Tusker FC striker Ryan Ogam has been named the LG/Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) December 2024 Sports Personality of the Month after an outstanding performance for the Brewers.The league’s top scorer was honoured in a brief award ceremony held at the club’s training ground on Wednesday morning and walked away with a 55-inch television, courtesy of SJAK’s partners, LG Electronics.Ogam beat Olympic 5,000 and 10,000m champion Beatrice Chebet to the December award. Makueni Woman Representative Beatrice Museo was third. Kenyan midfielder moves to Czech Republic in a multi-million dealIn his first top-flight season, Ogam had a stellar December, scoring six goals in five matches. His month began with a hat-trick against Murang’a Seal at St. Sebastian Park in Murang’a, leading to a 3-1 victory. He then scored a brace in a 2-1 win over Bidco United and rounded off the year with a goal in a 3-1 triumph over Posta Rangers.##NAJAVA_MECA_8666894##”It was an outstanding month for him, and I believe this was one of the easiest decisions for us as the nominating panel. He truly stood out in December and is a deserving winner of the award. Congratulations, Ryan,” said SJAK Vice President, Eric Njiru.The former Rainbow FC forward was grateful after receiving the award highlighting its significance not only to him but his teammates. Harambee Stars prospect sets lofty targets after joining Hull City from AS Monaco”I want to thank God, the sponsors, and my team. This award is a great morale booster for me, as it shows that the effort I’ve been putting in is being recognized. I’m truly grateful for this honour.It also serves as motivation for my teammates, proving that we can all be rewarded when we perform well in our matches,” he added.##NAJAVA_MECA_8666884##With this win, he joins an exclusive group of footballers to have received the SPOM award. In recent years, only young talents Aldrine Kibet and Marion Serenge have claimed the honour, a prize traditionally dominated by athletes.Chebet was nominated after shattering the world 5km record at the Cursa dels Nassos, a World Athletics Label road race, in Barcelona on Tuesday 31 December. The multiple LG/SJAK Sports Personality of the Month winner settled for second place. Gor Mahia closing in on Ugandan strikerMuseo placed third after winning a gold medal for Kenya during the East Africa Community Inter-Parliamentary Games in Mombasa. She retained her darts for People With Disability title, which she won in 2013 in Rwanda. Other nominees were Robert Mcligeyo the 2024 Kenya National Chess Championship winner. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8666904##Garang Diing who helped Nairobi City Thunder to become the first Kenyan team to qualify for the Africa Basketball League (BAL) was also nominated. Others were national scrabble champion Bernard Kokoyo, World Half Marathon champion Sebastian Sawe and Nairobi City Thunder’s Albert Adera.
