NSL: Kibera Black Stars reunite with former coach in major technical bench overhaul

National Super League (NSL) outfit Kibera Black Stars have announced a shake-up in their managerial team ahead of the 2025/2026 campaign.

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The club has sought a reunion with former head coach Evans Ogutu, who now returns as an assistant to Idd Badi, who will continue in his role as head coach.

Goalkeeper trainer Mike Aggery also returns ahead of the new campaign after earlier threatening to walk away at the end of last season.

Kevin Adongo retains his role as team manager, alongside team doctor Seedorf Miheso, kit manager Kevin Odour, and technical director Erick Ouma, who remain on the rebranded technical bench.

Former Gor Mahia forward Edwin Lavatsa will not be part of the team for the upcoming campaign after two seasons at the club.

Lavatsa is understood to have stepped aside as he eyes a managerial career elsewhere.

Speaking to Mozzart Sport, the club’s CEO, Eugene Ochieng, said the shake-up was necessary to give the team a competitive edge ahead of the next campaign.

Known as Ya Mama in the Kibra slums of Nairobi, Kibera came close to promotion last season but ended up finishing sixth with 55 points.

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The team had started the campaign strongly, even ending the first leg among the promotion favorites, but lost momentum in February, falling out of contention.

The youthful club administrator now feels that the change of air at the top and the addition of a new figure to the technical bench will help revive the club’s ambitions.

“Badi is going to be there as the head coach; we just did a little shake-up to add Coach Evans into the side,” he told Mozzart Sport.

Ogutu is no stranger to Black Stars; three seasons ago he nearly guided the team to the FKF Premier League.

After he left, he claimed some internal forces had worked against the club’s promotion.

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Ouma, however, says they believe the gaffer is now ready to serve the team, and when approached this time, he accepted without hesitation, putting the past behind him.

“During that campaign when Shabana earned a promotion, we lacked finances and had to come into the office to help. The coach had his say at the time, and he had to make his comment. Things have changed, and when we approached him, he didn’t think twice; he was ready to help,” Ochieng said.

Kibera has faced several off-field issues since the end of last season, including parting ways with chairman Mwanjuma Mwakuluma and almost 15 players. But the CEO insists everything is under control.

“The technical bench has planned itself, they’ve done enough scouting, and we believe everything will be good. We are doing well in pre-season.

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The players who left wanted to move on, and we respected their wishes. We have replaced them with the players we wanted, and we will be starting preseason on Tuesday,” he concluded.

Black Stars remain one of the longest-serving sides in the second tier and will be starting their tenth campaign in the league.