PSL reveals list of award nominees for 2021-22

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The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has announced the list of nominees for the 2021-22 PSL Awards.

The virtual awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, 29 May at 7pm and will be broadcast live on the SuperSport PSL channel (202) and SABC.

Andile Jali (Mamelodi Sundowns), Victor Letsoalo (Royal AM) and Peter Shalulile (Mamelodi Sundowns) are the three nominees for the prestigious 2021-22 PSL Footballer of the Season award. The DStv Premiership Players’ Player of the Season category was also dominated by Mamelodi Sundowns with the trio of Jali, Shalulile and Themba Zwane making the top three.

In the DStv Premiership Coach of the Season category, Royal AM’s John Maduka will be up against the Mamelodi Sundowns duo of Manqoba Mngqithi and Rulani Mokwena, and Cape Town City’s Eric Tinkler.

The MTN8 Last Man Standing will be contested by Andile Jali, Peter Shalulile (both Mamelodi Sundowns) and Surprise Ralani who has since joined Sundowns but was nominated for his performances for Cape Town City earlier in the season.

For the Nedbank Cup categories, the University of Pretoria pair of Keegan Allan and Luvuyo Phewa, and Royal AM’s Mfundo Thikazi have been nominated for the Nedbank Cup Most Promising Player of the Tournament while Andile Jali, Aubrey Modiba (both Mamelodi Sundowns) and King Ndlovu (Marumo Gallants) will be vying for the Nedbank Cup Player of the Tournament prize.

Youngsters Boitumelo Radiopane of Orlando Pirates and Mduduzi Shabalala from Kaizer Chiefs are the two nominees for the DStv Diski Challenge Player of The Season category.

Here are all the categories:

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 (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Peter Shalulile (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Themba Zwane (Mamelodi Sundowns)

DStv Premiership Coach of the Season
John Maduka (Royal AM)
Manqoba Mngqithi/Rulani Mokwena (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Eric Tinkler (Cape Town City)

DStv Premiership Goalkeeper of the Season
Hugo Marques (Cape Town City)
Toaster Nsbata (Sekhukhune United)
Veli Mothwa (AmaZulu)

DStv Premiership Defender of the Season
Grant Kekana (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Lyle Lakay (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Thamsanqa Mkhize (Cape Town City)

DStv Premiership Midfielder of the Season
Andile Jali (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Mduduzi Mdantsane (Cape Town City)
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 (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Surprise Ralani (Cape Town City)
Peter Shalulile (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 Tournament

Keegan Allan (University of Pretoria)
Luvuyo Phewa (University of Pretoria)
Mfundo Thikazi (Royal AM)

DStv Diski Challenge Player of the Season
Mduduzi Shabalala (Kaizer Chiefs)
Boitumelo Radiopane (Orlando Pirates)

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