John Amboko

John Amboko (born 6 April 1985) is a former Kenyan football defender who is currently an assistant coach at Kenyan Premier League side Nairobi City Stars.

John Amboko

Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-04-06) 6 April 1985 (age 39)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2008	World Hope	23	(0)
2009–2010	Nairobi City Stars	44	(0)
2011	A.F.C. Leopards	16	(0)
2012–2016	Nairobi City Stars	138	(0)
2017	Nairobi City Stars
Managerial career
2005–2017	Vaport Sports
2017	Nairobi City Stars (interim, ass.)
2018–2019	Nairobi City Stars (coach)
2021	Nairobi City Stars (interim)
2021–2022	Nairobi City Stars (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Player

Amboko was a long-serving captain who spent his entire playing career at Nairobi City Stars from 2003 until his full retirement in 2017, save for the 2011 season when he turned out for A.F.C. Leopards.

He announced his retirement as a player following Nairobi City Stars relegation^[1] at the end of the 2016 season but later rescinded the decision^[2] to feature in the 2017 season.

Coaching

Alongside his playing career, Amboko coached lower-tier side Vapor Sports that was financed by his workplace Vapor Ministries up until the 2017 season. At some point in the 2017 season, he became Nairobi City Stars interim coach,^[3] then assistant coach,^[4] while the team featured in second-tier National Super League.

He was the head coach for the rest of the 2018 season and parts of the 2018–19 season. Towards the end of the 2020–21 season, he was named coach towards the close of the season,^[5][6][7] following the departure of Sanjin Alagic due to the end of his contract.

At the start of the 2021–22 season, Amboko upgraded his coaching badge to CAF B,^[8] as he became an assistant coach following the arrival of Nicholas Muyoti^[9] as head coach.

Honours

World Hope

• Kenyan Nationwide League: 2003-4, ^[10]
• FKF President's Cup: 2005^[11]

Nairobi City Stars

• Kenyan National Super League: 2019–20

References

1. Citizen Digital, 31 Oct 2016 Relegated City Stars Skipper Amboko Announces Retirement Archived 2022-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
2. Futaa 27 Dec 2016 I am not retiring Archived 2022-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
3. Futaa 9 May 2017 Pudo, Amboko handed reigns at City Stars Archived 2022-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
4. Futaa 13 July 2017 drafted as City Stars names new-look technical bench
5. Mozzart Sport, 18 July 2021 Amboko speaks of his targets after being named City Stars boss Archived 2022-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
6. Citizen Digital, 19 July 2021 I’ll Build On Alagic’s Philosophy, Says City Stars New Boss Amboko Archived 2022-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
7. The-Star, 23 Jul 2021 Amboko backed to shine as new City Stars head coach Archived 2021-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
8. Mozzart Sports 21 Dec 2021 Twenty five coaches graduate after successfully completing CAF B licensing course Archived 2022-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
9. The Standard, 17 Sept 2021 Former KK Homeboyz coach Muyoti joins Nairobi City Stars Archived 2021-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
10. RSSSF Kenya 2003/04^{[dead link]}
11. RSSSF Kenya – List of Cup Winners^{[dead link]}

External links

• John Amboko at Global Sports Archive