PERCY Tau, the Mamelodi Sundowns attacking dynamo whose performances earned him rave reviews this season, walked away with the coveted 2017/18 PSL Footballer of the Season award.
The PSL Awards was held on May 29 and the players were awarded for their efforts during the 2017/2018 season. The Footballer of the Season is voted for exclusively by the 16 Premier Division coaches.
Tau also walked away with the 2017/18 Absa Premiership Player’s Player of the Season – as voted by his peers (but not his teammates).
Mamelodi Sundowns mentor Pitso Mosimane took the Absa Premiership Coach of the Season award.
Siphesihle Ndlovu, the Maritzburg United youngster who was also nominated together with Tau for Footballer of the Season and Absa Premiership Player’s Player of the Season, took the Absa Premiership Young Player of the Season and Absa Premiership Midfielder of the Season awards.
The Absa-lutely Awesome Goal of the Season, as voted for by members of the public only, went to Lamontville Golden Arrows’ Siphelele Magubane.
SuperSport United and Bafana Bafana keeper Ronwen Williams took the MTN8 Last Man Standing prize for his performances during the MTN8 competition that was won by his club, SuperSport United.
Egyptian and former Bidvest Wits striker Amr Gamal returned to South Africa to attend the awards and took the Telkom Knockout Player of the Tournament.
Lebogang Maboe took both the Nedbank Cup Most Improved Player of the Tournament and Player of the Tournament.
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