Fresh from lifting the 2019 Kenyan Premier League title, Gor Mahia coach Hassan Oktay has again won the April Fidelity Insurance Coach of the Month Award.
The Turkish guided K’Ogalo to five wins, two draws and a walk over which came after Mount Kenya FC failed to honour their fixture in the month of April.
“This feels as a fair reward for a difficult job. I’m happy for what my team has accomplished,” the jubilant Oktay said.
He however accused the so-called big teams in the league for not giving Gor serious challenge, saying they lost aganst small teams during the campaign.
“We have dropped points against teams sitting lower in the table but for the big boys there was no competition. We prepared for the big games then they turn out to be easy ties,” he said.
Gor Mahia launched the month with a hard fought 2-1 win over Nzoia Sugar in Kisumu before beating Sony Sugar 3-2 two days later.
A1-1 draw against Kakamega Homeboyz was followed by a similar score line when they took on Ulinzi Stars.
K’Ogalo beat Bandari before they were awarded a walkover against already relegated Mount Kenya United.
They followed up their brilliant campaign with a 2-0 win over Tusker before wrapping the month with a 2-1 win over Ulinzi Stars in the second leg.
Oktay who guided the champions to the quarter finals of the CAF Confederations Cup garnered 12 points in a poll conducted by an SJAK panel to beat Kakamega Homeboyz’ Nicholas Muyoti and AFC Leopards’ Andrew Cassa Mbungo to the gong.
Muyoti guided Homeboyz to four wins and three draws out of the seven matches they played, Cassa Mbungo on the other side guided Ingwe to four wins and two draws in the six matches they played in April.
Oktay became the fourth recipient of the award in the ongoing 2018-2019 season after Western Stima’s Paul Ogai, Mathare United’s Francis Kimanzi and John Baraza of Sofapaka.
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