The Premier Soccer League (PSL) on Friday released the nominees for the 2025/26 PSL Awards, with Betway Premiership champions Orlando Pirates unsurprisingly bagging the most nods.
It was an exhilarating previous campaign which saw Pirates end Mamelodi Sundowns’ eight-year league dominance to clinch the Betway Premiership title on the last day of the campaign with a 2-0 victory over relegated ORBIT College.
While Masandawana failed to win any trophy on the domestic scene, they did capture the biggest prize on the continent in the form of the CAF Champions League trophy.
It was a drought season for Kaizer Chiefs who also did not win any trophy though they claimed their highest league finish since the 2019/20 campaign, finishing third to qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup next season.
Durban City emerged as the Nedbank Cup winners after overcoming TS Galaxy 2-1. The KwaZulu-Natal-based outfit will also compete in Confed Cup competition for the first time in the club’s history.
The Buccaneers claimed a domestic treble, 14 years since they last repeated that feat and hence their dominance in the nominees.
Departed Relebohile Mofokeng, who has just penned a four-year deal with Belgian Jupiler Pro League Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, is expected to be the biggest winner when the winners are finally announced at the end of this month.
Here’s a look at the 2025/26 PSL Awards nominees:
• PSL Footballer of the Season
- Oswin Appollis (Orlando Pirates)
- Relebohile Mofokeng (Orlando Pirates)
- Teboho Mokoena (Mamelodi Sundowns)
• Betway Premiership Players’ Player of the Season
- Oswin Appollis (Orlando Pirates)
- Relebohile Mofokeng (Orlando Pirates)
- Kamogelo Sebelebele (Orlando Pirates)
• Betway Premiership Coach of the Season
- Miguel Cardoso (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Ben Khalil Youssef & Cedric Kaze (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Abdeslam Ouaddou (Orlando Pirates)
• Betway Premiership Goal of the Season
- Cemran Dansin (Orlando Pirates)
- Siyanda Ndlovu (Golden Arrows)
- Glody Lilepo (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Betway Premiership Goalkeeper of the Season
- Sipho Chaine (Orlando Pirates)
- Ricardo Goss (Siwelele FC)
- Brandon Petersen (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Betway Premiership Defender of the Season
- Khuliso Mudau (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Lebone Seema (Orlando Pirates)
- Nkosinathi Sibisi (Orlando Pirates)
- Betway Premiership Midfielder of the Season
- Oswin Appollis (Orlando Pirates)
- Relebohile Mofokeng (Orlando Pirates)
- Teboho Mokoena (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Betway Premiership Young Player of the Season (under 21)
- Isaac Cisse (Golden Arrows)
- Seluleko Mahlambi (TS Galaxy)
- Relebohile Mofokeng (Orlando Pirates)
• Betway Premiership Top Goalscorer
- Sede Junior Dion (Lamontville Golden Arrows)
- MTN8 Last Man Standing
- Oswin Appollis (Orlando Pirates)
- Tshepang Moremi (Orlando Pirates)
- Kamogelo Sebelebele (Orlando Pirates)
• Carling Knockout Player of the Tournament
- Washington Arubi (Marumo Gallants)
- Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Orlando Pirates)
- Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo (Marumo Gallants)
• Nedbank Cup Player of the Tournament
- Darren Keet (Durban City)
- Siphamandla Ncanana (Durban City)
- Brooklyn Poggenpoel (Durban City)
• Nedbank Cup Most Promising Player of the Tournament (under 23)
- Kyle Jurgens (Durban City)
- Seluleko Mahlambi (TS Galaxy)
- Luphumlo Sifumba (Durban City)
• Motsepe Foundation Championship Players’ Player of the Season
- Khethukuthula Ndlovu (Kruger United)
- Ronaldo Van Neel (Hungry Lions)
- Emile Witbooi (Cape Town City)
• Motsepe Foundation Championship Young Player of the Season (under 19)
- Gabriel Amato (Cape Town City)
- Emile Witbooi (Cape Town City)
- Cayden Fortune (Cape Town City)
• Motsepe Foundation Championship Goalkeeper of the Season
- Malcolm Jacobs (Venda FC)
- Siphamandla Hleza (Milford)
- Mickey Van Der Hart (Cape Town City)
• Motsepe Foundation Championship Top Goalscorer
Ntuthuko Mlotshwa (Lerumo Lions) and Ronaldo Van Neel (Hungry Lions)
• DStv Diski Challenge Player of the Season
- Bennet Mokoena – Mamelodi Sundowns
- Lebo Mohlala – Orlando Pirates
- Mpho Padime – Orlando Pirates
• DStv Diski Challenge Top Goalscorer
Bennet Mokoena (Mamelodi Sundowns)
• PSL Assistant Referee of the Season
- Nandipha Menze
- Elphas Sitole
- Zakhele Siwela
- PSL Referee of the Season
- Moreki Lekwape
- Eugene Mdluli
- Abongile Tom
Winners of the 2026 PSL Awards will be crowned at the awards ceremony on Monday, 27 July 2026 at 19h00.
The event will be broadcast live on the SuperSport PSL Channel and SABC Sport.
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