PSL Awards

South African football awards

The PSL awards is an awards evening held to honour South African football players, coaches and officials. It is conferred by the Premier Soccer League, with awards given to athletes from the Premiership and National First Division.

Premiership

Premiership Footballer of the Season

The Premiership Footballer of the Season was inaugurated in 2008.^[1]

Year	Winner	Nominees
2008^[2]	Teko Modise
2009^[3]	Teko Modise
2010^[4]	Morgan Gould	Elias Pelembe	Katlego Mphela
2018^[5]	Percy Tau
2019	Thembinkosi Lorch
2020	Themba Zwane
2022–23^[6]	Teboho Mokoena
2023–24^[7]	Ronwen Williams
2024–25^[8]	Lucas Ribeiro Costa	Keletso Makgalwa	Relebohile Mofokeng

Chairman's Award

Year	Winner
2008^[2]	Musa Otieno
2019 ^[9]	Cedric Xulu
2022–23^[6]	Mamelodi Sundowns
2023–24	Mamelodi Sundowns
2024–25^[8]	Mamelodi Sundowns

Referee of the season

Assistant Referee of the season

Year	Winner	Nominees
2010^[4]	Geronimo Piedt	Toko Malebo	Enoch Molefe
2008^[2]	Enock Molefe
2022–23^[6]	Kamohelo Ramutsindela
2023–24^[7]	Romario Phiri
2024–25^[8]	Kgara Mokoena	Romario Phiri	Khamusi Razwimisani

Player of the season

Year	Winner	Nominees
2010^[4]	Daine Klate	Morgan Gould	Katlego Mphela
2008^[2]	Elias Pelembe
2007^[10]	Godfrey Sapula
2006^[11]	Surprise Moriri

Players' Player of the Season

Premiership Goalkeeper of the season

Premiership Midfielder of the Season

Year	Winner
2024–25^[8]	Makhehleni Makhaula

Premiership Defender of the Season

Year	Winner
2024–25^[8]	Nkosinathi Sibisi

Premiership Coach of the season

Young Player of the Season

Year	Winner	Nominees
2009^[3]	Bongani Khumalo
2010^[4]	Siyanda Xulu	Andile Jali	Thandani Ntshumayelo
2018^[5]	Siphesihle Ndlovu
2023–24^[12]	Relebohile Mofokeng
2024–25^[8]	Relebohile Mofokeng	Malibongwe Khoza	Mohau Nkota

Goal of the season

Year	Winner	Nominees
2008^[2]	Siboniso Gaxa
2009^[3]	Ryan Botha
2010^[4]	Rudolf Bester	Tlou Segolela	Vincent Kobola
2024–25^[8]	Lucas Ribeiro Costa	Fawaaz Basadien	Makabi Lilepo

Top Goal scorer

Carling/Telkom Knockout

Player of the Tournament

Year	Winner	Nominees
2010^[4]	Arthur Bartman	Mandla Masango	Dipsy Selolwane
2009^[3]	Franklin Cale
2008^[2]	Itumeleng Khune
2023^[12]	Devin Titus
2024^[8]	Elvis Chipezeze	Edmore Chirambadare	Iqraam Rayners

MTN8

Player of the Tournament

Year	Winner	Nominees
2009^[3]	Gert Schalkwyk
2010^[4]	Njabulo Manqana	Dipsy Selolwane	Richard Henyekane
2022	Monnapule Saleng
2023	Sipho Chaine
2024^[8]	Relebohile Mofokeng	Fawaaz Basadien	Deon Hotto

National First Division

Top Goal scorer

Year	Winner	Club	Stream	Winner	Club	Stream
2010^[4]	Mulondo Sikwivhilu			Tebogo Mashaba
2008^[2]	Joseph Mthombeni	Dynamos	Inland Stream	Kurt Lentjies	Ikapa Sporting FC	Coastal Stream.
2023–24	Prince Nxumalo	JDR Stars
2024–25	Muzomuhle Khanyi	Hungry Lions

Player of the season

Year	Winner	Club	Stream	Winner	Club	Stream
2008^[2]	Reason Chiloane	Garankuwa United	Inland Stream	Fadlu Davids	Maritzburg United	Coastal Stream.
2024–25	Muzomuhle Khanyi	Hungry Lions

Young player of the season


Year	Winner	Club
2024–245	Teboho Lekhatla	Casric Stars

Goalkeeper of the season


Year	Winner	Club
2024–25	Dumisani Msibi	Durban City

Nedbank Cup

Player of the Tournament

Year	Winner	Club	Nominees
2024–25	Pule Mmodi	Kaizer Chiefs	Inacio Miguel	Gaston Sirino
2023–24	Patrick Maswanganyi	Orlando Pirates
2022–23^[13]	Iqraam Rayners	Stellenbosch F.C.
2022^[14]	Andile Jali	Mamelodi Sundowns
2018^[5]	Lebohang Maboe	Maritzburg United
2010^[4]	Matthew Pattison	Mamelodi Sundowns	Pere Ariweriyai	Patrick Phungwayo
2009^[3]	Mthokozisi Yende	Tuks F.C.
2008^[2]	Vusiwe Masondo	Mpumalanga Black Aces

Most Promising Player

Year	Winner	Nominees
2024–25	Mbekezeli Mbokazi	Relebohile Mofokeng	Mohau Nkota
2023–24	Relebohile Mofokeng
2022–23^[13]	Olwethu Makhanya
2018^[5]	Lebohang Maboe
2010^[4]	Patrick Phungwayo	Simangaliso Biyela	Ndumiso Mabena
2009^[3]	Andile Jali
2008^[2]	Thabang Rooi

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