Football Kenya Federation Premier League outfit Nairobi City Stars have on Wednesday evening announced that Gambian striker Ebrima Sanneh has ended his second stint with the club after the two agreed to part ways by mutual consent.The striker famously known for his heading prowess in front of goal arrived at City Stars on loan from Gambian side Real de Banjul in July 2014 where he stayed at the club till the end of the 2015 Premier league season.He then returned to the club in April 2019 till date before the parting of ways.“Nairobi City Stars announces that it has reached an agreement for the consensual termination of the contract with striker Ebrima Sanneh.⚠️ | SANNEH LEAVES CITY STARS BY MUTUAL CONSENTGambia hitman Ebrima Sanneh has left NCS by mutual consent.Sanneh leaves with 32 goals putting him 3rd on the all time goal-scorers list!Full story ⤵️[https://t.co/3MnkpEHg26]#𝕊𝕚𝕞𝕓𝕒𝕎𝕒ℕ𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕚 pic.twitter.com/67Q6M5FEXm— Official Nairobi City Stars Fc (@NrbCityStars) January 26, 2022 “Simba wa Nairobi would like to thank Sanneh for his extraordinary goal prowess, in top-scoring to lead us to promotion to the Premier league in 2020, and for all his 32 goals across two stints. Sanneh will forever remain firmly etched in the history of Nairobi City Stars,” a statement from the club read.“Sanneh is an excellent professional, who contributed immensely to the club since he joined in July 2014. We will forever recall his 11 goals in his first full season in 2015, including a goal in the season-ender against Sony that saved the club from relegation. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors,” said club CEO Patrick Korir on the club’s website.Sanneh leaves City Stars as hero. Having scored 32 goals across his two stints, the Gambian hitman is the third-best scorer in the all-time scoring list at the club behind Justus Basweti and Francis Thairu.At the close of the 2015 season, Sanneh earned nominations for two awards: New Young Player where he emerged second best, and Player of the Year.After that season he detoured to Ushuru then to Kariobangi Sharks before returning to City Stars in April 2019 on a short-term contract to help the team survive relegation from the National Super League (NSL) in the 2019/20 season with seven crucial goals.He earned a one-year contract to feature in 2019/20 NSL season and went on to top score with eight goals to guide City Stars to promotion back to the premier league after four seasons out.where will you be enjoying Eid from? Ebrima Sanneh and kariobangi sharks fraternity wishes all muslim brothers and sisters a happy Eid Mubarak. #WeAreSharks #eidmubarak #PamojaTunaweza pic.twitter.com/eMgOv5KONJ— Kariobangi Sharks FC (@k_sharksfc) June 15, 2018 His performance earned him a two-year deal across the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons.Sanneh had many firsts: He scored four times in a Cup game against Transfoc in June 2015 to become the only City Stars player to slam in a quartet of goals in a single game.Coupled with two other goals in a Cup game against Mutomo Tigers in February 2021, Sanneh stands out as City Stars’ top scorer in the Domestic Cup with six goals.In the same 2015 season, Sanneh set an unmatched record of scoring in four straight premier league games against Tusker, Western Stima, Thika United (brace), and Bandari in rounds 24 to 27.Additional reporting by Nairobi City Stars.
