Cape Town City captain Thamsanqa Mkhize was named both the club’s Player of the Year and Player’s Player of the Year at their annual awards evening on Monday, writes DYLAN APPOLIS.
The 30-year-old played almost every game, except five, of the Citizen’s matches in this campaign, while finding the back of the net on three occasions and creating a further three across all competitions.
The KwaZulu-Natal-born right back also captained the Citizens to a fourth place finish in the Absa Premiership, and led the team to glory in the MTN8 tournament at the start of the 2018-19 campaign.
.@CapeTownCityFC‘s Player of the Season:
Thami Mkhize #CTCFCAWARDS19 pic.twitter.com/dkh5R4N9Sa
— TFGSoccerClub (@TFGSoccerClub) May 13, 2019
‘I have learned that to be trusted as a Captain comes with responsibility. And I am grateful to the fellow teammates, supporters, even when we are not doing well they always been with us,’ Mkhize said.
.@CapeTownCityFC‘s Players Player of the Season:
Thami Mkhize#CTCFCAWARDS19 pic.twitter.com/B0VP0u42GR
— TFGSoccerClub (@TFGSoccerClub) May 13, 2019
Meanwhile, Gift Links walked away with the Most Improved Player of the Season award, and was recently nominated for the Absa Premiership’s Young Player of the Season award which will be announced in Durban next Sunday.
.@CapeTownCityFC‘s Most Improved Player of the Season:
Gift Links#CTCFCAWARDS19 pic.twitter.com/v9oBvC601Z
— TFGSoccerClub (@TFGSoccerClub) May 13, 2019
The Citizens’ Rookie of the Season award went to midfielder Zukile Kewuti, who showed his quality in midfield, as he came into the squad to replace the injured Thabo Nodada and Roland Putsche respectively.
.@CapeTownCityFC‘s Rookie of the Season:
Zukile Kewuti#CTCFCAwards19 pic.twitter.com/vyumRhdKJK
— TFGSoccerClub (@TFGSoccerClub) May 13, 2019