The Monitor (Botswana)

Kgamanyane is GU best player

- Kabelo Boranabi

Forward, Thatayaone Kgamanyane was named the 2021/2022 Gaborone United’s (GU) Player of the Season during the club’s award ceremony held on Saturday evening in Gaborone. The Reds also used the occasion to celebrate the club’s 55 years of existence. ‘Messi’, as Kgamanyane is affectiona­tely called, was excellent in the previous campaign helping GU to a season double with the league championsh­ip win and a successful defence of the Orange FA Cup. Kgamanyane scored 20 goals in 28 appearance­s for the Reds across all competitio­ns.

He also scored the top goal scorer accolade for his exploits in front of goal in the just ended campaign.

The team’s vice captain, Tshepo Maikano was voted the

Players’ Player of the Season while Goitseone Phoko walked away with the Goalkeeper of the Season Award.

Mpho Kgaswane’s goal against Mogoditsha­ne Fighters was voted as the Goal of the Season. Kgaswane is also the Supporters’ Player of the Season, an award voted by fans. Alphord Velaphi and Thato Kebue won the Young Player and Most Improved Player awards respective­ly. The club also included for the first time the women’s team awards. Kelebogile Magaga walked away with Top Goal Scorer Award. Tlamelo Pheresi was the Players’ Player of the Season while Kelebogile Modimoeng was voted the Player of the Season. The Reds’ director,

Nicholas Zackhem gifted three of the club’s personnel. GU’s communicat­ion and marketing manager, Herbert Lebetse, midfielder Lebogang Ditsele and retiring Alphonse Modisaotsi­le were recognised for the Director’s Award.

“I was born as a winner and wherever I go I make sure I win something. This season we will be taking everything that comes around because we are a very strong team and we have better players,” Ditsele said.

The Reds will be returning to continenta­l club competitio­n in the Champions League for the first time in over a decade. Meanwhile the Botswana Premier League is set to start on September 3.

I was born as a winner and wherever

I go I make sure I win something. This season we will be taking everything that comes around because we are a very strong team and we have better

players

 ?? PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG ?? Thatayaone Kgamanyane
PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG Thatayaone Kgamanyane

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