No surprises as Tamale walks home with Goalkeeper award for the Season

PILSNER UPL AWARDS No surprises as Tamale walks home with Goalkeeper award for the Season

Allan Damba • 19:04 - 06.07.2023

The goal-minder, all smiles and clad in a suit, was awarded at the colourful awarding ceremony held at the Sheraton Hotel, Kampala on Thursday.

Former Maroons FC goalkeeper Simon Tamale has clinched the Pilsner Uganda Premier League Goalkeeper of the Season award.

The goal-minder, all smiles and clad in a suit, was awarded at the colourful awarding ceremony held at the Sheraton Hotel, Kampala on Thursday.

Tamale, now at Rayon Sport in Rwanda, beat Soltilo Bright Stars' Hassan Matovu and URA FC skipper Nafian Alionzi to the award.

Tamale at Maroons, was hugely impressive last season as he bagged the golden glove, having amassed 13 clean-sheets. He's thus the favorite to win the award.

His top perfomances also earned him a Player of the Season nomination, where he will be battle it out with Vipers SC captain Milton Karisa and SC Villa's Charles Bbaale.

Tamale won seven Player of the Match and two Monthly awards, the most by any player in the previous campaign.

In the other categories, Blacks Power FC won the Fair Play Award after collecting 30 yellow cards and no red card.

SC Villa forward clinched the Players' Player of the season award as voted for by the 15 captains in the league.

Milton Karisa took home the Coaches' Player of the Season award, after a pulsating campaign with Vipers.

Laban Tibiita of Busoga United, beat Wakiso Giants FC's Lawrence Bukenya and Arua Hill SC's Gadafi Wahab to the Midfielder of Season accolade.

All winners

Coach of the Season: Alex Isabirye (Vipers)

Player of the Season: Milton Karisa (Vipers)

Goalkeeper of the Season: Simon Tamale (Maroons)

Defender of the Season: Hillary Mukundane (Vipers)

Midfielder of the Season: Laban Tibita (Busoga United)

Young Player of the Season: Darius Ojok (Maroons)

Topscorer: Allan Kayiwa (Express FC)

Most Assists: Milton Kariisa (Vipers)

Players Player of the Season: Charles Bbaale (SC Villa)

Coaches' Player of the Season: Milton Kariisa (Vipers)

Team of the Season: Simon Tamale (Maroons), Grant Matsiko (Wakiso Giants), Denis Omony Kaka (Soltilo Bright Stars), Gift Fred (SC Villa), Hillary Mukundane (Vipers), Lawrence Bukenya (Wakiso Giants), Gadafi Wahab (Arua Hill), Laban Tibita (Busoga United), Milton Kariisa (Vipers), Charles Baale (SC Villa), Allan Kayiwa (Express FC)

Fair Play Award: Blacks Power

Platinum Award: Andrew Fimbo Kalyango Mukasa

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