Banyana Banyana international Nompumelelo Nyandeni has cooped the South African Football Journalists' Association (Safja) 2022 Women's Footballer of the Year award.
The TS Galaxy and former JVW FC midfielder Nompumelelo Nyandeni has secured the prestigious accolade as she is capped 149 times for Banyana.
Nyandeni walked away with the R15,000 prize money and has been credited with one night's stay at a four-star hotel in Sandton at the awards function at Tsogo Sun in Hyde Park, Johannesburg.
"Now in the colours of Galaxy, Nyandeni's performances for her previous club, JVW FC, stood out," Safja said.
"She fought off stiff competition from fellow nominees Boitumelo Rabale of Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies, the University of the Western Cape duo of Amogelang Motau and Monathemba Mhlongo and Busisiwe Ndimeni, who left Tshwane University Technology to join TS Galaxy.
"The long-serving midfielder, who has Uefa Champions League experience from her time in Russia with WFC Rossiyanka, received most of the votes from Safja's members after she finished the 2022 season of the Hollywoodbets Super League as top scorer."
Meanwhile, Nyandeni was also nominated for the 2021 award, which was won by Banyana teammate Bambanani Mbane.