Brenda Ariviza wins LG/SJAK player of the month for December

East and Central Africa Handball Federation Senior Women's Club Championship Most Valuable Player (MVP) Brenda Ariviza has been named the LG/SJAK Player of the month for December 2021.

The award for the handballer follows her stellar performance at last year’s regional club championships held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where she helped her side Nairobi Water Queens to defend the women's title.

Ariviza was instrumental in the Jack Ochieng-coached side's unbeaten run as they went on to clinch their seventh regional title, unbeaten.

The Nairobi Water player also took home a personalized trophy and an LG SolarDOM oven retailing at Ksh 65,000 available in Lg.Com and all leading electronics stores countrywide.

To win the coveted monthly award, Ariviza beat among others, swimmer Victoria Okumu who won three freestyle events at the CANA Zone 3 Championships in Uganda and was the top Kenyan performer at the event.

Also in close contest was Olympian Lawrence Cherono, who in the month of December won the Valencia Marathon in 2 hours 5 minutes 12 seconds.

Also making the nomination list were Mercy Ingando who won the Under- 18 Africa Schools Chess Championship after winning 9 of 9 games., Veronica Adhiambo who together with Naomi Too won the Wote leg of the Beach Volleyball Circuit after defeating the top seeds Brackcides Agala and Gaudencia Makokha.

Another nominee was Nancy Jelagat who clocked a personal best of 2 hours 19 minutes 31 seconds to win the women’s race at the Valencia Marathon. Her time, 17 minutes better than her previous best performance also received nominations for the coveted award.

Others in contention included Baldev Chager who won the season closing Guru Nanak Rally as well as National Cereals and Produce Board's (NCPB) Victor Otuoma for his best goalkeeper award at the ECAHF.

During the presentation of the award, LG East Africa, Marketing Director LG East Africa. Mr. Changhyun Kim said the company is glad to witness growing numbers of upcoming and talented young sportsmen and women across diverse disciplines, which is encouraging as it is a sign of the country's diverse sporting heritage.

“We congratulate Ariviza and wish her well in her future endeavors. I salute her for the achievements and making Kenya proud. The award celebrates talented Kenyan sportsmen and women for their accomplishments. This is an initiative of LG in East Africa in partnership with SJAK."

On his part SJAK President Chris Mbaisi thanked LG Electronics for their support saying the partnership continues to make a huge difference in the promotion of sporting activities across the country. He further urged athletes to keep working on their craft as someone is always watching and their hard work would eventually bear fruits.