Country Kenya Last awarded 2014 | Presented by Kenyan Premier League | |
Awarded for Excellent performance during the KPL season Currently held by Player of the Year:
Ekaliana Ndolo
Young Player of the Year:
Kennedy Owino | ||
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.
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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
The 2009 KPL Awards were held on December 9, 2009 at the Panari Hotel in Nairobi.
Source: michezonet.com
2010
The 2010 KPL Awards were held on November 24, 2011 at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi.
Source: michezoafrika.com
2011
The 2011 KPL Awards were held on December 7, 2011 at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi.
Sources: michezoafrika.com and muchene.com
2012
The 2012 KPL Awards were held on November 16, 2012 at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. There were 16 categories to be handled at the event.
Source: sportsnewsarena.com
2013
The 2013 KPL Awards were held at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. 12 categories were handled at the event.
2014
The 2014 KPL Awards were held on 19 November 2014 at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. 13 categories were handled at the event.
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". The Standard journalist Rodgers Eshitemi said the awards "will go down as the most shambolic fete ever in Kenya's football history".
2015
The 2015 KPL Awards were held on 9 December 2015 at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. 12 categories were handled at the event.