Ulinzi Stars forward Stephen Waruru has dedicated his April Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK)/SportPesa player of the month award to Kenya Defense Forces soldiers at the war front in Somalia, Southern Sudan and Sudan.
The pint-sized baby-faced assassin was voted April’s best player after scoring in every match for Ulinzi Stars that month and he was quick to remember his colleagues whom he served together with for close to a year and a half when he went off the team.
“Above all I want to dedicate this award to my fellow soldiers at the war front. They are forever remembered and we always pray for them. I also dedicate this to my teammates, the technical bench, my wife and kid. They have supported me so much,” the striker said after receiving his award at the Afraha Stadium in Nakuru on Thursday.