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Nairobi City Stars
Full nameNairobi City Stars
NicknameSimba wa Nairobi
Founded2003
GroundHope Centre,
Kawangware, Kenya
Capacity5,000
OwnerJonathan Jackson Foundation
ChairmanJonathan Jackson
Head coach (interim)Eugene Ochola
LeagueKenyan Premier League
2023–24KPL, 6th
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

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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]

Salim Babu[20] took over from Muyoti and served till the expiry of his contract in April 2026 handing over the reigns to Scotland-trained Eugene Ochola who joined the club in 2024 as an apprentice.[21]

Honors

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Performance in CAF competitions

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2006 – Preliminary Round

Current squad

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As of 30 Jan 2025.[22]

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 Jimmy Mbugua
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

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Management

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ChairmanKenya Jonathan Jackson
Chief ExecutiveKenya Patrick Korir
Team CoordinatorKenya Samson Otieno

Technical Bench

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PositionName
Interim Head coachKenya Eugene Ochola
Goalkeeper coachKenya Ronnie Kagunzi
Team ManagerKenya Calvin Masawa
TrainerKenya Arthur Museve
PhysioKenya Dennis Wandola
Kit ManagerKenya Dominic Mutiso

Past coaches

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Notable past players

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Top scorers per season

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Top scorers per season. * Award shared during that season

Year Player Goals
*2004-5 Kenya Collins Tiego 5
Kenya Justus Basweti 5
2005-6 Kenya Samuel Ouma 13
2006-7 Kenya Justus Basweti 6
2008 Kenya Arthur Museve 7
2009 Kenya Arthur Museve 10
2010 Kenya Francis Thairu 5
2011 Uganda Dan Sserunkuma 7
2012 Uganda Dan Sserunkuma 5
2013 Uganda Jimmy Bageya 4
*2014 Kenya Dennis Okoth 3
Uganda George Abege 3
Uganda Lawrence Kasadha 3
2015 The Gambia Ebrimah Sanneh 11
2016 Kenya Ezekiel Odera 4
2017 Kenya Ezekiel Odera 11
2018 Uganda Sande Katumba 10
2018–19 Kenya Noah Abich 8
2019–20 The Gambia Ebrimah Sanneh 8
2020–21 Kenya Peter Opiyo 8
2021–22 Kenya Ezekiel Odera 10
2022–23 Kenya Kelvin Etemesi 12
2023–24 Kenya Vincent Owino 8
2024–25 Kenya Vincent Owino 5
2025–26 Kenya Joshua Amunike 8

All time top scorers

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

As of 22 February 2026
# Player Goals
1Kenya Ezekiel Odera37
2Kenya Justus Basweti35
3Kenya Francis Thairu34
4The Gambia Ebrimah Sanneh32
5Kenya Arthur Museve31
6Uganda Jimmy Bageya29
7Kenya Davis Agesa20
8Kenya Kelvin Etemesi19
9Kenya Anthony Kimani17
10Kenya Vincent Owino16
11Uganda Sande Katumba15
12Kenya Samuel Ouma14
13Kenya Peter Opiyo13
14Uganda Dan Sserunkuma12
14Kenya Robert Ndung'u12

Records

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Type Nat Name Record
Most Premier League appearances (City Stars) Kenya John Amboko 221
Most Premier League appearances (overall) Kenya Anthony Kimani 284[23]
Most Premier League goals Kenya Justus Basweti 27
Most Super League goals Kenya Davis Agesa 17[24]
Overall top scorer Kenya Ezekiel Odera 37
Most capped player Kenya James Situma 43
Most league goals in a Premier League season Kenya Samuel Ouma 13
Most goals in a Super League season Kenya Ezekiel Odera 11
Longest unbeaten Super League run Kenya 2018/19-2019/20 NSL 22 [25]
Record premier league win run Kenya 2023–24 FKF PL 7[26]
Record victory Kenya vs Vihiga Bullets[27][28]
vs Kisumu Telkom
vs Congo United[29]		 4-0
Record defeat Kenya vs Sofapaka F.C.[30]
vs Kakamega Homeboyz[31]		 5-0

Premier League records

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Season Pos Record
PWDLFAGDCSPts!
2004–058 22 7 7 8 22 23 -1 7 28
2005–067 38 14 13 11 43 41 2 16 55
2006–078 30 11 9 10 31 28 3 11 42
20087 30 11 7 12 25 31 -6 10 40
20096 30 11 10 9 30 29 1 10 43
201011 30 7 13 10 25 34 -9 8 34
201114 30 8 7 15 28 35 -7 9 31
201213 30 6 11 13 16 32 -6 14 29
20139 30 7 11 12 24 36 -12 9 32
201415 30 4 12 14 18 35 -17 8 24
201514[32] 30 6 10 14 25 37 -12 7 28
201616[33] 30 3 10 17 17 39 -22 7 19
2020-217 32 12 9 11 34 30 4 11 45
2021-225 33 14 10 10 45 34 11 14 52
2022–2315 34 8 10 16 37 49 -12 8 34
2023–246 34 13 11 10 42 39 3 12 50
2024–2518 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

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Season Pos Record
PWDLFAGDCSPts
2003-4CHAMPIONS
20177 36 12 12 12 45 42 3 11 48
20187 36 14 10 12 41 39 2 10 52
2018-1914 38 8 15 15 47 60 -13 3 39
2019-20CHAMPIONS 26 20 4 2 40 18 22 14 64
2025-2614 38 9 12 17 31 44 -13 11 39
Total 174 63 53 58 204 203 1 48 242

References

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  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: 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. ↑ Pan African Football, 1 Mar 2025 Nairobi City Stars unveil Salim Babu as new head coach
  21. ↑ City Stars, 8 Apr 2026 Club Statement: Salim Babu
  22. ↑ "Nairobi City Stars – Pro Team Roster". Nairobi City Stars. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  23. ↑ The Star, 27 Jun 2023 Nairobi City Stars skipper Kimani retires after 17 years
  24. ↑ Goal, 21 Sep 2020 Nairobi City Stars' NSL top scorer Agesa ready for KPL return
  25. ↑ Nation, 16 Dec 2019 Nairobi City Stars suffer first NSL defeat
  26. ↑ Nation, 21 Jan 2024 Leopards derail City Stars' title charge, Police down Nzoia
  27. ↑ The Standard 6 Nov 2021, Nairobi City Stars thrash Vihiga to close gap on K’Ogalo
  28. ↑ 6 Nov 2021 Four Different Scorers for Nairobi City Stars as They Maul Vihiga Bullets
  29. ↑ Michezoafrika 22 Oct 201, City Stars demolish Congo as relegation battle heats up
  30. ↑ Futaa 7 Aug 2016 Sofapaka 5 City Stars 0
  31. ↑ Michezo Afrika, 14 Feb 2025 Shumah Shines as Homeboyz Humiliate City Stars 5-0
  32. ↑ The Standard, 2 Nov 2015 City Stars survives the chop Archived 2022-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
  33. ↑ Capital FM 31 Oct 2016 City Stars relegated after falling to Homeboyz Archived 2023-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
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