Captain Thami Mkhize scooped the big prizes at Cape Town City’s awards night on Monday.
The rightback has led his club by example this season again and was named the Player of the Year after leading them to MTN8 and playing in 34 matches in all competitions.
With City also securing a fourth-place finish in the PSL, the 30-year-old was also named the Player’s Player of the Year for his three goals and marauding runs down the flank that is a source of a lot of City’s goals.
Player of the Season goes to Thami Mkhize 👏
"I have learned that to be trusted of been a Captain comes with responsibility. And I grateful to the fellow teammates, supporters even when we are not doing well they always been with us" #CTCFCAWARDS19🔥🏆 #iamCityFC💙 pic.twitter.com/EUQIrF3BX2
— Cape Town City FC (@CapeTownCityFC) May 13, 2019
The soft-spoken Mkhize says: “I have learned that to be trusted of being a captain comes with responsibility.
“And I’m grateful to my teammates, supporters even when we are not doing well they have always been with us.”
Most Improved Player of the Season goes to Gift Links👏 #CTCFCAWARDS19🔥🏆 #iamCityFC💙 pic.twitter.com/4XedM1RrMZ
— Cape Town City FC (@CapeTownCityFC) May 13, 2019
Winger Gift Links was named Most Improved Player after impressing in his first season with the club and the Rookie of the Season award went to midfielder Zukile Kewuti.
Rookie of the Season goes to Zukile Kewuti.👏 #CTCFCAwards19🔥🏆 #iamCityFC💙 pic.twitter.com/ZNAeYUGqqC
— Cape Town City FC (@CapeTownCityFC) May 13, 2019
Meanwhile, coach Benni McCarthy says he will meet with chairman John Comitis before he goes to Scotland on holiday to discuss an extension to his contract, which has one year left on it.
matthew.marcus@inl.co.za