Debutants Kibera Soccer confident of NSL top five finish

‎National Super League (NSL) newbies Kibera Soccer coach Iddi Shikanda has targeted an ambition top five finish in their maiden appearance in the second-tier league in the 2026-27 season, underlining the side’s fearless approach to their latest challenge.

‎Kibera Soccer secured promotion to the NSL for the first time after making five consecutive attempts to achieve the feat.
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‎Speaking to Citizen Digital, Shikanda cited team chemistry as a crucial catalyst in the quest for promotion to the NSL.
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‎"What made it easy for me is that these players have played together for so many years.

“What I did was to introduce the winning mentality, treating each game as a final, ensuring that we win all our home games. " The tactician said.
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‎Having achieved their immediate objective, Shikanda says Kibera Soccer are now setting their sights even higher as they prepare for their maiden NSL campaign.

‎The coach has challenged his players to compete for a place among the league's top five while also harboring ambitions of going all the way and lifting the NSL title.
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‎"The dream of every coach is to win the league they participate in. In 2009, Sofapaka came from the NSL and went straight to winning the Kenyan Premier League.

“Our target is to finish among the top five teams, if not winning the NSL this season." He added.
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‎Despite their ambitious targets, Kibera Soccer has opted for a relatively conservative approach in the transfer market.

‎The club has brought in only a handful of new players, with Shikanda placing greater faith in the squad that delivered promotion last season.

‎The coach believes maintaining the core of the successful team will help preserve the understanding and chemistry that proved instrumental in their promotion campaign.

‎Kibera Soccer will therefore head into their first NSL season with continuity at the heart of their strategy, hoping the same group that finally achieved promotion can now establish the club among the country's leading second-tier sides.