Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana superstar Iqraam Rayners has been forced to be honest, and duly so.
The 29-year-old Sundowns attacker from Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, feels the Premier Soccer League was unfair in listing the Footballer of the Season nominees.
Despite the second-highest goals and assists output, the PSL nominated Lucas Ribeiro, Sekhukhune United’s Keletso Makgalwa and Relebohile Mofekeng of Orlando Pirates.
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With 22 goals and nine assists in the Betway Premiership, CAF Champions League, Carling Knockout, MTN8, and Nedbank Cup, Rayners was second best behind Lucas Ribeiro, who had 20 goals and 14 assists in the same competitions.
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However, the PSL’s Footballer of the Season nominees listed Ribeiro, Keletso Makgalwa (six goals and 11 assists) and Relebohile Mofokeng (12 goals and 15 assists).
“Obviously I was disappointed when I saw the players they nominated,” Rayners said via Pitchside Podcast. “Don’t you think my stats were good enough to be among the nominees?”
“I think the best player for me in the league was Lucas, obviously. I’m second after Lucas. You know, other people don’t see it like that… so obviously I was disappointed,” the Sundowns star added.
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