Moroka Swallows midfielder Lerato Chabangu has dedicated his MTN8 Last Man Standing award to his team-mates.

Ace pocketed R80 000 after being named the MTN8 Player of the Tournament on Sunday night at the Premier Soccer League 2012/13 awards and a modest Chabangu feels the individual award was down to teamwork.

“This is a reward for all my hard work, but I must give credit to my team-mates and my family for encouraging me through the ups and downs,” Chabangu tells KickOff.com.

“So I dedicate this award to my teammates for all the encouraging words. They supported me throughout the season,” he says.

The award, however, comes on the back of being dropped from the Bafana Bafana squad to play the 2014 World Cup qualifiers next month against Central African Republic and Ethiopia.

Chabangu reckons the accolade will motivate him to bounce back into the national team fold.

“Firstly, I just want to wish the national team well for the upcoming matches and I think they can make us proud.

“I’m sad that I didn’t make the squad, but it is a wake-up call for me to work harder to return to the national team and this award is motivation for me in a sense that hard work pays off in the end and if I work hard, I will be back in the Bafana squad,” he concludes.
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