Sundowns Ladies head coach Jerry Tshabalala was named as the Coach of the Season after guiding his side to winning the Cosafa Women’s Champions League, Caf Women’s Champions League and the Hollywoodbets Super League.

“I am very excited to have won this award. This accolade belongs to the team because we fought together last season and now we are reaping the rewards. I want to say a big congratulations to those who were nominated,” Tshabalala told his club’s official website.

“Overall, we are not resting on our laurels and we are already looking ahead to next season. Like I keep saying, there is so much to achieve in the game of football and, as a team, we are gunning for more.”

Meanwhile, Bambanani Mbane was named in the Squad of the Tournament as well as Player of the Season after she formed part of the Sundowns defence that kept 21 clean sheets while only conceding 15 goals across all competitions.

Sundowns Ladies forward Andisiwe Mgcoyi bagged the joint top- scorer award with Nompumelelo Nyandeni (JVW FC) after the pair finished the season with 27 goals apiece.

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies were also named the Team of the Year after they claimed 24 wins out of 26 games and drawing just one, while also finishing the campaign having scored the highest number of goals with 87, conceding just 14 to finish with a goal difference of +73, which was the best in the league.

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The Brazilians successfully defended their league title to add another trophy to their cabinet this season after they won the Cosafa Caf Women’s Champions League as well as the inaugural Caf Women’s Champions League to complete the treble.

Andisiwe Mgcoyi, who scored twice against Richmond United in their last game, was six goals shy of the Hollywoodbets Super League top-scorer award as she managed to net a total of 27 goals in the league to finish tied with JVW Girls forward Nompumelelo Nyandeni.

“I am very thankful to everyone that has believed in me even when the goals were not flowing. No matter how many runs, assists and great passes a striker has, the most important unit of contribution for a forward remains the goals. It has been an amazing season for me and I am very proud of these achievements. It is only natural for other teams to strive hard to dethrone us from our winning pedestal. Nevertheless, we plan to come back better and stronger,” Mgcoyi told her club’s official website.

“I am dedicating my goalscoring awards this season to my teammates because they made it possible. One of my aims was to score 25 goals across all competitions this season and I am very grateful because I scored more than I wished for. This golden boot award will motivate me to do more for the team. Overall, it was a remarkable season for us and I am very excited to be a part of this record-breaking team,” concluded Mgcoyi.

Meanwhile, head coach Jerry Tshabalala expressed his excitement after their treble-winning season, which was rounded off by clinching the league title on the final day.

“Words are not enough to describe the way I feel concerning our achievements this season,” Tshabalala said.

“I am proud of my squad as their dedication paid off in the end. It is a privilege to win every competition that we participated in and this league trophy is a reward for all the sacrifices we have made this season.

“We plan to keep up the good work next season and after conquering South Africa and the continent, we plan to extend our dominance beyond Africa as our rise is limitless,” concluded Tshabalala.

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The Brazilians will be aiming to continue their incredible defence of the Hollywoodbets Super League title when they take on Richmond after registering a hard-fought 1-0 victory over the University of the Western Cape at the Vasco Da Gama Stadium in their previous match.

When Sundowns and Richmond last met in the league earlier this season, the defending champions came out on top claiming a comfortable 5-1 victory in the first leg.

Tshabalala is confident his side are capable of stopping the threat of Richmond and, although United are placed 10th in the standings, they have scored an impressive 39 goals so far this season, with Nthabiseng Majiya bagging 20.

“The game against Richmond will be a very tricky encounter because they are a very youthful and industrious side. One exciting aspect of their game is the ability to be very effective with and without the ball,” Tshabalala told his club’s official website.

“Their energy levels are one of the best in the league and that is an area we will need to show our character. Although we defeated them in the first leg, it was far from an easy game because they are a very tactical and technical side.

“This game would give us a very good indication of where we are in terms of our ability to break down teams with fast carriers of the ball,” noted Tshabalala.

“It is no surprise that their striker Nthabiseng Majiya is one of the top- scorers of the Hollywoodbets Super League this season. They are a free-scoring team and their home records are quite impressive against some of the top teams in the league.

“They are a brave outfit and they are very good on the counter. Therefore, we need to be very vigilant throughout the game,” he concluded.

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