PSL

Thwala wins PSL top award

2009-05-25 08:26

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Lucas Thwala (Gallo)

Johannesburg - Orlando Pirates defender Lucas Thwala’s great performance this season was rewarded on Sunday night when he was named Absa Premiership Player of the Season during the PSL end of season awards held in Johannesburg.

Thwala beat his teammate Teko Modise and SuperSport United defender Morgan Gould to walk away with the trophy plus a cheque for R150 000 from the sponsors Absa.

Teko Modise was named Player's Player of the Season and also went home with a cheque worth R150 000.

The other winners of awards that also included Nedbank Cup, MTN 8 and Telkom Cup are as follows:

Absa Premiership

Goalkeeper of the season - Kennedy Mweene (Free State Stars) R50 000

Young Player of the season - Bongani Khumalo (Supersport United) R50 000

Coach of the season - Gavin Hunt (Supersport United) R75 000

Lesly Manyathela Golden Boot Award - Richard Henyekane (Golden Arrows) R75 000

Absa-lutely Awesome Goal of the season - Ryan Botha (Moroka Swallows) R50 000

Chairman's award:
Andre Arendse - (Supersport United) R50 000
John Maduka - (Bloemfontein Celtic) R50 000

Telkom Cup

Player of the tournament - Franklin Cale (Ajax Cape Town) R250 000

MTN 8

Player of the tournament - Gert Schalkwyk (Kaizer Chiefs) R150 000

Nedbank Cup

Most promising player of the tournament - Andile Jali (University of Pretoria) R25 000

Player of the tournament - Mthokozisi Yende (University of Pretoria) R100 000

Your Comments

Sandile10/14/2009 10:21 AM: Congra Thwala man, but when perfoming at national level. U cant realy say the same, I wonder why

scelo5/27/2009 5:20 AM: Well done Lucas Twala, the name Lucas must be good for defenders (Lucas Radebe) wish him all the best for the next season, keep the consistency...

FAKU SANDISO 5/25/2009 4:49 PM: A guy like MODISE deserve the best no one can stand on his way , i think it would be an insiration for him to pitch abroad. Our soccer is growing but in national team we need our own style not style adopted abroad CLIVE BARKER did this and we suceed (PHAMBILI MZANTSI GUDLUCK FOR CON CUP)

Andile Ngcobo5/25/2009 3:59 PM: New coach with new ideas and that needs more time for the players to adapt to the new system

FRANS5/25/2009 3:45 PM: THWALA BANTWANA IS THE BEST.NEXT TIME I THINK IT WILL BE RUDI KROL WHO TAKE THE COACH AWARD

Sello5/25/2009 11:06 AM: Twala really deserves the accolade after an outstanding season. Had it not been for a string of successive injuries, the boy could have been very far in his carreer. Well done

Anonymous User5/25/2009 10:13 AM: u deserve it twala but as for awesum goald i think the goal of Gary Goldstone is the one to be rewarded , Teko i was not not sutprissed when u packed 400 000 thousand rands u defended your last year prize for footballer of the year u've so perfect both national and your team GOOD LUCK FOR CONFEDERATION CUP

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