jonathan Jackson Foundation, a community-focused setup named after its founder Jonathan Jackson 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 Patrick Korir 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 Alagić, a UEFA Pro licensed coach from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

He led the team to the 2019/20 Kenyan National Super League title and automatic promotion back to the Kenyan Premier League[12][13][14] after four seasons out.

Alagić 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]

Honors

Performance in CAF competitions

2006 – Preliminary Round

Current squad

As of 30 Jan 2025.[20]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  KEN Edwin Mukolwe
13 GK  KEN Elvis Ochoro
32 GK  KEN Byron Owino
2 DF  KEN Salim Odeka
4 DF  KEN Timothy Muganda
6 DF  KEN Brian Opinde
8 DF  KEN Calvin Masawa
12 DF  KEN Edwin Buliba
15 DF  KEN Wycliffe Omondi
21 DF  KEN Rogers Wasega
22 DF  TAN Stephen Bulugu
30 DF  KEN Rowland Makati
3 MF  KEN Sven Yidah
14 MF  KEN Joseph Mwangi
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  KEN Elvis Noor
18 MF  KEN Kevin Simiyu
19 MF  KEN Vincent Owino
25 MF  KEN Brian Mzee
31 MF  KEN Abuyeka Kubasu
5 FW  KEN Robinson Asenwa
9 FW  KEN Hansel Ochieng
10 FW  KEN Dennis Oalo
17 FW  KEN Brian Nyambane
20 FW  KEN Kelvin Etemesi
11 FW  KEN Maxwell Odada
27 FW  KEN Gilbert Abala
29 FW  KEN Benjamin Mosha

Club officials

Management

Chairman Jonathan Jackson
Chief Executive Patrick Korir
Team Coordinator Samson Otieno

Technical Bench

Position Name
Head coach Salim Babu
Assistant coach Peter Opiyo[21]
Assistant coach & Game Analyst Patrick Gitagia
Goalkeeper coach Abel Omuhaya
Team Manager Ronnie Kagunzi
Security Officer & Trainer Arthur Museve
Physio Brian Otieno Odongo
Kit Manager Dominic Mutiso

Past coaches

Notable past players

Top scorers per season

Top scorers per season. * Award shared during that season

Year Player Goals
*2004-5 Collins Tiego 5
Justus Basweti 5
2005-6 Samuel Ouma 13
2006-7 Justus Basweti 6
2008 Arthur Museve 7
2009 Arthur Museve 10
2010 Francis Thairu 5
2011 Dan Sserunkuma 7
2012 Dan Sserunkuma 5
2013 Jimmy Bageya 4
*2014 Dennis Okoth 3
George Abege 3
Lawrence Kasadha 3
2015 Ebrimah Sanneh 11
2016 Ezekiel Odera 4
2017 Ezekiel Odera 11
2018 Sande Katumba 10
2018–19 Noah Abich 8
2019–20 Ebrimah Sanneh 8
2020–21 Peter Opiyo 8
2021–22 Ezekiel Odera 10
2022–23 Kelvin Etemesi 12
2023–24 Vincent Owino 8
2024–25 Vincent Owino 5

All time top scorers

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

As of 22 June 2025
# Player Goals
1 Ezekiel Odera 37
2 Justus Basweti 35
3 Francis Thairu 34
4 Ebrimah Sanneh 32
5 Arthur Museve 31
6 Jimmy Bageya 29
7 Davis Agesa 20
8 Kelvin Etemesi 19*
9 Anthony Kimani 17
10 Vincent Owino 16*
11 Sande Katumba 15
12 Samuel Ouma 14
13 Peter Opiyo 13
14 Dan Sserunkuma 12
14 Robert Ndung'u 12

* Still active

Records

Type Nat Name Record
Most Premier League appearances (City Stars) John Amboko 221 [2]
Most Premier League appearances (overall) Anthony Kimani 284[22]
Most Premier League goals Justus Basweti 27
Most Super League goals Davis Agesa 17[23]
Overall top scorer Ezekiel Odera 37
Most capped player James Situma 43
Most league goals in a Premier League season Samuel Ouma 13
Most goals in a Super League season Ezekiel Odera 11
Longest unbeaten Super League run 2018/19-2019/20 NSL 22 [24]
Record premier league win run 2023–24 FKF PL 7[25]
Record victory vs Vihiga Bullets[26][27]
vs Kisumu Telkom
vs Congo United[28] 		4-0
Record defeat vs Sofapaka F.C.[29]
vs Kakamega Homeboyz[30] 		5-0

Premier League records

Season Pos Record
P W D L F A GD CS Pts!
2004–05 8 22 7 7 8 22 23 -1 7 28
2005–06 7 38 14 13 11 43 41 2 16 55
2006–07 8 30 11 9 10 31 28 3 11 42
2008 7 30 11 7 12 25 31 -6 10 40
2009 6 30 11 10 9 30 29 1 10 43
2010 11 30 7 13 10 25 34 -9 8 34
2011 14 30 8 7 15 28 35 -7 9 31
2012 13 30 6 11 13 16 32 -6 14 29
2013 9 30 7 11 12 24 36 -12 9 32
2014 15 30 4 12 14 18 35 -17 8 24
2015 14[31] 30 6 10 14 25 37 -12 7 28
2016 16[32] 30 3 10 17 17 39 -22 7 19
2020-21 7 32 12 9 11 34 30 4 11 45
2021-22 5 33 14 10 10 45 34 11 14 52
2022–23 15 34 8 10 16 37 49 -12 8 34
2023–24 6 34 13 11 10 42 39 3 12 50
2024–25 18 34 8 11 15 26 41 -15 7 35
Total 527 150 171 207 488 591 -103 168 621

CS - Clean Sheet

Second tier League records

Season Pos Record
P W D L F A GD CS Pts
2003-04 CHAMPIONS
2017 7 36 12 12 12 45 42 3 11 48
2018 7 36 14 10 12 41 39 2 10 52
2018-19 14 38 8 15 15 47 60 -13 3 39
2019-20 CHAMPIONS 26 20 4 2 40 18 22 14 64
Total 136 54 41 41 173 159 14 37 203

References

  1. ^ AIS, May 25, 2009: Nairobi City Stars Appoints new Head Coach Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Daily Nation, October 16, 2008: New owners take over World Hope FC Archived 2020-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Daily Nation, November 20, 2008: City Stars unveil new German coach Archived 2020-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Kenyafootball, May 25, 2009: Nairobi City Stars Appoints new Head Coach Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ The Standard, June 14, 2019: Jackson: Why we bought Nairobi City Stars squad Archived 2023-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Goal, May 1, 2019: Nairobi City Stars confirm takeover by Jonathan Jackson Foundation Archived 2019-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Citizen, May 1, 2019: City Stars has new owner; purchase coming after long financial struggles Archived 2019-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Futaa, June 13, 2019: Former KPL heavyweight owners make a vow ahead of new season Archived 2019-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Michezo Afrika, May 1, 2019: Hope as Nairobi City Stars gets new owner Archived 2019-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Daily Active Kenya, May 1, 2019: Just like Wazito, City Stars gets a new owner who will blow their problems away Archived 2019-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ SportPesa News, May 1, 2019: Seasoned Local Football Journalist Korir In New City Stars Management Team Archived 2019-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Nairobi News, May 1, 2020: City Stars raring to go with promotion to KPL Archived 2021-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Futaa, May 7, 2020: Nairobi City Stars coach Sanjin delighted after promotion to KPL Archived 2022-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Soka, April 30, 2020: OFFICIAL: GOR MAHIA ARE KPL CHAMPS; CITY STARS PROMOTED Archived 2021-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Nairobi City Stars, Sept 17, 2021: [1] Archived 2021-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Futaa, Sept 17, 2021: Nicholas Muyoti joins Nairobi City Stars Archived 2021-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ The Standard, Sept 17, 2021: Former KK Homeboyz coach Muyoti joins Nairobi City Stars Archived 2021-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ The Star, Sept 18, 2021: Muyoti joins City Stars, ready for a new challenge Archived 2022-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ MichezoAfrika, Sept 17, 2021: Muyoti unveiled as new City Stars Head Coach Archived 2021-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ "Nairobi City Stars – Pro Team Roster". Nairobi City Stars. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  21. ^ Nation, 2 Apr 2023 Ex-Harambee Stars midfielder Opiyo begins coaching journey Archived 2023-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ The Star, 27 Jun 2023 Nairobi City Stars skipper Kimani retires after 17 years
  23. ^ Goal, 21 Sep 2020 Nairobi City Stars' NSL top scorer Agesa ready for KPL return
  24. ^ Nation, 16 Dec 2019 Nairobi City Stars suffer first NSL defeat
  25. ^ Nation, 21 Jan 2024 Leopards derail City Stars' title charge, Police down Nzoia
  26. ^ The Standard 6 Nov 2021, Nairobi City Stars thrash Vihiga to close gap on K’Ogalo
  27. ^ 6 Nov 2021 Four Different Scorers for Nairobi City Stars as They Maul Vihiga Bullets
  28. ^ Michezoafrika 22 Oct 201, City Stars demolish Congo as relegation battle heats up
  29. ^ Futaa 7 Aug 2016 Sofapaka 5 City Stars 0
  30. ^ Michezo Afrika, 14 Feb 2025 Shumah Shines as Homeboyz Humiliate City Stars 5-0
  31. ^ The Standard, 2 Nov 2015 City Stars survives the chop Archived 2022-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
  32. ^ Capital FM 31 Oct 2016 City Stars relegated after falling to Homeboyz Archived 2023-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
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