Strathmore Scorpions tactician named Coach of the Month

Meshack Senge, the man behind the success of the Scorpions ladies’ hockey team at Strathmore University, is the SJAK Coach of the Month of January.

Senge, a former Kenya international men's hockey team player, becomes the third coach to win the coveted award after trailblazing Dennis Mwanja of the Kenya Lioness Rugby team and Cereals team's Brian Mathews in November and December respectively.

The Coach who joined Strathmore in 2009 has led Strathmore University’s Scorpions to victory in the 2022 Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) Women’s Premier League title for the first time in the history of the Nairobi based institution.

With the recognition, Senge walked home with Ksh 100,000 prize money, a 55-inch Smart television set and a glittering trophy engraved with his name.

Scorpions, the 2022 KHU Women’s Premier League title champions, are currently representing Kenya in the ongoing Africa Cup for Club Champions.

Speaking during the presentation, Senge noted: "It hasn't sunk in yet, I mean, winning the title with the team for the first time since I took over in 2009 is an amazing feeling, such a great feeling I must admit. The unprecedented victory coupled with this StarTimes award, will go a long way towards elevating our confidence levels for future achievements."

Mike Okinyi, chairman of the award committee and Secretary of the Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) said; "Coaches are truly the unsung heroes of sport given that most of the credit for success goes to players. As much as SJAK rewards players in our other award, we acknowledge the coaches input, hence our third winner (Senge) since inception of the award in November last year."

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Additional reporting by SJAK