Western Jaguars player Collins Odongo (left) and Sheldon Kimtai (right) vie for the ball with Sikh Union’s Cliff Omari during their Kenya Hockey Union men’s Premier League match at the Sikh Union Club in Nairobi on Sunday.
Despite losing four players before the season- Edinson Ndobi (Butali), Conrad Wafula (Daikyo Heroes), Boris Katasi (USIU), and Michael Mbaya (Wazalendo)—Malungu brought in reinforcements. He added Isaac Wanjala, Martin Kasanda, Alex Kigaro, and East Africa School Games MVP Hillary Ang'ayirwa, as well as Collins Odongo (JKUAT) and Alex Taiswa (Nakuru Hockey Club).
“I didn't feel the pinch after the departures, which indicates we’re doing something right as a coaching team. The new players stepped up and delivered,” he said.
We don’t want to buy success, we grow success, Western Jaguars coach Michael Malungu has declared after guiding the Kakamega County-based club to its first ever Kenya Hockey Union men’s Premier League title on Sunday at the Sikh Union Club in Nairobi.
Jaguars secured the title after a 3-3 draw against Sikh Union, concluding their matches in the one-legged season with 25 points from nine matches in the 10-team league.
