Ulinzi Stars
Full nameUlinzi Stars Football Club
Nickname(s)KDF
Ulinzi
Founded1995 (1995)
GroundAfraha Stadium
Nakuru, Kenya
Capacity8,200
OwnerKenya Kenya Defence Forces
Head coachKenya Stephen Ocholla [1]
LeagueKenyan Premier League
2022–20238th

Ulinzi Stars Football Club is an association football club based in Nakuru, Kenya. They compete in the Kenyan Premier League, where they won three consecutive titles from 2003 to 2005. They are the only team to have done so, along with AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia, and won their most recent league title in 2010.[2]

History

Ulinzi Stars represent Kenya's Defence forces (the Kenya Army, the Airforce and the Kenya Navy). It was formed in 1995 when several military sides were combined. These teams were:[3]

Ulinzi have played in the Afraha Stadium since 2004, after moving from Thika. They won the Kenyan Sports Team of the Year award in 2010.[4]

The team doubles as the Kenya national military football team, which qualified for the 2011 Military World Games.[5]

Other clubs

Ulinzi used to have a successful basketball team, Ulinzi Warriors, until 2007 when it was disbanded, despite being the reigning national champion, having won five consecutive league titles.[6] They also had a rugby team, Ulinzi RFC, but was disbanded.[7] They also had volleyball[8] and handball[9] teams.

Achievements

2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
2011

Performance in CAF competitions

  • CAF Champions League: 2 appearances
2004 – First Round
2011 – Preliminary Round

References

  1. ↑ "Captain Opuko returns, Nyaudo is promoted in Technical Bench changes". Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Kenya – List of Champions
  3. ↑ Ulinzi Stars website – history
  4. ↑ The Standard, December 11, 2010: Rudisha and Lagat crowned Soya best athletes
  5. ↑ Daily Nation website, December 14, 2008: Ulinzi epitomise KPL’s strength
  6. ↑ Daily Nation, May 4, 2007: Champions Ulinzi And Telkom Pull Out of Basketball League Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Daily Nation, June 2, 2009: Rugby is the game and Injera man of moment]
  8. ↑ 2006 Volleyball World Championships: Kenya Names Provisional Squad of 22 players Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ KBC, December 13, 2006: Kenya's cereals team retain men handball title
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