Clean sweep for Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates were crowned the coach, player and goal of the month winners respectively.
FOR the second time this season, individual Absa Premiership monthly award-winners have come from one club. Milutin Sredojevic, Musa Nyatama and Justin Shonga, who all come from the Rand Stadium-based PSL club, Orlando Pirates, were crowned Coach, Player and Goal of the Month winners respectively.
Sredojevic won his second Coach of the Month award for the season after guiding Orlando Pirates to two wins and scoring five goals during the month of March. The judges were impressed by his discipline and calmness in tough situations, as well as the strong combination and partnership he has built with his technical team, that has seen the club produce great results.
In winning the award, Sredojevic beat other impressive contenders such as Maritzburg United’s Fadlu Davis and Luc Eymael from the Free State Stars.
Nyatama meanwhile, capped off a great month by winning back to back Man of the Match awards and by being named Best Player in the Absa Premiership for March. The former Bloemfontein Celtic midfielder was praised for his creativity in the centre of the park for Pirates, his ability to play penetrative passes and for how he attacks and defends with aplomb. The judges also noted his contribution to key victories over Kaizer Chiefs and Golden Arrows during the period.
Nyatama beat teammates Thembinkosi Lorch and Luvuyo Memela, as well as Siphesihle Ndlovu of Maritzburg United, for the award.
The Players and Coach of the Month awards were selected by a panel of judges made up of members of the broadcast media and football analysts.
In the Goal of the Month category, the Buccaneers’ forward, Shonga, saw his stunning long-range goal against Chippa United in February emerge as the one with the most votes in the Absa Premiership Goal of the Month competition, which sees football fans vote.
The Zambian won the sixth Goal of the Month award of the 2017/18 season. This follows Polokwane City teammates’ Rodney Ramagalela and Ndivuwo Ravhuhali’s successes earlier in the season. The Absa Premiership’s exciting monthly recognition awards saw Hlompho Kekana recognised in November, Tiyani Mabunda in December and Leonardo Castro in January.
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