{"id":24569,"date":"2023-01-27T15:53:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/rabale-bags-more-accolades"},"modified":"2023-01-27T16:32:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T16:32:38","slug":"rabale-bags-more-accolades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/rabale-bags-more-accolades","title":{"rendered":"Rabale bags more accolades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Lesotho women\u2019s team captain Boitumelo \u2018Queen\u2019 Rabale continues to bag more accolades in South Africa after a scintillating season helping Mamelodi Sundowns retain their Hollywoodbets Super League title.<\/p>\n<p>The talented attacking midfielder played a starring role netting 27 goals in all competitions for \u2018Banyana Ba Style\u2019, who also reached the final of the COSAFA qualifier and the CAF Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Rabale was in December crowned the Hollywoodbets Super League Player of the Season, walking away with M50 000 cash, after helping Sundowns successfully defend their league title, where she scored 24 goals.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old Mehalalitoe star was at it again over the weekend winning the Most Improved Player award at the Mamelodi Sundowns award ceremony for their male and female teams.<\/p>\n<p>She as the top goal scorer of the women\u2019s team along with Namibia\u2019s Peter Shalulile, who is the top goal scorer in the male\u2019s team, were the only players handed awards on the day.<\/p>\n<p>Rabale\u2019s impressive campaign also saw her make the CAF Women\u2019s Champions League team of the tournament having scored three goals as Sundowns failed to defend their title losing to AS Far from Morocco in the final.<\/p>\n<p>The Sundowns star, who came through the ranks playing for the boys\u2019 teams in the dusty grounds of Qoaling is now in contention to win the South African Football Journalist Association (SAFJA) Women\u2019s Footballer of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p>She is contesting for the award against the likes of Mpumi Nyandeni of JVW, Amogelang Motau of UWC, Busisiwe Ndimeni of TUT and Lonathemba Mhlongo of UWC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSundowns recently held the awards for its senior teams in the male and female categories.<\/p>\n<p>The only awards that were handed out on the day are those that went to me and Peter Shalulile as the most improved players from both the male and female teams, who also happens to be the top goal scorers from the two teams in the 2022\/2023 season,\u201d Rabale said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy attention has now shifted to the SAFJA awards because I\u2019m confident of taking it as well. The just ended season was meant for me and I\u2019m very excited. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Mehalalitoe star stated she gets to interact a lot of with Sundowns players playing for the male\u2019s team such as Shalulile. \u201cI interact a lot with Shalulile and he is my biggest critic when I don\u2019t perform well.<\/p>\n<p>He will be telling me that I\u2019m lazy, but he is always there supporting and pushing me to perform to the best of my abilities,\u201d Rabale said. \u201cTo be honest, the rest of the Sundowns male team have been very supportive including the coaches and they were all super proud of what I achieved with the club this past season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is always good sharing the platform with them and it was good that I and Shalulile were rewarded because we worked hard for it. It was well deserved for both of us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. Lesotho women\u2019s team captain Boitumelo \u2018Queen\u2019 Rabale continues to bag more accolades in South Africa after a scintillating season helping Mamelodi Sundowns retain their Hollywoodbets Super League title. 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