Gabs grabs Airtel Top-8 season 5 POTT
By Antony Isaiah Jr……
Mighty Mukuru Wanderers defender, Miracle Gabs Gabeya has grabbed the Airtel Top-8 Cup season five player of the tournament dubbed “dolo wa mpira”, beating his teammate, Chiukepo Msowoya and Nyasa Big Bullets defender, Gomezgani Chirwa.
The former Nyasa Big Bullets Centre-back walked to the podium at Sunbird Mount Soche in Blantyre,Yesterday, on Wednesday evening to collect the Best player of the tournament accolade during the Airtel Top 8 Season Five Awards ceremony where several “dolos” were recognised.
Despite facing criticism during his childhood stages of his career at the Lali Luban, Gabeya abruptly rose into the occasion and becoming the pillar of the team in the 2022 Football season.
Gabeya was one of the few players who played every minute of the competition as Wanderers won their first Airtel Top 8 title.
He helped the Nomads to win the Airtel Top-8 Cup undefeated in all the four matches. With the Nomads using three goalkeepers in the four matches, the ever-present Gabeya was reliable rock at the back as Nomads won their first silverware in four years with clean sheet.
Gabeya said :“I am happy to have won this top award in this prestigious tournament. There was tough competition from other players and feels good to be a winner.”
Nyasa Big Bullets forward, Lanjesi Nkhoma, Dedza Dynamos striker, Clement Nyondo and Mighty Mukuru Wanderers goalscorer, Chiukepo Msowoya shared the golden boot award after netting two each in the tournament.
In media, Nation Publications Limited (NPL) sports editor Garry Chirwa scooped best journalist while his workmate Boby Kabango was named best photo-journalist.
Mibawa TV’s Hankey Chimtengo won the best TV journalist award while Richard Tiyesi of Timveni Radio walked away with the best Radio journalist award. Times’ Peter Fote was named best commentator while Pemphero Musowa of Kulinji.Com was the best online journalist.
Below is the list of the awardees
Media
Best reporter-Print…Garry Chirwa (Nation Publications Limited)
Best reporter- Online..Pemphero Musowa (kulinji.com)
Best reporter-TV…Hankey Chimtengo (Mibawa)
Best Photojournalist…Bobby Kabango (Nation Publications Limited)
Best Reporter-Radio…Richard Tiyesi (Timveni Radio)
Best Commentator…Peter Fote (Times Group)
Players
Top goal scorers
Chiukepo Msowoya (Mighty Mukuru Wanderers)
Lanjesi Nkhoma (Nyasa Big Bullets) Clement Nyondo (Dedza Dynamos)
Player of the Tournament
Miracle Gabeya (Mighty Mukuru Wanderers).
