UPDATE: Voting for the FNB Player of the Tournament has closed as of 12pm on Tues 24 September Winner will be announced after the final.
With the Varsity Football 2024 final between the NWU Eagles and UWC fast approaching on Thursday, 26 September we cast our attention on the exceptional performers in this year's competition and vote for the FNB Player Of The Tournament 2024. We asked the coaches to nominate their top 3 players and now it's your turn to have your say on who should be awarded the top player accolade and a R10 000 cheque from FNB.
We asked all eight head coaches of the teams playing in this years competition to nominate three players who impressed them the most excluding any player from their own team. The nomination process is weighted with first position worth three points, second position two points and third position one point. Once all the nominations were received the points were added up and these are the three players with the most total points. Voting is now open to the public whose votes will determine the overall winner.
FNB Player Of The Tournament 2024
Samukelo Ngodela (Tuks)
Leandro De Sousa (UWC)
Reatlegile Kgosithebe (NWU)
The public can cast their votes below from Tuesday, 17 September until 12pm on Tuesday 24 September. The winner will be the player with the most votes at the deadline and will be announced after the final on the 26 September. UPDATE: Voting for the FNB Player of the Tournament has closed as of 12pm on Tues 24 September Winner will be announced after the final.
The nominees:
Samukelo Ngodela: The Stripe Generation's number 3 was a key part of the Tuks success and getting them to the semi-finals though his ability to run off the ball and read the game well. He won most duels in the middle of the park and scored 3 crucial goals. Here's his goal against TUT.
Leandro De Sousa: Tied top goal scorer in the tournament with 5 to his name, UWC talisman De Sousa has been deadly in front of goal for the Cape side. A natural in the box with a nose for scoring. He's been a key part of the UWC succes for several seasons and the team will be looking to him to secure the title when they face NWU in the final on 26 September.
Reatlegile Kgosithebe: Tied as the tournament's top scorer with 5 goals so far the NWU Eagles target man played a pivotal role in securing both their semi-final spot by bagging a brace against DUT and then scored against UFS to book their spot in the final. His ability to position himself perfectly in the box allows him to finish off plays from the flanks, where NWU created most of their attacking opportunities.
Voting closes on Tuesday 24 September at noon.
Player of The tournament:Reatlegile kgosithebe
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