The DStv Premiership golden boot race is heading for its most tense finish in years with as many as eight players still within contention of winning the prestigious award.
Mamelodi Sundowns prodigy Cassius Mailula’s dream debut season has thrust him to the forefront to goalscoring accomplishments with surprise package Terrence Dzvukamanja a close second.
Shalulile walks away with almost half a million rand after emerging as big winner at the PSL awards 06 June 2021 - 21:32 Peter Shalulile walks away with almost half a million rand after emerging as big winner at the PSL awards Image: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images
The Peter Shalulile fairytale continued after the Mamelodi Sundowns striker was named Footballer of the Season and DStv Premiership Player’s Player of the Season at the Premier Soccer League (PSL) Awards on Sunday night.
It was a great night for the gangling striker as the Footballer of the season award was accompanied by a R250 000 cheque, while the Player’s Player of the Season accolade earned him R200 000.
Ghana clash will determine Bafana Bafana’s fate in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations
First published in the weekly newspaper.
Ghana and Sudan. Two countries, two teams and two hurdles that Bafana Bafana have to clear if they want to add another African name to their list of targets – Cameroon.
Bafana Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki knows his team are within touching distance of Afcon qualification. But ahead of SA lie 180 minutes of critical football if they hope to join the continent’s elite in Cameroon next year.
Ntseki’s side sits second in Group C, level on nine points with Ghana. Victory for the 1996 Afcon champions will almost certainly ensure qualification for Cameroon 2022. Defeat will almost certainly put Ntseki on a path towards a door marked “exit”.
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South Africa teammates celebrate during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match between South Africa and São Tomé and Príncipe at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on 16 November 2020 in Port Elizabeth. (Photo: Steve Haag / Gallo Images)
It’s now just three weeks before South Africa play two key fixtures that will determine whether they play at the 2022 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). The team’s coach recently announced his squad to do battle for these matches.
First published in the weekly newspaper.
Ghana and Sudan. Two countries, two teams and two hurdles that Bafana Bafana have to clear if they want to add another African name to their list of targets – Cameroon.
It’s now just three weeks before South Africa play two key fixtures that will determine whether they play at the 2022 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). The team’s coach recently announced his squad to do battle for these matches.