AFC Leopards’ Makwata bags SJAK/LG Player of the Month accolade

LG Electronics’ Hiram Macharia presents the SJAK player of the month award to John Makwata. [Courtesy]

Makwata has been the face of Ingwe’s revival and trounced teammate Benjamin Ochan and Gor Mahia captain Kenneth Muguna to claim the gong. 

With just four matches played over the period, Makwata scored three match-winning goals that swayed 14 votes his way.

Muguna, on the other hand, scored twice and created two assists when K’Ogalo thrashed Tusker in the opening day of the season.

His efforts fell short of Makwata’s vote haul by the lowest integer.

Gor Mahia only played twice in the league leaving Muguna and the club’s other nominee Boniface Omondi, disadvantaged.

The third finalist Ochan played a key role in AFC Leopards keeping three clean sheets. The Ugandan goalkeeper made crucial saves that propped him in the running for the season’s first accolade.