This archive report was first published on 21 December 2021.
On January 19, 2022, the Sports Personality of the Year (SOYA) Awards will be held at the Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega County, where Tusker FC will be competing for the Team of the Year Award.
The team, led by coach Robert Matano, won the FKF-PL title after collecting 65 points from 32 matches in a season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Matano's men also produced the Coach of the Year, Young Player of the Year, and Defender of the Year during the FKF awards gala.
After winning the league, Tusker FC represented Kenya in the CAF Champions League, where they beat Djibouti's Arta Solar to advance to the preliminary stages of the competition.
However, they were eliminated 5-0 on aggregate by Egyptian giants Zamalek and dropped to the CAF Confederation Cup plays-off, where they fell to Tunisian side CS Sfaxien.
Tusker FC will face stiff competition from four other top teams, including Shujaa, the national sevens team, and two other rugby sides, KCB RFC and Kabras Sugar RFC.
Shujaa won the Safari 7s for the first time since 2016 after defeating Germany 12-5 in the final.
Coach Innocent Simiyu's side also bagged silver at Vancouver 7s after losing to South Africa 38-5 in the Cup final.
They were playing in the final for the first time since 2016 when they won the series title for the first time.
On their part, KCB Rugby Club successfully defended the Kenya Cup title after staging a 20-0 comeback to beat rivals Kabras Sugar 28-25 and win a fourth straight title.
