Ferdiand Omanyala (right) and Faith Chepng'etich pose for photos after winning the Sportsman and Sportswoman awards during the 2021 Soya Gala at Bukhungu Stadium, Kakamega on January 25, 2022.
Omanyala, who won the award in 2021, and Kipchoge, the back-to-back winner in 2017, 2018 and 2019, will battle Oympic and World 800m champion, Emmanuel Korir, boxer Nick ‘Commander’ Okoth and rally star Karan Patel for the gong
The Soya panel of judges have whittled down contestants in each of the categories to five with its chairman, Chris Mbaisi, promising to give the country the deserving winners
Faith Chepng’etich, the women’s winner in 2021, is up against the history-making tennis
sensational, Angela Okutoyi, who won a first ever grand slam title for Kenya
Commonwealth Games 100 metres champion and world marathon record holder are among the front runners for the 2022 Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya) Male Award.
Omanyala, who won the award in 2021, and Kipchoge, the back-to-back winner in 2017, 2018 and 2019, will battle Oympic and World 800m champion, Emmanuel Korir, boxer Nick ‘Commander’ Okoth and rally star Karan Patel for the gong.
