South Africa Player of the Week: Mor Diouf - SuperSport United

11 Mar 2013 11:35:00 AM

Mor Diouf scored a superb goal from inside his own half against Mamelodi Sundowns which settled the Tshwane Derby in grand style

South Africa Player of the Week

Mor Diouf
AGE	24
POSITION	Defender
TEAMS	SuperSport United
WEEK IN NUMBERS
APPS (GOALS SCORED)	1(1)
TIME ON PITCH	90
PREVIOUS WINS	0

SuperSport United

1-0

Mamelodi Sundowns

88 minutes in and the Tshwane Derby seemed destined to end in yet another stalemate for draw kings SuperSport United. However, Mor Diouf was having none of it. The Senegalese defender, who had enjoyed a strong performance defying Mamelodi Sundowns the entire afternoon, took a few steps forward, noticed Wayne Sandilands off his line and launched a long range strike ala David Beckham. The ball soared over Sandilands desperate dive and hit the back of the net with what will surely be named as goal of the season. It was a truly sensational effort from Diouf which sent beleaguered coach Gavin Hunt sprinting down the sidelines in joy, as his side snatched an unlikely victory against their city rivals.

Congratulations to Mor Diouf Goal.com's 21th South Africa Player of the Week winner!

Honourable Mention

Senzo Meyiwa- Orlando Pirates

Meyiwa defied his critics with a five star performance against Kaizer Chiefs in the Soweto Derby, as his heroics in goal kept Pirates in the title hunt. His finest save of the match included a sprawling dive to his left which kept a curling effort from Simphiwe Tshabalala out of the net.

Njabulo Manqana- AmaZulu

AmaZulu secured a vital 1-0 win against Platinum Stars during the midweek PSL fixtures, thanks to a late strike from Manqana who latched onto a Kagiso Senamela ball and finished with composure in order to seal the win over a deflated Dikwena.

Mongezi Bobe - Black Leopards

Captain fantastic was on hand once again to score the winning goal against Golden Arrows on Wednesday night. Bobe ended Leopards poor run of form and secured an important three points for the league strugglers with yet another vital goal.

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