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Mamelodi Sundowns star tipped for a clean sweep at PSL awards - 'Only jealous players will not vote for him, I wish he was a Kaizer Chiefs player, a blessing to our league'

Debate has already started about the local league's accolades to top-performing players as the 2024/25 campaign draws to an end.

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  • Ribeiro is in his second season at Downs
  • He has established himself as a top player there
  • A former PSL star wants Ribeiro to win everything
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  • Lucas Ribeiro Costa, Mamelodi Sundowns & Siphesihle Ndlovu, SuperSport United,February 2025.BackPagePix

    WHAT HAPPENED?

    Lucas Ribeiro Costa has scored 14 Premier Soccer League goals in 20 matches while providing seven assists this season.

    That has placed him in a prime position to win the PSL Golden Boot, Player of the Season, and he could also be voted the PSL Players' Player of the Season.

    Former Cape Town Spurs attacker Mkhanyiseli Siwahla believes the Brazilian attacker deserves all those awards.

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    WHAT MKHANYISELI SAID

    "The chances of Ribeiro making a clean sweep are big if you take into consideration the quality that is surrounding him at Sundowns," Siwahla told KickOff.

    "The way he takes his football so seriously, he's got the big chance to be PSL Player Of The Season even.

    "As for the Players' Player Of The Season, I think everyone can see the stuff he does on the pitch, only those PSL players who are jealous of him will not vote for Ribeiro.

    "I mean, it's there for everyone to see; the guy is not lazy. The guy is working hard. He loves playing football, he is a blessing to our league," the former PSL record holder of the youngest player ever to ply his trade in the league added.

    "As a country, we have to give credit where it is due. I just wish he was a Chiefs player, but anyway, he is in the right place at the right time. He is doing well for himself and his family."  

  • Qobolwakhe Sibande, TS Galaxy & Lucas Ribeiro Costa, Mamelodi Sundowns, February 2025Backpagepix

    THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Interestingly, while Ribeiro has taken the PSL by storm and is regarded as good enough to even play for Real Madrid or some top league in Europe, he is not known in his native Brazil.

    His top performances have triggered talk that he should be naturalised to be a South African citizen to play for Bafana Bafana although he is just into his second year playing in the PSL.

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  • Lucas Ribeiro Costa, Mamelodi Sundowns, September 2024Backpagepix

    WHAT NEXT FOR RIBEIRO?

    As the season progresses and the PSL campaign slowly approaching its conclusion, it remains to be seen if Ribeiro will continue with his good form.

    If he remains on that path, he is likely to be an undisputed candidate for at least three PSL accolades.

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