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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

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

Club officials

Management

Chairman Template:Flagicon Jonathan Jackson
Chief Executive Template:Flagicon Patrick Korir
Team Coordinator Template:Flagicon Samson Otieno

Technical Bench

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

Past coaches

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Notable past players

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Top scorers per season

Top scorers per season. * Award shared during that season

Year Player Goals
*2004-5 Template:Flagicon Collins Tiego 5
Template:Flagicon Justus Basweti 5
2005-6 Template:Flagicon Samuel Ouma 13
2006-7 Template:Flagicon Justus Basweti 6
2008 Template:Flagicon Arthur Museve 7
2009 Template:Flagicon Arthur Museve 10
2010 Template:Flagicon Francis Thairu 5
2011 Template:Flagicon Dan Sserunkuma 7
2012 Template:Flagicon Dan Sserunkuma 5
2013 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Bageya 4
*2014 Template:Flagicon Dennis Okoth 3
Template:Flagicon George Abege 3
Template:Flagicon Lawrence Kasadha 3
2015 Template:Flagicon Ebrimah Sanneh 11
2016 Template:Flagicon Ezekiel Odera 4
2017 Template:Flagicon Ezekiel Odera 11
2018 Template:Flagicon Sande Katumba 10
2018–19 Template:Flagicon Noah Abich 8
2019–20 Template:Flagicon Ebrimah Sanneh 8
2020–21 Template:Flagicon Peter Opiyo 8
2021–22 Template:Flagicon Ezekiel Odera 10
2022–23 Template:Flagicon Kelvin Etemesi 12
2023–24 Template:Flagicon Vincent Owino 8
2024–25 Template:Flagicon 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 Template:Flagicon Ezekiel Odera 37
2 Template:Flagicon Justus Basweti 35
3 Template:Flagicon Francis Thairu 34
4 Template:Flagicon Ebrimah Sanneh 32
5 Template:Flagicon Arthur Museve 31
6 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Bageya 29
7 Template:Flagicon Davis Agesa 20
8 Template:Flagicon Kelvin Etemesi 19*
9 Template:Flagicon Anthony Kimani 17
10 Template:Flagicon Vincent Owino 16*
11 Template:Flagicon Sande Katumba 15
12 Template:Flagicon Samuel Ouma 14
13 Template:Flagicon Peter Opiyo 13
14 Template:Flagicon Dan Sserunkuma 12
14 Template:Flagicon Robert Ndung'u 12

* Still active

Records

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

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  1. ↑ AIS, May 25, 2009: Nairobi City Stars Appoints new Head Coach Template:Webarchive
  2. ↑ Daily Nation, October 16, 2008: New owners take over World Hope FC Template:Webarchive
  3. ↑ Daily Nation, November 20, 2008: City Stars unveil new German coach Template:Webarchive
  4. ↑ Kenyafootball, May 25, 2009: Nairobi City Stars Appoints new Head Coach Template:Webarchive
  5. ↑ The Standard, June 14, 2019: Jackson: Why we bought Nairobi City Stars squad Template:Webarchive
  6. ↑ Goal, May 1, 2019: Nairobi City Stars confirm takeover by Jonathan Jackson Foundation Template:Webarchive
  7. ↑ Citizen, May 1, 2019: City Stars has new owner; purchase coming after long financial struggles Template:Webarchive
  8. ↑ Futaa, June 13, 2019: Former KPL heavyweight owners make a vow ahead of new season Template:Webarchive
  9. ↑ Michezo Afrika, May 1, 2019: Hope as Nairobi City Stars gets new owner Template:Webarchive
  10. ↑ Daily Active Kenya, May 1, 2019: Just like Wazito, City Stars gets a new owner who will blow their problems away Template:Webarchive
  11. ↑ SportPesa News, May 1, 2019: Seasoned Local Football Journalist Korir In New City Stars Management Team Template:Webarchive
  12. ↑ Nairobi News, May 1, 2020: City Stars raring to go with promotion to KPL Template:Webarchive
  13. ↑ Futaa, May 7, 2020: Nairobi City Stars coach Sanjin delighted after promotion to KPL Template:Webarchive
  14. ↑ Soka, April 30, 2020: OFFICIAL: GOR MAHIA ARE KPL CHAMPS; CITY STARS PROMOTED Template:Webarchive
  15. ↑ Nairobi City Stars, Sept 17, 2021: [1] Template:Webarchive
  16. ↑ Futaa, Sept 17, 2021: Nicholas Muyoti joins Nairobi City Stars Template:Webarchive
  17. ↑ The Standard, Sept 17, 2021: Former KK Homeboyz coach Muyoti joins Nairobi City Stars Template:Webarchive
  18. ↑ The Star, Sept 18, 2021: Muyoti joins City Stars, ready for a new challenge Template:Webarchive
  19. ↑ MichezoAfrika, Sept 17, 2021: Muyoti unveiled as new City Stars Head Coach Template:Webarchive
  20. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  21. ↑ Nation, 2 Apr 2023 Ex-Harambee Stars midfielder Opiyo begins coaching journey Template:Webarchive
  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 Template:Webarchive
  32. ↑ Capital FM 31 Oct 2016 City Stars relegated after falling to Homeboyz Template:Webarchive

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