Zimbabwean hitman, Knowledge Musona scooped his first award of his ever improving South African Premier League career when he took home the Striker of the Tournament award at an awards ceremony held in the plush suburbs of Sandton. Musona was chosen by a panel of judges that consisted of well known journalists. The awards were presented to the players that had excelled in the recently ended Telkom Knockout Cup which was won by Kaizer Chiefs after beating rivals Orlando Pirates in front of 91 227 fans at Soccer City.
“Firstly I want to thank God for the talent, my family.Secondly, I want to thank the coach and the technical team for giving me the chance to play for this team.” said the beaming Kaizer Chiefs striker. He also dedicated the award to his teammate, Simphiwe Tshabalala, who lost his mother over the weekend of the final.
The prize money for the Striker of the Tournament was reduced to R100 000 from R150 000 as none of the strikers had managed to bang in five goals or more. The prize therefore went to the striker that had created the most hype during the tournament. Christmas will definitely be a joyous occasion in the Musona household.
It was a clean sweep for the Amakhosi as their players also received the Goalkeeper of the Tournament (Itumeleng Khune) and Midfielder of the Tournament (Reinelwe Letsolonyane) awards. I thought the nominees in these two categories had done enough to win the awards but then again I was not part of the judgung panel. If I was part of the panel, we probably would have ended up flexing our football muscles in the judging room.
Maritzburg United goalkeeper, Shaiob Walters single handedly ensured the exit of Mamelodi Sundowns from the competition. That, my friends, is not something to be taken lightly. Khune, on the other hand, was well protected throughout the tournament and one could count the number of saves he made throughout the tournament on one hand.
Santos defender, Wayne Arendse was inspiraional as his team went all the way to the 119th minute of the semi finals of this tournament. The fact that he is actually an attacking midfielder who is ready to play in any position for the cause would have counted in his favour, in my most humble opinion.
Andile Jali is a man who should feel as robbed as Morgan Tsvangirai after an election after missing out on the Midfielder of the Tournament. The young Bucaneer has been a revelation in the heart of midfield for Orlando Pirates. He has been involved in everything good about his team`s run to the final.
This is just my humble opinion.
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