Meddie Kagere scoops September award
SportPesa marketing officer Kester Muhanji (left) and LG Electronics marketing manager Moses Marji (right) present the Sjak-SportPesa Footballer of the Month award for September to Gor Mahia striker Meddie Kagere at the Camp Toyoyo Grounds on October 13, 2015. PHOTO | COURTESY |
What you need to know:
- The widely travelled Kagere bagged 15 votes to floor Nairobi City Stars’ Gambian striker Ebrimah Sanneh (eight) and Meshack Karani of Chemelil Sugar (seven) to scoop the gong.
Gor Mahia striker Meddie Kagere is the Sjak-SportPesa Player of the Month for September.
The widely travelled Kagere bagged 15 votes to floor Nairobi City Stars’ Gambian striker Ebrimah Sanneh (eight) and Meshack Karani of Chemelil Sugar (seven) to scoop the gong.
His heroics in the month of September were enough to win the panellists’ nod. With most teams featuring in only one Kenyan Premier League match last month, Sjak decided to include other competitions while choosing the winner.
Kagere becomes the third player from K’Ogalo to bag the monthly award. Ali ‘Teargas’ Abondo was the pioneer winner before Burundian right-back Karim Nizigiyimana also engraved his name in the winners’ list.
“I’m happy to have won. I didn’t do it alone but with the support of my team mates. September was one of my best months. I worked hard but I’m just doing my job,” he said after he was presented with a trophy, a 42-inch TV set and Sh50,000 courtesy of SportPesa and LG at Camp Toyoyo ground in Makadara on Tuesday.
The versatile attacker, who launched his career with Mbale Heroes FC at just 17 in his native Uganda, said that he is hungry than ever for success.
“Winning the league title is a like another CV to me. It’s something I will show my children when they come of age,” the soft-spoken father of two said.
Kagere has been in blistering form and alongside home grown talent Michael Olunga, they have formed a fearsome attack force tormenting defenders at will.
However, he has not been able to play international football after the Rwanda Football Association (Ferwafa) said last year that they were parting ways with all the naturalised players in their national football team.
PAINFUL DECISION
The decision was arrived at after the Amavubi Stars were disqualified from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after they had fielded Congolese-born striker Daddy Birori as they beat Congo–the country where Birori was born.
Having featured for the Amavubi at senior competitive level, he can no longer turn out for the Uganda Cranes.
“It’s painful to take because playing for one’s national team is always a dream come true.” he said.
