PSL Goal of the Season finalists cut to three

25 May 2018 - 13:06
By Marc Strydom
Hlompho Kekana of Mamelodi Sundowns and Ntsikelelo Nyauza of Orlando Pirates during the Absa Premiership match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on January 13, 2018 in Pretoria, South Africa.
Image: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images Hlompho Kekana of Mamelodi Sundowns and Ntsikelelo Nyauza of Orlando Pirates during the Absa Premiership match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on January 13, 2018 in Pretoria, South Africa.

The shortlist of nine for the Absa Premiership’s Goal of the Season has been cut to three.

The finalists are the strike by Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Hlompho Kekana against Orlando Pirates at Orlando Stadium on November 1‚ striker Justin Shonga’s goal against Chippa United for Orlando Pirates at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and Siphelele Magubane strike for Golden Arrows against Polokwane City at Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on March 4.

The Premier Soccer League said in a statement on Friday: “Following a week of voting for the Absa Premiership Goal of the Season‚ the nine nominees have now been cut to a shortlist of three‚ where the best goal of the 2017/18 Absa Premiership season will come from.

“Football supporters and the general public have had the chance to vote for the Goal of the Season. Supporters voted for the best goal out of the nine nominated goals. The goal with the most votes out of the three goals will be announced as the winning goal at the PSL Awards on Tuesday‚ 29 May.”