City Stars has new owner; purchase coming after long financial struggles
Cash strapped Nairobi City Stars has been purchased by the recently founded Jonathan Jackson Foundation, named after its founder.
In a statement, the Foundation said that its owner Jonathan Jackson, a Kenyan citizen, will assume the Chairman ‘s role in place of exiting Peter Jabuya who has been at the helm for over 10 years .
Jonathan stated : “We are aware of the club ’s recent challenges, but we thank former Chair Peter (Jabuya) for keeping it as a unit for this long. Our most immediate objective is to keep the team in the league ( NSL ) as we put in place elaborate plans for upcoming seasons.”
On his part, Jabuya said: “I thank God for fulfilling my desire to ensure that Nairobi City Stars stays afloat and not to die because of financial challenges . After over ten years with it I am happy to hand it over to an entity I am sure is able to take it to greater heights .”
At the same time the club has picked veteran online journalist Patrick Korir as its CEO while the technical bench remains unchanged with John Amboko and Tillien Oguta expected to continue guiding the club as it fends off relegation threats.
City Stars are placed 17th in the 20-team National Super League on 26 points from 29 games
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