UPDATE: Voting for the FNB Player of the Tournament has closed as of 8am on Friday 9 August. Winner will be announced after the final.
The Varsity Football Women's 2024 final takes place this Friday, 9 August, between six time former champions TUT and defending champions UWC, but before we find out who lifts the trophy it's time to vote for the FNB Player Of The Tournament 2024 and acknowledge this year's most outstanding performers.
We asked all eight head coaches of the women's competition to nominate three players who impressed them the most and they were not allowed to nominate a player from their own university team. The nomination process is weighted with first position worth three points, second position two points and third position one point.
The nominations were then added up and these are the three players with the most points. Voting is now open to the public whose votes will determine the overall winner.
Women's FNB Player of the Tournament 2024
Zanile Khosa (NWU)
Gugu Dhlamini (UJ)
Ronnel Donnelly (UWC)
The public can cast their votes below from Tuesday, 6 August until 8am on Friday 9 August. The winner will be the player with the most votes at the deadline and will be announced after the final on the same day. UPDATE: Voting for the FNB Player of the Tournament has closed as of 8am on Friday 9 August. Winner will be announced after the final.
The nominees:
Zanile Khosa: The NWU winger and striker kicked off the Eagles campaign by scoring the fastest goal ever in under 20 seconds to earn the FNB Player of the Match award. She followed that up with the winning goal in their game against Tuks. Her favourite player and role model is Jermaine Seoposenwe.
Gugu Dhlamini: The enigmatic UJ forward was instrumental in the Orange Army's opening game victory over defending champions UWC and duly picked up the FNB Player of the Match award for her efforts. She came close to scoring again in the semi-final against TUT with an impressive strike from distance that hit the crossbar.
Ronnel Donnelly: Tied as the tournaments top scorer with 4 goals so far, Donnelly has been a key part of UWC's success. She scored a brace in their demolition of CUT and followed that up with a goal against CPUT to collect back-to-back FNB Player of the Match awards. She also scored in the semi-finals against NWU to send UWC into the final.
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Ronnel for the win😁
Where do I vote for Ronnel