The 2016/17 Absa Premiership Champions, Bidvest Wits, and new comers Cape Town City were the big winners at the South African Premier Soccer League awards ceremony.
The PSL rewarded the top performers for the season at the Sandton Convention Centre in Gauteng on Monday night, July 10.
Both Bidvest Wits and Cape Town City picked up five accolades a piece with Lebogang Manyama the biggest individual winner on the night.
Manyama won three awards (including the Absa Premiership Top goal scorer, the Absa Premiership Players’ Player of the Season and the PSL Footballer of the Season) and picked up a total of R425 000 in prize money.
Below is a full list of the winners and the prize money that comes along with the accolade:
MTN8 Last Man Standing: Daine Klate (Bidvest Wits) – R80 000
Telkom Knockout Player of the Tournament: Aubrey Ngoma (Cape Town City) – R200 000
Nedbank Cup Young Player of the Tournament: Nduduzo Sibiya (Golden Arrows) – R50 000
Nedbank Cup Player of the Tournament: Abbubaker Mobara (Orlando Pirates) – R150 000
NFD Top goal scorer (winner): Sedwyn George (Royal Eagles – 20) – R50 000
MultiChoice Diski Challenge Top Goal Scorer: Tshegofatso Mabaso (Bloemfontein Celtic – 12)
MultiChoice Diski Challenge Player of the Tournament: Keletso Makgalwa (Mamelodi Sundowns) – R30 000
PSL Assistant Referee of the Season: Luvuyo Pupuma – R40 000
PSL Referee of the Season: Phelelani Ndaba – R50 000
Absa Premiership Goalkeeper of the Season: Darren Keet (Bidvest Wits) – R50 000
Absa Premiership Young Player of the Season: Phakamani Mahlambi (Bidvest Wits) – R50 000
Absa Premiership Coach of the Season: Gavin Hunt (Bidvest Wits) – R75 000
Absa Premiership Top goal scorer: Lebogang Manyama (Cape Town City – 13) – R25 000
Absa Premiership Defender of the Season: Thulani Hlatshwayo (Bidvest Wits) – R50 000
Absa Premiership Midfielder of the Season: Aubrey Ngoma (Cape Town City) – R50 000
Absa Premiership Goal of the Season: Siphiwe Tshabalala (Chiefs vs SuperSport United, 29 April 2017) – R50 000
Absa Premiership Players’ Player of the Season: Lebogang Manyama (Cape Town City) – R150 000
PSL Footballer of the Season: Lebogang Manyama (Cape Town City) – R250 000
