KPL Awards explained

KPL Awards
Description:Excellent performance during the KPL season
Presenter:Kenyan Premier League
Year2:2014
Holder:Player of the Year:
Ekaliana Ndolo
Young Player of the Year:
Kennedy Owino
Website:http://www.kpl.co.ke/

The KPL Awards, also known as the KPL Footballer of the Year Awards (FOYA), refer to an awards ceremony held to honour association football players, coaches, officials and journalists participating in the Kenyan Premier League. They are conferred by the Football Kenya Federation.

History

Winners are highlighted in bold and placed in non-indented bullets (). Nominees are placed in order from first to third place in indented bullets. If there is more than one winner (nominees both placed in non-indented bullets) or more than one runner-up (nominees both placed in one indented bullet with a line break separating them), then the award was shared between the winners.

2009

See also: 2009 Kenyan Premier League. The 2009 KPL Awards were held on December 9, 2009 at the Panari Hotel in Nairobi.[1]

Player and team awards
Guinness Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Fair Play Player of the Year
Fair Play Team of the Year
Golden Boot
Goalkeeper of the Year
Defender of the Year
Midfielder of the Year
Managerial awards
Head coach of the Year
Team manager of the Year
Referee awards
Referee of the Year
  • Isaac Ochieng
    • Eliakim Mbalilwa
    • Amos Wanjala
Assistant referee of the Year
  • Walter Ondiege
    • Selina Kigen
    • Nathaniel Ndwingwa
Journalism awards
Print journalist of the Year
Television presenter of the Year
  • Mike Okinyi – Citizen
    • Brian Agina – K24
    • Hassan Juma – KTN
Radio presenter of the Year
  • Joseph Ogidi and Jacob Mulee – Radio Jambo
    • Daniel Wahome – Metro
    • Mohamed Njuguna – Citizen
Photojournalist of the Year
Source: michezonet.com

2010

See also: 2010 Kenyan Premier League. The 2010 KPL Awards were held on November 24, 2011 at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi.[2]

Player and team awards
Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Fair Play Player of the Year
Fair Play Team of the Year
Golden Boot
Goalkeeper of the Year
Defender of the Year
Midfielder of the Year
Managerial and referee awards
Head coach of the Year
Team manager of the Year
Referee of the Year
  • Isaac Ochieng
    • Nasur Doka
    • Richard Obare
Journalism awards
Print journalist of the Year
Television presenter of the Year
  • Hassan Juma – KTN
Radio presenter of the Year
  • Diamond Okusimba and Toldo Kuria – Radio Jambo
    • Paul Mcheshi – Milele FM
    • Torome Tirike and Paul Muchiri
Photojournalist of the Year
Source: michezoafrika.com

2011

See also: 2011 Kenyan Premier League. The 2011 KPL Awards were held on December 7, 2011 at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi.[3] [4] [5]

Player and team awards
Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Fair Play Player of the Year
Team of the Year
Fair Play Team of the Year
Golden Boot
Goalkeeper of the Year
Defender of the Year
Midfielder of the Year
Managerial awards
Head coach of the Year
Team manager of the Year
Referee awards
Referee of the Year
  • Nasur Doka
    • Sylvester Kirwa
    • Davies Omweno
Assistant referee of the Year
  • Aden Marwa
    • Mike Mwangi
    • Jane Cherono
Journalism awards
Print journalist of the Year
Television presenter of the Year
Radio presenter/station of the Year
  • Diamond Okusimba, Toldo Kuria and
    William Gathoki – Radio Jambo
    • Ali Hassan and Steve Mukanggai – Radio Maisha
    • Joseph Maroa – Milele FM
Photojournalist of the Year
Chairman's Award
  • Futaa.com
    • MichezoAfrika.com
    • KenyanStar.co.ke
Sources: michezoafrika.com and muchene.com

2012

See also: 2012 Kenyan Premier League. The 2012 KPL Awards were held on November 16, 2012 at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi.[6] There were 16 categories to be handled at the event.[7]

Player and team awards
Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Fair Play Player of the Year
Fair Play Team of the Year
Golden Boot
Goalkeeper of the Year
Defender of the Year
Midfielder of the Year
Managerial awards
Head coach of the Year
Team manager of the Year
Referee awards
Referee of the Year
  • Nasur Doka
    • Davies Omweno
    • Thomas Onyango
Assistant referee of the Year
Source: sportsnewsarena.com[8]

2013

See also: 2013 Kenyan Premier League. The 2013 KPL Awards were held at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi.[9] [10] [11] 12 categories were handled at the event.

Player and team awards
Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Fair Play Player of the Year
Fair Play Team of the Year
Golden Boot
Goalkeeper of the Year
Defender of the Year
Midfielder of the Year
Managerial awards
Coach of the Year
Team manager of the Year
Referee awards
Referee of the Year
  • Davies Omweno
    • Anthony Ogwayo
    • Tabitha Wambui
Assistant referee of the Year
  • Aden Marwa
    • Peter Kiereini
    • Dorcas Moraa

2014

See also: 2014 Kenyan Premier League. The 2014 KPL Awards were held on 19 November 2014 at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. 13 categories were handled at the event.[12]

The award ceremony was criticised for the manner in which players, coaches and officials were nominated and awarded, with the Football Kenya Federation stating that it took "strong exception to the manner in which winners of the 2014 awards were named".[13] The Standard journalist Rodgers Eshitemi said the awards "will go down as the most shambolic fete ever in Kenya's football history".[14]

Player and team awards
Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Fair Play Player of the Year
Fair Play Team of the Year
Golden Boot
Goalkeeper of the Year
Defender of the Year
Midfielder of the Year
Managerial awards
Coach of the Year
Team manager of the Year
Chairman's Award
  • Ronald Ngala
Referee awards
Referee of the Year
Assistant referee of the Year
  • Steven Oduor
    • Dorcas Wanza
    • Oliver Omondi

2015

See also: 2015 Kenyan Premier League. The 2015 KPL Awards were held on 9 December 2015 at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. 12 categories were handled at the event.[15] [16]

Player and team awards
Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Fair Play Player of the Year
Fair Play Team of the Year
Golden Boot
Goalkeeper of the Year
Defender of the Year
Midfielder of the Year
Managerial awards
Coach of the Year
Team manager of the Year
Referee awards
Referee of the Year
  • Raymond Onyango
    • Judith Muhonja
    • Michael Iluve
Assistant referee of the Year
  • Stephen Adeya
    • Judy Wamaro
    • Beth Wambui

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenya Premier League awards top performers in the 2009 season . MichezoNet.com . 10 December 2009 . 11 November 2012.
  2. Web site: George Odhiambo named 2010 KPL footballer of the year . MichezoAfrika.com . 25 November 2010 . 11 November 2012.
  3. Web site: Top Sports journalists to be awarded during KPL gala . MichezoAfrika.com . 2 December 2011 . 24 November 2012.
  4. Web site: Kelvin Kimani named best player in a colourful FOYA ceremony . MichezoAfrika.com . 7 December 2011 . 11 November 2012.
  5. Web site: KPL Football Awards . Muchene.com . 7 December 2011 . 11 November 2012.
  6. Web site: All set for KPL awards . Futaa.com . 3 November 2012 . 11 November 2012.
  7. Web site: 16 categories set for KPL awards . Futaa.com . 8 November 2012 . 11 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111204743/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/16-categories-set-for-kpl-awards . 11 November 2012 . dead .
  8. Web site: Gor Mahia's Sserunkuma Voted 2012 KPL's Best Player . SportsNewsArena.com . 21 November 2012 . 22 November 2012.
  9. Web site: Full 2013 KPL Awards Winners List . UlizaLinks.co.ke . 20 November 2013 . 23 November 2013.
  10. Web site: Shrink lifts Keli to KPL top award . Capital FM Sports . 21 November 2013 . 23 November 2013.
  11. Web site: Keli wins top KPL honours . Collins Okinyo . SuperSport Sports . 21 November 2013 . 23 November 2013.
  12. Web site: 2014 KPL Awards: All winners and nominees . Futaa.com . 20 November 2014 . 25 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141123053900/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/2014-kpl-awards-all-winners-and-nominees . 23 November 2014 . dead .
  13. Web site: 2014 KPL Awards: FKF takes a dig at KPL . 20 November 2014 . Dan Ngulu . Futaa.com . 25 November 2014.
  14. Web site: KPL: Questions raised over Footballer of the Year Award awards . 22 November 2014 . Rodgers Eshitemi . . 25 November 2014.
  15. Web site: Kenya: Michael Olunga Wins 2015 KPL Player of the Year Award . . . 10 December 2015 . 1 April 2016.
  16. Web site: PHOTOS: KPL/SJAK Footballer of the Year Awards 2015 . . 10 December 2015 . 1 April 2016.