Bafana Bafana Striker Lyle Foster Has Been Nominated for the 2021/22 1B Pro League Player of the Year Award

Bafana Bafana Striker Lyle Foster Has Been Nominated for the 2021/22 1B Pro League Player of the Year Award

Keba Mothoagae
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:02 PM
  • The only way seems to be up for Bafana Bafana striker Lyle Foster in what has been a successful time thus far in Belgium
  • The formers Orlando Pirates striker, now in the colours of K.V.C. Westerlo, was nominated as one Belgian second division's players of the season
  • This comes hot on the heels of him having impressed the team so much that it made its loan deal for him permanent

The sky is the only current limit for star Bafana Bafana forward Lyle Foster in Belgium.

He was recently nominated as one of the 2021/22 1B Pro League Player Of The Year Award, the Belgian second division's highest individual honour. Since joining K.V.C Westerlo from Portuguese side Vitória Sport Clube Futebol on loan, the 21-year-old was instrumental in helping the team win the championship and promotion to the Jupiler Pro Division, the country's top-flight.

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Bafana Bafana striker Lyle Foster has been Nominated for the 2021/22 1B Pro League Player of the Year award.
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As reported by Soccer Laduma, Foster, a former Orlando Pirates player, contributed four goals and five assists in 23 appearances for K.V.C Westerlo. The South African striker has made the final three-man shortlist that includes his Westerlo teammate Lukas Van Eenoo and RWD Molenbeek midfielder Nicolas Rommens.

This all came after he was also named in the division's Pro League Team of the Season. Furthermore, the club decided to make his stay in Belgium a permanent one after reaching an agreement with Vitoria, as was reported in News24.

Foster initially moved to Europe in 2019 as an 18-year-old after being spotted having a ball of a time in the Premier Soccer League with the Buccaneers. French giants AS Monaco came calling for him, as per Kick Off.

Bafana Bafana striker Lyle Foster's loan stay in Belgium has become a permanent one

As reported by Sports Brief, the 21-year-old former Orlando Pirates striker completed a permanent switch from Portugal side Vitória Sport Clube Futebol to Belgian Second Division champions KVC Westerlo.

He contributed five goals and four assists as he helped fire the club into the Jupiler League next season.

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