Gor Mahia defender Joash Onyango wins Most Valuable Player award

Joash Onyango receives MVP award by Sports PS Peter Karimi Kaberia during the 2019/LG Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) Player of the Year awards held at Museum Hill in Nairobi on August 19, 2019 [Courtesy]

Gor Mahia defender Joash Onyango was feted as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in a colourful ceremony at National Museums of Kenya on Monday night.

Onyango bagged Sh1 million to become the first defender to win the award since the awards’ inception. He also becomes the third Gor Mahia player after George ‘Blackberry’ Odhiambo and Meddie Kagere, who have since left the club.