2015 Nairobi City Stars season

The 2015 season was Nairobi City Stars' eleventh consecutive one in the top flight of Kenyan football. The 2015 season was a turbulent one for Nairobi City Stars, both on and off the pitch. The club retained its place in the 2015 Kenyan Premier League despite having finished in the relegation zone during the 2014 season alongside Nakuru AllStars. The situation arose after the Football Kenya Federation controversially forwarded Shabana F.C. for promotion from the second tier National Super League, but the Kenyan Premier League rejected the move citing procedural irregularities and instead resolved to retain the 16 teams that had featured in the 2014 top-flight season. The season began with Ugandan coach Paul Nkata, who took charge in January 2015 after succeeding Nigerian tactician Robinson Ndubuisi, who had departed at the end of the previous season. Nkata handled the team until midyear before assistant coach Gabriel Njoroge briefly took over between July and September 2015. Dennis Okoth later assumed charge for the remainder of the campaign on an interim basis and went on to secure safety for the club. City Stars struggled throughout the season with inconsistency, financial constraints, and frequent technical bench changes, spending most of the campaign fighting relegation. However, the club survived relegation largely due to the contributions of two foreign players; Ugandan forward Jimmy Bageya and Gambian striker Ebrimah Sanneh who delivered crucial goals during the final stretch of the season. Bageya scored decisive lone goals in back-to-back 1-0 victories over KCB FC and Ushuru, results that revived the club's survival hopes. In the final match of the season against SoNy Sugar, Sanneh scored a late equalizer that secured a 1–1 draw in City Stadium to confirm Nairobi City Stars’ top-flight status for another season. The dramatic escape ensured City Stars remained in the Kenyan Premier League for the 2016 season despite spending much of the campaign in the relegation places. == Technical Bench == Source: Nairobi City Stars == Players == === Squad information === Players and squad numbers last updated on 19 May 2024. Appearances include all competitions.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players only hold one non-FIFA nationality. Source: GSA == Off season transfers == === In === === Out === === Mid season transfers === === In === === Out === == Competitions == === Overall record === === Premier League === ==== Results summary ==== ==== Results by round ==== ==== Score overview ==== Win Draw Loss ==== Matches ==== Win Draw Loss Fixtures The league officially kicked off on the 13 February 2016 with a number of games on the cards. === GOtv Shield === Win Draw Loss Fixtures == Statistics == === Goalscorers === === Top Assists === === Discipline === == Awards == === Players === === Technical Bench === == References ==