After curtains came down on the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) season the country’s football governing body has earmarked Saturday 11 September for the league’s awards gala.The event is set to be hosted at the Safari Park Hotel as an invite-only gala that will be held under the strict guidance of the Covid-19 protocols as outlined by the Ministry of Health.In a letter dated Sunday 29 August, the league organizers revealed that there will be 12 awards to be contested with referees, Team Managers and clubhead honchos also set to bag awards.🌟| The FKF PL gala date is set.Who do you think will go home with the awards?#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/V7xx0JaYhC— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) August 29, 2021 “There will be a total of 12 categories to be awarded the top being the Most Valuable Player. Apart from the MVP, the other main categories to be awarded in the black-tie event are the Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper), the Defender of the Year, the Best Midfielder, the Golden Boot winner (Top Scorer), Young Player, Coach of the Year and the Team Fair Play,”“Also, to be feted in a different category are the best Referee, the Assistant Referee of the Year, Team Manager of the Year, Digital Team of the Year and the President’s Award,” read the letter in part.The nominees for the various awards are yet to be made public but the list will soon be released after being nominated by an FKFPL selection panel comprising mostly of award-winning journalists. ⭐| 30 games 24 goals scored.How do you rate the season of Erick Kapaito of @k_sharksfc #FKFPL pic.twitter.com/I0w3att5Oh— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) August 27, 2021 Eric Kapaito and James Saruni are assured of walking home with the Golden Boot Award and Golden Glove after finishing the season with 24 goals and 12 clean sheets respectively. The Kariobangi Sharks forward will defend the award he last won in 2016 when he plundered 16 goals as he finally broke the 20 goal barrier that had been long-standing since Jesse Were scored 22 goals back in 2015.
