Sredojevic and Musonda win PSL monthly awards
Orlando Pirates coach Milutin Sredojevic and Mwape Musonda from Black Leopards have been named the Absa Premiership Coach and Player of the Month for March/April.
Coach of the month (March/April 2019) winner Orlando Pirates head coach Milutin Sredojevic during the Absa Premiership Monthly Awards press conference at PSL Offices. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)
Both the Serbian-born coach and the Zambian forward returned to the stage at the Premier Soccer League offices for the coveted monthly individual awards, for the second time during this thrilling 2018/19 Absa Premiership season.
The Buccaneers played six matches during the period of March 1 – April 24, and Sredojevic guided them to four wins and two draws, collecting 14 points out of a possible 18.
Sredojevic’s colleagues; Josef Vukusic of Polokwane City and SuperSport United coach Kaitano Tembo, were praised for an impressive run of results with their respective teams.
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Musonda, the on-form Black Leopards forward, scored a hat-trick in his side’s come-from-behind victory over Chippa United and then also scored in three successive matches during the March/April period.
He has largely been superb in front of goal despite his side’s inconsistent run of results, scoring six goals in Leopard’s four games during this time. Thanks to his efforts, Black Leopards sit just above the relegation zone with only a couple of matches left to play until the end of the Absa Premiership 2018/2019 campaign. Musonda, who was the top goal scorer in the National First Division last season, has opened a huge gap atop the Absa Premiership top scorers’ chart with 14 goals to his name.
Other players who were in contention for the award included Mxolisi Macuphu of SuperSport United and the Polokwane City pair of Mohammed Anas and George Chigova.
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