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Nairobi City Stars is a football
club in Nairobi
, Kenya
. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesk/kenya07.html. They play in the top level of Kenyan professional football, the Kenyan Premier League
. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesk/kenya07.htmlhttp://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ken/nationalleague/standings.html
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 . 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.. Nairobi City Stars was initially coached by German manager Oliver Page, who is a former Bundesliga
player . He resigned from the post half-season in June 2009 despite good results, citing personal issues
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.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club in Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesk/kenya07.html. They play in the top level of Kenyan professional football, the Kenyan Premier League
Kenyan Premier League
The Kenyan Premier League is the first division football league in Kenya. It was formed in 1963 under the Kenya Football Federation but is now controlled by Football Kenya Limited....
. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesk/kenya07.htmlhttp://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ken/nationalleague/standings.html
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.
Cleveland City Stars
Cleveland City Stars was an American professional soccer team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until 2009...
. 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
Kawangware
Kawangware is a slum in Kenya. It is about 15km from the city centre of Nairobi, to the West. It is between Lavington Estate and Dagoretti. It has about hundreds of thousands of residents, many of whom are children. Water supplied by the city authority is not available every day. Safe drinking...
suburb of Nairobi.. Nairobi City Stars was initially coached by German manager Oliver Page, who is a former Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
player . He resigned from the post half-season in June 2009 despite good results, citing personal issues
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
- CAF Confederation CupCAF Confederation CupThe CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
: 1 appearance
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- 2006CAF Confederation Cup 2006The CAF Confederation Cup 2006 started with the preliminary round that was played in February and March 2006. Étoile Sahel of Tunisia beat FAR Rabat of Morocco in the final...
- Preliminary Round
- 2006