Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Onyango set a new Premier Soccer League record and equalled the overall amount of trophies lifted by Daine Klate.
Onyango, 36, secured his ninth league title on Wednesday evening, having now won six with Mamelodi Sundowns in addition to his three with SuperSport United.
Overall, the 34-year-old shot-stopper has now lifted 12 titles since joining Masandawana, namely six league trophies, two Telkom Knockout Cups, two Nedbank Cups, one MTN8 trophy, a CAF Champions League and one CAF Super Cup.
As a consequence he has equalled Dane Klate’s long-standing record for most trophies won by a PSL player. Klate was one of SuperSport United’s key players as they clinched three successive ABSA Premiership titles and also won the 2004 SAA Supa 8 Cup and 2005 Absa Cup with the Tshwane giants, before moving to Orlando Pirates in 2010.
Lucky Charm, as he’s affectionally known, added seven more trophies at Orlando Stadium, namely; two ABSA Premiership titles, two MTN8 trophies, two Nedbank Cups and a Telkom Knockout Cup.
Klate then joined Bidvest Wits in 2015 and he helped the team clinch the ABSA Premiership title, Telkom Knockout Cup and MTN8 before retiring in 2019 following a short spell with Chippa United.
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On Wednesday, Onyango also moved one title clear of Kaizer Chiefs legend Thabo Mooki. The one-club man boasts two league winners’ medals and he also won the league cup six times under different names (1997 & 1998 Rothmans Cup – 2001, 2003 & 2004 Coca Cola Cup – 2007 Telkom Knockout Cup).
The Soweto-born midfielder also helped Amakhosi clinch the 2001 CAF African Winners’ Cup and two South African FA Cups (2000 Bob Save Super Bowl and 2006 Absa Cup – now known as the Nedbank Cup).
Nicknamed Tsiki-Tsiki, Mooki also has three Top 8 winners’ medals which he won in 2001 (BP Top 8 Cup), 2006 SAA Supa 8 Cup and 2008 (MTN8), before retiring from professional football in 2009.
Note: The information in this article were taken from the PSL website.
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