BIDVEST Wits midfield general Sibusiso Vilakazi was the biggest winner on Sunday May 18 as the Premier Soccer League honoured 2013/14 top achievers.
Vilakazi walked away with the Footballer of the Season Award, earning himself R250 000, Absa Premiership Player’s Player of the Year award worth R150 000 and the Nedbank Cup Player of the Tournament award worth R150 000 – banking a total of R550 000 in one night. The Footballer of the Season award is voted by the Premier Division coaches.
Other notable winners were Ajax Cape Town exciting youngster Keagan Dolly, who was voted the Absa Premiership Young Player of the Season. Last season’s Footballer of the Season, Itumeleng Khune from Southern based club Kaizer Chiefs, was once again amongst the winners as he took home the Absa Premiership Goalkeeper of the Season.
Hlompho Kekana’s superb goal against Orlando Pirates on February 8 was voted as the Absa-lutely Awesome Goal of the Season. Meanwhile, Robert Ng’ambi was voted the MTN8 Last Man Standing and Mogakolodi Ngele was the Telkom Knockout Player of the Tournament.
All the above awards were voted by members of the media.
Winners:
Footballers of the Season: R250 000
Sibusiso Vilakazi (Bidvest Wits) – winner
ABSA PREMIERSHIP
Sibusiso Vilakazi (Bidvest Wits) – winner
Absa Premiership Goalkeeper of the Season – R50 000
Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs) – winner
Absa Premiership Young Player of the Season – R50 000
Keagen Dolly (Ajax Cape Town) – winner
Absa Premiership Coach of the Season – R75 000
Pitso Mosimane (Mamelodi Sundowns) – winner
Absa Premiership Absa-lutely Awesome Goal of the Season – R50 000
Hlompho Kekana (Mamelodi Sundowns) – winner
Absa Premiership Top Goalscorer – R25 000
Bernard Parker (Kaizer Chiefs)
NEDBANK CUP
Nedbank Cup Player of the Tournament: R150 000
Sibusiso Vilakazi (Bidvest Wits) – winner
Nedbank Cup Most Promising Player of the Tournament: R50 000
Kwanda Mngonyama (Bidvest Wits) – winner
TELKOM Knockout
Telkom Knockout Player of the Tournament: R200 000
Mogakolodi Ngele (Platinum Stars) – winner
MTN8
MTN8 Last Man Standing: R80 000
Robert Ng’ambi (Platinum Stars) – winner
National First Division
Top Goal scorer of the Season:
David Zulu (Black Leopards)
Match Official
Referee of the Season: R50 000
Zolile Mthetho – winner
Assistant Referee of the Season: R40 000
Edward Madidilane – winner
