Nairobi City Stars
Nairobi City Stars is a football club in Nairobi, Kenya. [1]. They play in the top level of Kenyan professional football, the Kenyan Premier League. [2][3]
The club was founded in 2003 as World Hope FC, when it took over Kawangware FC, who had been relegated from the Premier League. After one season in the Nationwide League, World Hope was promoted to the premier league. The club was owned by World Hope International, a charitable organisation.
In October 2008, the club was bought by Ambassadors in Sport (AIS Kenya), who renamed the club to Nairobi City Stars FC after the 2008 season [1]. The name is after Cleveland City Stars. Musa Otieno, Kenyan international footballer who has also played for Cleveland City Stars is one of the leading figures behind the new club. Nairobi City Stars retained the home ground Hope Centre, located in Kawangware suburb of Nairobi.[2]. Nairobi City Stars was initially coached by German manager Oliver Page, who is a former Bundesliga player [3]. He resigned from the post half-season in June 2009 despite good results, citing personal issues [4]
The club's mission statement states they will use the club's profile to raise awareness of and combat poverty, HIV/AIDS, ethnic strife and corruption.
The club have an academy known as the Petra Boys.
Performance in CAF competitions
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- 2006 - Preliminary Round
Current squad
From http://nairobicitystars.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37&Itemid=2, 14/8/10 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. |
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Position |
Player |
4 |
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FW |
Fred Okello |
5 |
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MF |
Kevin Nyongesa |
6 |
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MF |
Dennis Okoth |
7 |
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MF |
Francis Thairu |
8 |
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FW |
Alex Sake |
9 |
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FW |
Ken Oliech |
11 |
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MF |
Oscar Mbugua |
12 |
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FW |
Jimmy Bageya |
13 |
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MF |
Levy Muaka |
14 |
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FW |
George Odary |
15 |
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MF |
Muigai Kibathi |
16 |
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FW |
Abdul Hussein |
17 |
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MF |
David Gateri |
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No. |
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Position |
Player |
18 |
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DF |
Arthur Museve |
19 |
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DF |
Donald Musoti (captain) |
20 |
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DF |
John Amboko |
21 |
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MF |
David King'atua |
22 |
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DF |
Simon Juma Ogutu |
23 |
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GK |
Frederick Majani |
24 |
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MF |
Collins Ochieng |
25 |
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DF |
Peter Ashango |
26 |
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MF |
Stephen Rigby |
27 |
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DF |
Lawrence Nyamboki |
28 |
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GK |
Kevin Otieno |
29 |
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FW |
Robert Ndungu |
30 |
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GK |
Frederick Odhiambo |
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References
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National teams |
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Women
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National team · Olympic (U-23) · U-20 · U-17
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League system |
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Domestic cups |
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Awards |
Footballer of the Year · Top scorers
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Lists |
All-time Table · Champions · Clubs · International footballers · Foreign players · Venues
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Men's clubs · Women's clubs · Men's players · Women's players · Expatriate players · Managers · Referees · Venues · Seasons · Records
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