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.
| Awarded for | Excellent performance during the KPL season |
|---|---|
| Country |  Kenya |
| Presented by | Kenyan Premier League |
| History | |
| Final award | 2014 |
| Most recent | Player of the Year: Ekaliana Ndolo Young Player of the Year: Kennedy Owino |
| Website | http://www.kpl.co.ke/ |
History
editWinners 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
editThe 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[1] |
| 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[2] |
| Assistant referee of the Year |
| Journalism awards |
| Print journalist of the Year |
| Television presenter of the Year |
| Radio presenter of the Year |
| Photojournalist of the Year |
Source: michezonet.com[1]
2010
editThe 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[1] |
| 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[2] |
| Journalism awards |
| Print journalist of the Year |
| Television presenter of the Year |
| Radio presenter of the Year |
| Photojournalist of the Year |
Source: michezoafrika.com[2]
2011
editThe 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[1] |
| 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[2] |
| Assistant referee of the Year |
| Journalism awards |
| Print journalist of the Year |
| Television presenter of the Year |
| Radio presenter/station of the Year |
| Photojournalist of the Year |
| Chairman's Award |
Sources: michezoafrika.com[3][4] and muchene.com[5]
2012
editThe 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[1] |
| 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[2] |
| Assistant referee of the Year |
Source: sportsnewsarena.com[8]
2013
editThe 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[1] |
| 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[2] |
| Assistant referee of the Year |
2014
editThe 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[1] |
|
| 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 |
| Referee awards |
| Referee of the Year[2] |
| Assistant referee of the Year |
2015
editThe 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[1] |
|
| 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[2] |
| Assistant referee of the Year |
Notes
edit- 1 ^ The Young Player of the Year award is given to players at the age of 20 or under and is often also called the New Player of the Year or the New Young Player award.
- 2 ^ The Referee of the Year award is more commonly known as the Centre Referee of the Year award to avoid confusion with other official positions (assistant referee, etc.) All officials participating in the Kenyan Premier League are under the Football Kenya Federation and all have Kenyan nationality.
References
edit- ^ a b "Kenya Premier League awards top performers in the 2009 season". MichezoNet.com. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ a b "George Odhiambo named 2010 KPL footballer of the year". MichezoAfrika.com. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Top Sports journalists to be awarded during KPL gala". MichezoAfrika.com. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Kelvin Kimani named best player in a colourful FOYA ceremony". MichezoAfrika.com. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ a b "KPL Football Awards". Muchene.com. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "All set for KPL awards". Futaa.com. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "16 categories set for KPL awards". Futaa.com. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Gor Mahia's Sserunkuma Voted 2012 KPL's Best Player". SportsNewsArena.com. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Full 2013 KPL Awards Winners List". UlizaLinks.co.ke. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ "Shrink lifts Keli to KPL top award". Capital FM Sports. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ Collins Okinyo (21 November 2013). "Keli wins top KPL honours". SuperSport Sports. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ "2014 KPL Awards: All winners and nominees". Futaa.com. 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Dan Ngulu (20 November 2014). "2014 KPL Awards: FKF takes a dig at KPL". Futaa.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Rodgers Eshitemi (22 November 2014). "KPL: Questions raised over Footballer of the Year Award awards". Standard Digital. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Kenya: Michael Olunga Wins 2015 KPL Player of the Year Award". Daily Nation. AllAfrica.com. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "PHOTOS: KPL/SJAK Footballer of the Year Awards 2015". Citizen Digital. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.