Waruru crowned KPL April’s best

Ulinzi Stars' striker Stephen Waruru. [SJAK]

Ulinzi Stars' marksman Stephen Waruru has been crowned SportPesa Player of the Month for April.

The 26-year-old trounced Posta Rangers goalkeeper Patrick Matasi in a run-off vote to become the soldiers' second ever recipient of the gong after John Makwata, who won in 2015.

The diminutive Waruru pockets Sh100,000 and a 49-inch television set from South Korean manufacturing conglomerate LG Electronics while the rest of Ulinzi platoon share Sh50,000 separately awarded to teammates of winning players.

In a congested month that Ulinzi Stars played eight league matches, winning three and drawing a similar number, Waruru weighed in with four eye-catching goals including a brace against a woeful Mathare that succumbed 5-1 to the soldiers' might.