Pro Philani looks back at the past weekend’s local football as Pirates missed out on CAF CL qualification, Sundowns dominated PSL awards and more!
Sundowns dominate PSL awards
Mamelodi Sundowns dominated the end-of-season awards when striker Peter Shalulile won the Footballer and Players Player of the Season at the ceremony held in Johannesburg.
Shalulile netted a brilliant 23 goals in the 2021/22 season and was two goals shy of matching the record of the most goals scored in a season, 25 goals.
Lyle Lakay grabbed Defender of the Season. Lakay played 25 games starting 21, he was influential in Sundowns’ attacks with his diagonal balls behind defences, he is also a dead ball specialist scoring free-kicks and assisting from set-plays.
Andile Jali grabbed the Midfielder of the Season award. The midfield Maestro also won Nedbank Cup Player of the Tournament and MTN8 Last Man Standing.
Sundowns coaches, Manqoba Mngqithi and Rulani Mokwena won the Coach of the Season award. The duo lost 3 games in thirty matches, drawing 8 and winning 19.
#DStvPrem Coach of the Season :#PSLAwards2022 pic.twitter.com/z5z8nM75P4
— Official PSL (@OfficialPSL) May 29, 2022
Sundowns also registered the highest goal difference record [36], record goals of 56 and best defensive record [20].
The other winners were Cape Town City goalkeeper, Hugo Marques, who bagged Goalkeeper of the Season after securing 15 clean sheets in his first season in the DStv Premiership.
Pirates striker Boitumelo Radiopane bagged DDC Top Scorer and Thato Thutlwa of Black Leopards won the Glad Africa Championship Top Scorer award.
SuperSportUnited defender Luke Fleurs won the Young Player of the Season.
Glad Africa Championship winning chairman Sifiso Biyela, David Thidiela, Patrick Sokhela and Dr. Jomo Sono won Chairman’s award.
For the second year running, Shalulile won both the 2021/22 PSL Footballer of the Season, DStv Premiership Player's Player of the Season awards and the Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot Award for scoring the most league goals (23) |https://t.co/PJP2tVN47H
— Sport24 (@Sport24news) May 30, 2022
No CAF CL for Orlando Pirates
There will be no CAF Champions League football for Royal AM and Orlando Pirates following Friday’s stalemate.
Royal AM and Pirates shared the spoils at the Chatsworth Stadium in the DStv Premiership which means Cape Town City will join Sundowns in the champions league next season.
Royal AM came from 2-0 behind to secure a 2-2 draw. AM moved from fifth to third and will await the results between Pirates and SuperSport United to confirm whether they’ve secured CAF football or not.
Pirates require five clear goals to overcome AM who are in third, whilst SuperSport United requires a draw to qualify for the top 8.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 in the #DStvPrem continues for Royal AM.
— SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) May 27, 2022
They fight back from two goals down to force a draw against Pirates and provisionally hold the CAF Confederation Cup spot 🔥 pic.twitter.com/B1TZMjSftH
Tuks takes a step in the right direction.
Goals from Samuel Jules, Thabang Sibanyoni and Makhubu gave Tuks 3 important points in their quest for promotion to the DStv premiership when they faced Cape Town All Stars in Athlone Stadium, Cape Town.
Tuks, who finished the season as runners-up were going neck-and-neck with Richards Bay who won automatic promotion and were also kicked out in the quarter-finals of the Nedbank Cup.
Tuks’ quality and preparedness was shown on the day as they dominated All Stars from the start with strikers Makhubu and Sibanyoni proving to be unstoppable. Awaiting on the side are the Dube birds who finished 15th and in the playoff spot of the DStv Premiership.
Highlights: @ctallstarsfc vs @AmaTuks pic.twitter.com/zOZTi3w5MH
— AmaTuks (@AmaTuks) May 29, 2022
Pro Philani's Team of the Season
Hugo
Mudau, De Reuck, Ndah, Lakay
Jali, Dolly, Zwane
Shalulile, Du Preez, Memela
Coach: Mngqithi and Mokwena
