Man-of-the-match in SA earns more than entire BPL team
Monday, October 23, 2023 | 660 Views |
The award carries a R100,000 cash prize. Last season’s relegated sides, Extension Gunners, Mogoditshane Fighters and Prisons XI received P82,500 each for their sweat over 30 games.
Mbunjana and other players who emerged as men of the match during South Africa’s Carling Cup Black Label matches needed only 90 minutes to surpass the prize money given to Botswana’s teams in the top division.
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