The Premier Soccer League (PSL) have released all the nominees for the Player of the Season awards, with Andile Jali receiving a massive five nominations in different categories.
Having already won the MTN8 and the DStv Premiership, and their place booked in next week’s Nedbank Cup final, it was no surprise that Mamelodi Sundowns’ players dominated the nominations.
The PSL started their announcement of the awards by naming the nominees for the DStv Diski Challenge Player of the Season, with Mduduzi Shabalala (Kaizer Chiefs) and Boitomelo Radiopane (Orlando Pirates) being the only two nominees.
In the Coach of the Season category, newly crowned champions Rulani Mokwena and Manqoba Mngqithi are nominated once again after missing out on last year’s accolade to Benni McCarthy. This season, they are joined by John Maduka of Royal AM and Cape Town City boss Eric Tinkler – who are vying for the runners-up position in the season finale on Saturday.
Overall, Andile Jali received five nominations, being in the running for the PSL Footballer of the Season, the Player’s Player of the Season, Midfielder of the Season, MTN8 Last Man Standing and the Nedbank Cup Player of the Season.
All 2021/22 #PSLAwards nominees in full:
PSL Footballer of the Season
Andile Jali (Mamelodi Sundowns), Peter Shalulile (Mamelodi Sundowns) & Victor Letsoalo (Royal AM)
DStv Premiership Player’s Player of the Season
Andile Jali, Peter Shalulile, Themba Zwane (all Mamelodi Sundowns)
DStv Premiership Coach of the Season
John Maduka (Royal AM), Rulani Mokwena / Manqoba Mngqithi (Mamelodi Sundowns) & Eric Tinkler (Cape Town City)
DStv Premiership Goalkeeper of the Season:
Hugo Marques (Cape Town City), Toaster Nsabata (Sekhukhune United) & Veli Mothwa (AmaZulu FC)
DStv Premiership Defender of the Season:
Grant Kekana (Mamelodi Sundowns), Lyle Lakay (Mamelodi Sundowns) & Thami Mkhize (Cape Town City FC)
DStv Premiership Midfielder of the Season:
Andile Jali (Mamelodi Sundowns), Mduduzi Mdantsane (Cape Town City FC) & Themba Zwane (Mamelodi Sundowns)
DStv Premiership Young Player of the Season
Athenkosi Mcaba (Stellenbosch FC), Kwame Peprah (Orlando Pirates) & Luke Fleurs (SuperSport United)
MTN8 Last Man Standing
Andile Jali, Surprise Ralani & Peter Shalulile (all Mamelodi Sundowns)
Nedbank Cup Player of the tournament
Andile Jali (Mamelodi Sundowns), Aubrey Modiba (Mamelodi Sundowns) & King Ndlovu (Marumo Gallants)
Nedbank Cup Most Promising Player of the Season
Keagan Allan (AmaTuks), Luvuyo Phewa (AmaTuks) & Mfundo Thikazi (Royal AM)
DStv Diski Challenge Rewired Player of the Season
Mduduzi Shabalala (Kaizer Chiefs) &Â Boitomelo Radiopane (Orlando Pirates)
The PSL are yet to confirm when and where the award ceremony will be held.
Voting and Nomination Procedures:
- Footballer of the Season: All nominations and voting were done by the Premier Division head coaches. Only one head coach per club was allowed to vote and coaches were not allowed to nominate or vote for their own teammate.
- DStv Premiership Player’s Player of the Season: All nominations and voting were done by Premier Division players. Each club was allowed a maximum of 30 votes and no player was allowed to nominate or vote for their own teammate.
- DStv Diski Challenge Player of the Season: All nominations and voting were done by the Diski Challenge head coaches. Only one head coach per club was allowed to vote and coaches were not allowed to nominate or vote for their own teammate.
- DStv Premiership Goal of the Season: This category is decided by way of public voting on www.pls.co.za . All Goal of the Month winners will automatically qualify for this category. Public voting will only commence after all DStv Premiership fixtures have been played and the winner will therefore be announced at a later stage.
- All the other Categories: All nominations and voting were done by a panel comprising of football journalists, analysts, and commentators. A full list of the judging panel per category will be shared publicly post the PSL Awards ceremony.
