Steve Barker tips Stellenbosch FC rising star for Young Player of the Season award
Stellenbosch FC head coach Steve Barker has tipped the club’s rising star for the Young Player of the Season award.
The Western Cape-based side claimed a 1-0 victory over Kaizer Chiefs in the DStv Premiership at FNB Stadium on Tuesday. The win against Chiefs saw Stellenbosch cement their second spot on the league table with 38 points in 21 matches.
Stellies have been in a good run of form and they are unbeaten in their last 19 games across all competitions. They are yet to lose a match since suffering a 3-1 defeat against Mamelodi Sundowns in September 2023.
They also won the inaugural 2023 Carling Knockout Cup after beating TS Galaxy 5-4 on penalties in the final in December.
STEVE BARKER HEAPS PRAISES ON DEVIN TITUS
While Stellenbosch is proving to be one of the formidable sides in the current season, Steve Barker says Devin Titus deserves a Young Player of the Season award at the end of the campaign.
He netted the only goal for the Winelands in the closing minutes of the first half. Stellies held on to claim maximum points with the only goal of the match.
The 22-year-old highly-rated attacker has scored 10 goals in all competitions while providing three assists.
“The less said [about Stellenbosch FC form] the better, in my opinion, we do business our way and sometimes being under the radar is not a bad thing,” Barker said.
“I just look at a player like Devin Titus for example, I have a fear that if you look at his assists and goal scored, he should win the Young Player of the Season if it was tomorrow by a country mile.
“Whether it will happen I don’t know, but I do feel it’s those types of instances where maybe not enough has been said about some of the achievements of our players and what were are doing as a team.
“But we are not out there to let people see what we are doing by telling them, we just go by business the way we do. I do believe that we’ll get the credit and reward that we deserve.”
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