Soccer
Ndlovu nominated for five PSL Awards─── MORGAN PIEK 14:27 Mon, 21 May 2018
The Maritzburg United midfielder, Siphesishle Ndlovu, topped the nominations for the 2017/18 Premier Soccer League Awards.
The player of the Team of Choice has been nominated in no less than received five categories including the PSL Player of the Year, the Players’ Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year.
He will be up against the Mamelodi Sundowns duo of Hlompho Kekana and Percy Tau for the Player of the Year award.
The Free State Stars coach, Luc Eymael, has missed out of a nomination for the PSL Coach of the Year award.
Eymael, who led Ea Lla Koto to the Nedbank Cup title missed out on a nomination to Fadlu Davids of Maritzburg United, Pitso Mosimane of Mamelodi Sundowns and Milutin Sredejovic of Olrando Pirates.
The Bloemfontein Celtic midfieler, Lantshene Phalane, was nominated for the Telkom Knockout Player of the Tournament award.
The 2017/18 PSL Awards will be taking place Tuesday 29 May in Johannesburg.
PSL Award Nominees:
MTN8 Last Man Standing - Jeremy Brockie, Thabo Nodada, Ronwen Williams
Telkom Knockout Player of the Tournament - Amr Gamal, Darren Keet, Lantshane Phalane
Nedbank Cup Most Promising Player Nominees - Lebogang Maboe, Nyiko Mobbie, Siphesihle Ndlovu
Nedbank Cup Player of the Tournament - Lebogang Maboe, Andrea Fileccia, Thela Ngobeni
Multichoice Diski Challenge Player of the Tournament - Molahleli Khunyedi, Siboniso Conco, Given Thibedi
Multichoice Diski Shield Player of the Tournament - Moses Christian, Promise Mkhuma, Itumeleng Shopane
National First Division Top Goal Scorer - Peter Shalulile and Mwape Musonda (joint-top scorer: 15 goals)
Premiership Top Goal Scorer - Percy Tau and Rodney Ramagalela (joint-top scorer: 11 goals)
Premiership Young Player (U21) of the Season - Teboho Mokoena, Siphesihle Ndlovu, Sibusiso Mabiliso
Premiership Goalkeeper of the Season - Itumeleng Khune, Richard Ofori, Dennis Onyango
Premiership Defender of the Season - Siyanda Xulu, Innocent Maela, Bevan Fransman
Premiership Midfielder of the Season - Hlompho Kekana, Musa Nyatama, Siphesihle Ndlovu
Premiership Coach of the Season - Pitso Mosimane, Fadlu Davids, Milutin Sredojevic
Premiership Players’ Player of the Season - Percy Tau, Musa Nyatama, Siphesihle Ndlovu
Premiership Footballer of the Season - Percy Tau, Hlompho Kekana, Siphesihle Ndlovu
Premiership Goal of the Season (voted by the public) - Rodney Ramagalela (Polokwane City) v Mamelodi Sundowns, Ndivhuwo Ravhuhali (Polokwane City) v AmaZulu, Hlompho Kekana (Mamelodi Sundowns) v Orlando Pirates, Tiyani Mabunda (Mamelodi Sundowns) v Bloemfontein Celtic, Leonardo Castro (Kaizer Chiefs) v Baroka FC, Justin Shonga (Orlando Pirates) v Chippa United, Siphelele Magubane (Golden Arrows) v Polokwane City, Augustine Mulenga (Orlando Pirates) v Bloemfontein Celtic, Bernard Parker (Kaizer Chiefs) v Ajax Cape Town.
Morgan Piek OFM Sport