{"id":71091,"date":"2024-07-28T01:06:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T01:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/07\/28\/austin-odhiambo-and-lydia-akoth-named-fkf-pl-players-of-the-season\/"},"modified":"2024-07-28T01:06:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T01:06:37","slug":"austin-odhiambo-and-lydia-akoth-named-fkf-pl-players-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/austin-odhiambo-and-lydia-akoth-named-fkf-pl-players-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Odhiambo and Lydia Akoth named FKF-PL players of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gor Mahia midfielder Austin Odhiambo and Kenya Police Bullets\u2019 Fc Lydia Akoth were named as Football Kenya Federation Premier League players of the 2023\/24.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile title winning Gor Mahia Fc head coach Jonathan Mckinistry who has since left the club was named the coach of the season while Kenya Police Fc Bullets Beldine Odemba lifted the corresponding women\u2019s award.<\/p>\n\n<p>Mckinistry who was appointed Gambia national soccer team head coach guided Kogallo to their unprecedented 21st title while Beldine helped Kenya Police Bullets to their first premier league on their debut in the women\u2019s top tier.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya Police Bullets Fc head coach Beldine Odemba<\/p>\n<p>Benson Omalla scored a total of 19 goals to walk away with top scorers gong as \u00a0Vihiga Queens\u2019 forward Tumaini Waliaula claimed the women\u2019s award after netting 16 goals during the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>FKF PL 2023\/24 season top scorer Benson Omalla receiving his award from Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi<\/p>\n<p>Sofapaka FC goalkeeper Kevin Omondi kept a total of 21 clean sheets enough to be named the goalkeeper of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Sofapaka goalkeeper Kevin Omondi being presented with his award by Mozzart Bet country manager Sasa Krneta.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s award was won by Judith Osimbo of Ulinzi Starlets and Sophy Akinyi of Vihiga Queens, both of whom recorded 10 clean sheets.<\/p>\n<p>FKF-WPL goalkeeper of the season Judith Osimbo ,R.<\/p>\n<p>Josephine Wanjiku and Dickens Mimisa were named \u00a0the FKF Women Premier League and FKF Premier League Referee of the Year respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Referee of the year Dicken Mimisa<\/p>\n<p>Tusker FC and Vihiga Queens were received Social Media awards for their active engagement with their fans online while Shabana and Vihiga Queens were awarded the Fair Play Awards<\/p>\n<p>The national women\u2019s under 17 head coach Mildred Cheche received the President\u2019s Award for her role in guiding junior starlets to the October Under 17 women\u2019s world Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Junior Starlets head coach Mildred Cheche<\/p>\n<p>Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi reiterated the governments support to football in the country. \u2018\u2019Our presence and participation in this special event in FKF calendar is a testament to the resilience and dedication that Kenya\u2019s have for football. We want to guarantee you that we shall continue to support you. We recognize that by investing in sports ,we are investing in the future\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n\n<p>Football Kenya Federation president Nick Mwendwa announced plans to have the women\u2019s premier league broadcast on Tv.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019The next plan is to have the Women\u2019s premier League on Tv. We are in negotiation with KBC to have the matches broadcast on one of their tv \u00a0channel\u2019\u2019,Mwendwa remarked.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/austin-odhiambo-and-lydia-akoth-named-fkf-pl-players-of-the-season\/\">Austin Odhiambo and Lydia Akoth named FKF-PL players of the season<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Gor Mahia midfielder Austin Odhiambo and Kenya Police Bullets\u2019 Fc Lydia Akoth were named as Football Kenya Federation Premier League players of the 2023\/24. 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