Coach Stuart Baxter and goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune of newly crowned Absa Premiership winners Kaizer Chiefs have been nominated for the Absa Premiership Coach of the Season and Goalkeeper of the Season awards.

Also nominated for the Coach of the Season is Cavin Johnson of Platinum Stars and Clinton Larsen of Bloemfontein Celtic. The nominees were finalised at a gathering of senior soccer writers in Johannesburg yesterday.

Apart from Khune, who was outstanding this season for both Chiefs and Bafana Bafana, the other nominees for the Goalkeeper of the Season award are Senzo Meyiwa of Orlando Pirates and SuperSport United's Ronwen Williams.

SuperSport United have confirmed that Senegalese striker Mame Niang has signed a new contract with the club.

The on-loan University of Pretoria striker has agreed a new deal with Matsatsantsa, after they decided to offer him a second chance with the club.

SuperSport’s official Twitter account stated, “Mame Niang has signed a three-year deal with Matsatsantsa.”

Niang has been in impressive form while on loan with Tuks this season, scoring 10 goals as the club squeezed into the PSL’s top eight, despite only gaining promotion to South Africa’s elite league at the end of last season.

Chiefs boss Kaizer Motaung has showered praise on the team and its multitude of fans following their League triumph.

Despite a surprise 1-0 defeat to University of Pretoria yesterday, Amakhosi had reason to celebrate as they lifted their first trophy since 2005.

Firstly, Motaung spoke highly of the team’s coach Stuart Baxter, saying the Englishman has been “incredible” despite being in only his first season with the club.

“I must give credit to Stuart. He’s been incredible in his maiden season,” Motaung starts off.

“I must also give credit to the players; some were new and the only player in this team to taste League glory was Kaizer [Motaung Junior] back in 2004/05. The rest of the guys are not here anymore. I think the players did themselves proud and they have written their own history.

Bafana Bafana head coach Gordon Igesund has announced a 25-man squad to play in the forthcoming 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Central African Republic (CAR) and Ethiopia next month.

The first of the two World Cup qualifiers against CAR in Yaoundé, Cameroon will be played on Saturday, 8 June at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo (kick off 15h00) with the second match against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa pencilled for Sunday, 16 June (kick off 3pm SA time).

Despite Bafana Bafana having been ravaged by injuries to its core players especially in defence, Igesund has kept the nucleus of the squad. He has brought in seven players who were not part of the personnel that faced CAR in Cape Town in March.

Kaizer Chiefs won the South African Premiership for the first time in eight seasons on Wednesday despite being held 1-1 at home by SuperSport United.

Lehlohonolo Majoro put Chiefs ahead four minutes into the second half in northern city Polokwane and Sibusiso Zuma equalised two minutes from time.

Chiefs went into the penultimate-round fixture at Peter Mokaba Stadium needing one point to clinch the championship having led since the start of the season.

And they survived three anxious minutes of stoppage time to get it, and take an unassailable four-point advantage over second-place Platinum Stars.

Bafana Bafana midfielder Kagisho Dikgacoi is hoping to bring his club form to the national team should he be selected for the away crucial World Cup qualifiers against Central Africa Republic and Ethiopia next month.

The big midfielder was in a splendid form on Monday night when he helped his Crystal Palace side to a 2-0 victory over Brighton to reach the Championship final where they will face Watford at Wembley Stadium on 27 May. The winners will be promoted into the English Premiership, meaning if all goes well he might be just 90 minutes away from realising his dream.

“I must admit this has been my best season since coming to England. I have played over 40 games for Crystal Palace and I must admit I am a very happy man. I hope that next season, irrespective of where we finish in the league, I will play just as much,” said Dikgacoi from England.

Egyptian rivals Al Ahly and Zamalek have been drawn together in the group phase of the African Champions League.

The Cairo giants will face each other in Group A, alongside South Africa's Orlando Pirates and debutants AC Leopards of Congo.

Last year's losing finalists, Esperance of Tunisia, have been drawn in Group B alongside Coton Sport of Cameroon.

Sewe Sport of Ivory Coast and Recreativo de Libolo of Angola are the other teams in the group.

It is the second year running that Ahly, the reigning champions and favourites to win record-extending eighth title this year, have been placed in the same group as their neighbours Zamalek.

South Africa will take a strong squad to July's Cosafa Cup in Zambia after Premier Soccer League clubs agreed to release their best players.

"We will have a competitive team going to Lusaka," said South Africa Football Association CEO Dennis Mumble.

"A meeting with the clubs went well, we were able to find agreement with each other and there were firm commitments.

"Clubs would like to take their players to camp in the off-season, but it's also important we have a strong team."

Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund had made it clear he is keen to take the strongest possible team to the regional championship, which he feels is a prestigious tournament and needs to be taken seriously.

Berekum Chelsea striker Eric Bekoe has arrived in South Africa to begin a one-week trial with Premier Soccer League side AmaZulu. 

The 26-year-old left Accra on Friday night to try his luck with the Durban-based side.

Bekoe has been in action for the 2011 Ghana Premier League champions where he has scored three goals in the top-flight.

But his fitness has been a major concern and will have to prove AmaZulu coach Craig Rosslee wrong.

The 2008 Ghana Premier League goal king can clinch a deal when the transfer window re-opens in June.

South African midfielder Kamohelo Mokotjo has signed a three-year deal with Dutch Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle.

The midfielder previously played for SuperSport United before moving overseas in 2008 where he signed with Feyenoord and then went on loan to Excelsior before moving back to Feyenoord.

Mokotjo says he is delighted with his move to Zwolle. “I was ready for a new challenge and I am happy with this opportunity.

“A few weeks ago the club showed some interest in me and after an initial discussion with Zwolle coach Ron Jans and technical director Gerard Nijkamp, I was positive that something good would happen.