Nicholas Muyoti

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Nicholas Ndubi Muyoti (born 8 September 1976) is a retired Kenyan[1] international defender and midfielder. He is the current head coach of Kenyan Premier League side Kenya Police FC.[2]

Full name Nicholas Ndubi Muyoti
Date of birth (1976-09-08) 8 September 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth Kenya
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
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Nicholas Muyoti
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Full name Nicholas Ndubi Muyoti
Date of birth (1976-09-08) 8 September 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth Kenya
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Kenyatta Hospital F.C.|KNH
1997–2002 AFC Leopards
2002–2005 Thika United F.C.
2006 Sporting Afrique FC 13 (0)
2006–2007 Churchill Brothers S.C.
2007–2008 Sporting Clube de Goa 14 (0)
2008–2009 Thika United F.C. 12 (12)
2009 Sher Karuturi 22 (12)
2010 Sofapaka F.C. 11 (10)
2011 AFC Leopards 20 (1)
International career
2001–2003 Kenya 17 (2)
Managerial career
2012 AFC Leopards (assistant)
2013 AFC Leopards (team manager)
2013 AFC Leopards (assistant)
2014 Oserian F.C. (Head coach)
2015 Oserian F.C. (Head coach)
2016 AFC Leopards (assistant)
2017 Zetech University (Head coach)
2017 Thika United F.C. (Head coach)
2018-2019 Nzoia Sugar F.C. (Head coach)
2019-2021 Kakamega Homeboyz F.C. (Head coach)
2021-2025 Nairobi City Stars (Head coach)
2025-2026 Nairobi United (Head coach)
2026-? Kenya Police FC (Head coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:20, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:20, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
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Muyoti is a former Kenya captain best remembered for lifting the Castle Lager Cup trophy in 2002.[3][4]

Early life

Muyoti was born on 8 September 1976 in Nairobi. He went to school at Our Lady of Mercy Primary School before moving to Mumias Boys Primary School. He then proceeded to Amukura Secondary School in Busia before ending up at Nairobi's Upper Hill School.[citation needed]

Career

Muyoti started out his career at lower-tier side Kenyatta Hospital F.C. while still a student at Upper Hill School.[citation needed]

AFC Leopards

While at Kenyatta Hospital F.C. he tried out with AFC Leopards whom he joined in 1997 where he spent six seasons before heading to Thika United in 2002. He returned to the same club nine years later in 2011 to end his playing career.[citation needed]

Singapore

After four seasons at Thika United in 2002, Muyoti moved to Sporting Afrique for the 2006 S.League,.[5] Described as a conscientious leader, Muyoti captained Sporting Afrique at the 2006 S.League,[5]

India

After Singapore, Muyoti moved to Churchill Brothers for 2006,[6] the captain was Man of the Match as they drew with Sporting Clube de Goa 1-1 despite earning a yellow card which left him out for the 11th round.[7]

He then moved to Sporting Clube de Goa for 2007 season,[8] the Kenyan had to leave the Flaming Oranje in 2008[9] due to injury, out for eight months.

Return to Kenya

After India, Muyoti returned to Thika United for a season in 2008 then made moves in each of the next seasons to Sher Karuturi, Sofapaka F.C. before finally returning 'home' to AFC Leopards in 2011 where he hanged his boots as a player at the close of that season.

Swindon Town

In late 2002, it was reported that Muyoti had caught the eye of English side Swindon Town[10] as the Kenya national football team toured England for a series of friendly games. The reports later stated the deal did not materialize.[11]

National team

While at AFC Leopards, Muyoti was called up to the Kenya national football team in 2001 and played for the national team till the year 2003.

He was handed his first cap at the Amahoro Stadium by Reinhard Fabisch in a game against Ethiopia in the final of 2001 CECAFA Cup.[12]

Management

Muyoti began his journey to coaching when, at the end of the 2011 season at AFC Leopards, he was named the assistant coach, then team manager,[13][14] and back as an assistant.[15] He left the club towards the end of 2013[16] to join Oserian FC[17][18][19][20] as head coach before returning to AFC Leopards in 2016 as an assistant coach.[21][22]

He moved to Zetech University[23][24][25] at the onset of 2017 for a short stint before heading to Thika United as an assistant coach first, then head coach.[26][27][28][29][30][31] Head coach roles at Nzoia Sugar,[32] Kakamega Homeboyz[33] then to his current station Nairobi City Stars[34][35][36][37] then followed.

In mid January 2025 he moved to Kenyan second tier side Nairobi United[38] and went on to complete an unprecedented double in winning the Super League title and earning the team promotion to the Kenyan Premier League before topping it up with the domestic Cup, Mozzart Bet Cup, to book a place in the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup.

Career statistics

International

As of 27 April 2022
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Kenya
YearAppsGoals
200110
2002132
200330
Total172
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International goals

As of 27 April 2022 (scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first) [1]
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GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 May 2002Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tanzania0–20-5Friendly
2.23 October 2002CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza, Tanzania South Africa1–11-1Castle Lager Cup (East Africa)
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Honours

Club

AFC Leopards
Nairobi United
Kenya

References

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