Orlando Pirates dominate PSL Awards 2025/26 with near clean sweep

Relebohile Mofokeng cleaned up at the PSL Awards 2025/26, walking away with Footballer of the Season, Players’ Player of the Season, and Young Player of the Season after an unforgettable treble-winning campaign with Orlando Pirates. Photo: Backpagepix Orlando Pirateswalked away with a near clean sweep at thePSL Awards 2025/26on Monday night, picking up the majority of the prestigious honours, save for one. After a successful season in which they won a treble of silverware, including theBetway Premiership, Carling Knockout and MTN8, the Sea Robbers further cemented their spot as the best club in the land by dominating the awards, which were broadcast live onSuperSport.

They won the Footballer, Players’ Player, Midfielder, Defender, Goalkeeper, Young Player and Goal of the Season awards, while mentor Abdeslam Ouaddou won Coach of the Season.Relebohile Mofokeng, who has since transferred to Belgian Pro League club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, walked away with the main award. The 21-year-old was also voted Players’ Player and Young Player of the Season. The only category the Bucs failed to snap up was the Top Goalscorer Award, which went to Golden Arrows’ Sede Junior Dion, who scored 14 goals during the campaign.

In a sombre acknowledgement, the lateJayden Adamsof Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns was honoured with the PSL Chairman’s Award by Dr Irvin Khoza. Betway Premiership Footballer of the Season:Relebohile Mofokeng (Orlando Pirates) Betway Premiership Players’ Player of the Season:Relebohile Mofokeng (Orlando Pirates) Betway Premiership Top Goalscorer:Sede Junior Dion (Golden Arrows) Betway Premiership Midfielder of the Season:Oswin Appolis (Orlando Pirates) Betway Premiership Defender of the Season:Lebone Seeme (Orlando Pirates) Betway Premiership Goalkeeper of the Season:Sipho Chaine (Orlando Pirates)