He made a clean sweep of all the important trophies on offer. He was called to the podium three times on Thursday night to collect three major awards -2019-2020 PSL Footballer of the season, Absa Premiership Players Player of the Season and Midfielder of the Season Awards.
The three gongs have boosted Zwane’s bank balance with a whopping R500 000. Zwane deserved every award bestowed on him following an extra ordinary season that he had after having contributed 65% to Mamelodi Sundowns success as they defended their Premiership title.
Surely all players and coaches agree as they voted for him as their top player and footballer of the season, respectively. And players were not allowed to vote for their teammate.
This was Zwane’s second successive nomination for the PSL Footballer of the Season.
This year he beat teammates Gaston Sirino, Peter Shalulile and Kazier Chiefs Samir ‘Kokoto Mapiano’ Nurkovic.
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“I would like to thank my teammates, family, my sponsor Puma…the whole Sundowns family, thanks for the support and I really appreciate it. I obviously feel happy because hard work pays. All the awards are important but the most I cherish is the Footballer of the Season.” Said Zwane.
His Coach Pitso Mosimane, who has since moved on to join Al Ahly in Egypt, was voted as Coach of the Season after his trickery tactics that saw Sundowns wrestle the PSL title from Kazier Chiefs grasp in the last match of the season.
This award comes with R75 000.
Remaining in Chloorkop, Hlompho Kekana’s strike against Orlando Pirates on 20 August this year was voted by the public as the Goal of the Season.
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In an all Sundowns affair, Gaston Sirino went home with the Telkom Knockout cash prize of (R200 000) after being voted as Player of the Tournament.
Maritzburg United’s 24-year old, Rushine De Reuck, took home the Defender of the Season having featured in all 30 matches of the club, helping keep 13 clean sheets.
Full Winners
Absa Premiership
Footballer of the Season (R250 000); Themba Zwane (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Players Player of the Season (R200 000); Themba Zwane (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Coach of the Season (R75 000); Pitso Mosimane (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Young Player of the Season (R50 000); Ronwen Williams (SuperSport United)
Defender of the Season (R50 000); Rushine De Reuck (Maritzburg United)
Midfielder of the Season (R50 000); Themba Zwane (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Goal of the Season (R50 000); Hlompho Kekane (Sundowns vs Cape Town City) 20/08/2019
Top Goal Score; Peter Shalulile (Highlands Park); Gabadinho Mhango (Orlando Pirates)
MTN8 Last Man Standing (R80 000); Bradley Grobler (SuperSport United)
TKO Player of the Tournament (R200 000); Gaston Sirino
Nedbank Cup Most Promising Player (R50 000); Keletso Makgalwa (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Nedbank Cup Player of the tournament (R150 000); Victor Letsoalo (Bloem Celtic)
Referee of the Season (R50 0000); Jelly Chavani
Assistant Referee of the Season (R40 000); Shaun Olive
GladAfrica Top Goal Scorer of the Season (R50 000); Abednego Mosiatlhaga (Ajax Cape Town)
IMAGE : SOCCER LADUMA
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