For a second time in three weeks, Nairobi City Stars head coach Sanjin Alagic has been named as the Betking Premier League coach of the week.
The Bosnian topped four other nominees to scoop the accolade.
⭐| Sanjin Alagic of @NrbCityStars is your Coach of the week for Matchday 21#BKPL pic.twitter.com/ZMSnR4nRuD
— Betking Kenya Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) June 24, 2021
He was nominated for the award after leading City Stars to a 1-0 win over Kakamega Homeboyz at the weekend for Simba wa Nairobi to register a fourth straight premier league win.
?️|VOTE for your Coach of the week for Matchday 21.
1. Zedekiah Otieno of @KCBFootball
2.Vaz Pinto of @OfficialGMFC
3.Sanjin Alagic of @NrbCityStars
4.Robert Matano of @tusker_fc #BKPL— Betking Kenya Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) June 22, 2021
While Sanjin took the coaching honors, two players; keeper Steve Njunge who saved an early second-half penalty to keep City Stars in the game, and mid master Peter Pinchez Opiyo, were named to the team of the week.
⭐|Team of The Week for Matchday 21.
What do you think about the selections?#BKPL pic.twitter.com/BKoZsxJIVa— Betking Kenya Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) June 22, 2021
— Betking Kenya Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) June 22, 2021
Separately, Njunge, named man of the match against Abana Abeingo, was nominated for player of the week. He came second.
?️|VOTE for your Player of the week
1. Baraka Badi of @KCBFootball
2. @KennethMuguna10 of @OfficialGMFC
3. Njunge Steve of @NrbCityStars
4. Sammy Meja of @tusker_fc #BKPL— Betking Kenya Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) June 22, 2021
Simba wa Nairobi was also in the running for team of the Week. The team came second out of the four nominated.
?️|VOTE for your Club of the Week for Matchday 21.
1. @KCBFootball
2. @tusker_fc
3. @NrbCityStars
4. @OfficialGMFC— Betking Kenya Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) June 22, 2021
Just less than three weeks back City Stars had a clean sweep as Sanjin, defender Salim Abdalla and the team named coach of the week, player of the week, and team of the week, in that order.
Three players; Salim, Anthony Kimani and left-back Bolton Omwenga made it to the team of the week then.