George Lebese told kaizerchiefs.com after the game on Wednesday evening that he was pleased with his contribution that saw him being rewarded with the Absa Premiership Man of the Match award as Kaizer Chiefs beat Black Leopards 2-1 at Soccer City Complex.

The Man of the Match award was the first for George ‘Whatsup’ Lebese who made his debut in the elite league back in 2008/2009 season.

He said with a smile; “I am very happy to have been voted Man of the Match. It is the first time for me and I remember thinking on whether I was ever going to win the award.

“It is important to note that without the help of my teammates I would not have achieved this. We play as a team and we win as a team.

“I would like to thank my teammates and the Technical Team for the support they have given me at training since the start of the preseason back in June. I have been working hard in training and I was delighted to be handed a start against Black Leopards.

“I want to continue working hard and when another chance comes I will make sure to grab it,” said the Mamelodi born midfielder who at times had the opposition eating on his palm due to his trickery.

Lebese continued; “We have had a good start to the season and it is important that we continue working hard. Black Leopards gave us problems this evening. They fought for every ball but at the end we wanted it more. We told ourselves that after the abandoned game on Saturday we have to finish the job this evening.

He admitted that he should have scored in the second half; “This is something that I am working on together with the Technical Team and it is a matter of time before I find the back of the net,”