Manyama and Mosimane voted as the PSL's best player and coach respectively in February
Cape Town City forward Lebogang Manyama won the Absa Premiership’s player of the month award for February on Wednesday and Pitso Mosimane of Mamelodi Sundowns won coach of the month.
Manyama‚ currently the PSL’s joint-top scorer with Orlando Pirates’ Zimbabwean forward Tendai Ndori on 11 goals‚ becomes only the second player to win four player of the month awards within a single season.
“I don’t think I would have done this without my team‚” Manyama said.
“I think the way Cape Town City have played in the second round is probably the reason for this award.”
Manyama sweeps up PSL's player of the month awards Cape Town City captain Lebogang Manyama has won the Absa Premiership’s Player of the Month award for October-November and December.
The first four winners of the new R5 000 prize for the Absa Premiership Goal of the Month competition‚ the finalists of which go into the PSL’s Goal of the Year award‚ were named.
They were Marc van Heerden (August/September‚ then with Chippa United)‚ George Lebese (October‚ Kaizer Chiefs)‚ Oscarine Masukulupe (November‚ Baroka FC) and Percy Tau (December‚ Sundowns).
The awards were presented at the PSL offices in Parktown.
Mahlambi‚ Singh‚ Tau and Manyama to start for Bafana in East London South African Under-20 internationals Phakamani Mahlambi and Luther Singh will both start in Bafana Bafana's friendly against Angola in Eat London on Tuesday night.
February Player of the Month: Lebogang Manyama (four times in one season)
February Coach of the Month: Pitso Mosimane
Absa Premiership Goal of the month:
August/September: Marc van Heerden‚ Baroka FC 1 Chippa United 2‚ Peter Mokaba Stadium‚ September 28
October: George Lebese‚ Kaizer Chiefs 2 Ajax Cape Town 0‚ Moses Mabhida Stadium‚ October 15
November: Oscarine Masukulupe‚ Orlando Pirates 1 Baroka FC 1‚ Orlando Stadium‚ November 30
December: Percy Tau‚ Mamelodi Sundowns 4 Free State Stars 1‚ Loftus Versfeld
- TMG Digital/TMG Sport