PSL 2024-25 Season Awards - Five Player of the Season Contenders

John Eastwood

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Last updated: 25 May 2025

John Eastwood 25 May 2025

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PSL awards postponed due to Mamelodi Sundowns' international commitments.
Five players in contention for 2024-25 Footballer of the Season award.
Top performers include Relebohile Mofokeng and Lucas Ribeiro Costa.

Sundowns' Brazilian winger Lucas Ribeiro is tipped to win the PSL Football of the Season award (Getty Images).

As another exciting Betway Premiership season comes to an end, we look at five players who are in contention to win the Football of the Season award.
When Will the Awards Take Place
Last Ten Winners
Five Front-runners for the 2024-25 Award

When Will the Awards Take Place

The PSL has postponed this year’s awards ceremony due to Mamelodi Sundowns‘ participation in the CAF Champions League final and the FIFA Club World Cup.

The awards are usually held in June after the conclusion of the PSL season. However, Sundowns play their CAF Champions League final second leg on 1 June before their trip to the USA from the 14th of June.

Last Ten Winners

Season	Winner	Club	Nationality
2014–15	Tefu Mashamaite	Kaizer Chiefs	South Africa
2015–16	Khama Billiat	Mamelodi Sundowns	Zimbabwe
2016–17	Lebogang Manyama	Cape Town City	South Africa
2017–18	Percy Tau	Mamelodi Sundowns	South Africa
2018–19	Thembinkosi Lorch	Orlando Pirates	South Africa
2019–20	Themba Zwane	Mamelodi Sundowns	South Africa
2020–21	Peter Shalulile	Mamelodi Sundowns	Namibia
2021–22	Peter Shalulile	Mamelodi Sundowns	Namibia
2022–23	Teboho Mokoena	Mamelodi Sundowns	South Africa
2023–24	Ronwen Williams	Mamelodi Sundowns	South Africa

Five Front-runners for the 2024-25 Award

Relebohile Mofokeng (Orlando Pirates)

The young left winger has excelled this season, providing endless chances for teammates. In a campaign where Pirates finished in second place, Mofokeng was their standout performer.

He provided four league goals and five assists as he played 88% of the available league minutes. In all competitions, he contributed to 26 goals (12 scored, 14 assisted).

Lucas Ribeiro Costa (Mamelodi Sundowns)

Without doubt, the right winger is the overwhelming favourite to win this award. In fact, there have been calls for South Africa to naturalise the Brazilian in order to boost their national team.

The 26-year-old won the PSL Golden Boot with 16 goals, and he added nine further league assists. He has 73 shots and 43 successful dribbles in the league.

In all competitions, he ended with 20 goals scored and 13 goals created in a sensational campaign.

Keletso Makgalwa (Sekhukhune United)

The left winger finally delivered on his immense potential this season. He finished with a league-high 11 assists for Babina Noko as his club finished in fourth place.

He created a league-high 17 so-called ‘big chances’ and 68 chances overall, the most in the division.

Iqraam Rayners (Mamelodi Sundowns)

The speedy forward arrived from Stellenbosch FC and hit the ground running. He put up 23 goal contributions in the league with 14 goals and nine assists, both the second most in the PSL.

To have such an impact in just 1,837 minutes – a goal contribution every 80-odd minutes – makes him the signing of the season.

Fawaaz Basadien (Stellenbosch)

The left back was highly influential for the Winelands Club as they finished in third place. With three goals and five assists, he was a consistent weapon from the back.

Football data website FotMob gave him a 7.56 rating for the season, the third-best average across the Betway Premiership.