Football-Poiret takes footballer of the year title |30 November 2010

Trevor Poiret has been named footballer of the year by the Seychelles Football Federation for his outstanding form throughout the 2010 season.

The 22-year-old, who has won seven Seychelles caps at senior level, was instrumental in St Louis Suns’ cup campaign, which culminated in a 1-0 extra-time win against La Passe in the final.

Speaking to Sports Nation, Poiret – who has over the past three years established himself in the St Louis Suns first team, – said: “I always told myself that I would win the footballer of the year title. But I did not expect it to come that early.

“I’m happy I’ve been chosen as footballer of the year and feel that it will work as an encouragement for the rest of my career.”

Son of the old St Louis team’s diminutive super-sub Willis ‘Tibo’ Dufresne, Poiret is confident St Louis Suns will have a good 2011 season.

“Next year, we will target winning the Barclays league division one title. But I urge my teammates to be more serious and make a choice as to what they want to do. We cannot afford to lose players through doping punishments. This is not good,” he said.

Poiret succeeds Northern Dynamo’s defender-cum-defensive-midfielder Steve Henriette as player of the year.

Seychelles’ left-footed playmaker and captain Don Anacoura, who led St Michel to reclaiming the Barclays league division one title, is this year’s second best footballer, and his teammate Karl Hall has finished third.

After leading La Digue Veuve to a clean sweep of all the titles – Federation Cup, Land Marine Cup and Barclays league – Diguois Natacha Bibi is the women’s footballer of the year, taking over from United Sisters’ Vanessa Dick.

Scorer of 30 goals this year – one in the Federation Cup, 24 in the league and five in the Land Marine Cup – Bibi, 26, said: “I’m proud of myself and happy to have won the title after missing it last year. I really performed well this season.”

Rachim Padayachy of the Cadets team, who has played for the country’s senior team, is the young male player of the year.

The winners will be rewarded during a gathering on Saturday December 18, starting at 5pm at the Maison Football.

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Football Hall of Fame 2010

Male footballer of the year
1st Trevor Poiret (St Louis Suns)
2nd Don Anacoura (St Michel)
3rd Karl Hall (St Michel)

Female footballer of the year
Natacha Bibi (La Digue Veuve)

Young footballer of the year
Rachim Padayachy (Cadets)

Male goalkeeper of the year
Vincent Euphrasie (La Passe)

Female goalkeeper of the year
Marthe Hoareau (La Digue Veuve)

Coach of the year in men’s football
Marc Mathiot (St Louis Suns)

Coach of the year in women’s football
Marius Fanchette (La Digue Veuve)

Male referee of the year
Eddie Maillet

Most improved referee
Bernard Camille

Women’s League top scorer
Natacha Bibi (La Digue Veuve) with 24 goals

Barclays League Division One top scorer
Wilnes Brutus (St Michel) with 16 goals

Barclays League Division Two top scorer
Nicholas Simouri (Côte d’Or) with 18 goals

Barclays League Division Three top scorer
Randy Gangadoo (Bel Air) with 13 goals

Youth League top scorer
Elvin Estico (Foresters Youth) with 14 goals

Barclays League Division One
Champions: St Michel
Runners-up: La Passe

Barclays League Division Two
Champions: Côte d’Or
Runners-up: The Lions

Barclays League Division Three
Champions: Quincy
Runners-up: West Coast Brothers

Women’s league
Champions: La Digue Veuve
Runners-up: Lioness

Men’s Land Marine Cup
Champions: St Louis Suns
Runners-up: La Passe

Women’s Land Marine Cup
Champions: La Digue Veuve
Runners-up: Olympia Coast

Men’s Airtel Cup
Champions: St Michel
Runners-up: LightStars

Men’s President’s Cup
Winners: St Michel
Runners-up: La Passe

Women’s Federation Cup
Champions: La Digue Veuve
Runners-up: Lioness

Vijay Youth League
Champions: St Louis Suns
Runners-up: Foresters Youth

Vijay Youth Cup
Champions: Cadets
Runners-up: The Lions Youth

SFF Youth Cup
Champions: Cadets
Runners-up: The Lions Youth

Vijay Under-16 League
Champions: Cadets
Runners-up: St John Bosco

Vijay Under-16 Cup
Champions: Cadets
Runners-up: St John Bosco

Vijay Under-14 League
Champions: Cadets
Runners-up: St John Bosco

Vijay Under-14 Cup
Champions: River Star
Runners-up: St John Bosco

Girls secondary league
Champions: Plaisance
Runners-up: Belonie

Girls secondary tournament
Champions: Beau Vallon
Runners-up: Plaisance

Girls U12 tournament
Champions: Beau Vallon
Runners-up: Plaisance

Girls U12 inner islands tournament
Champions: Grand Anse Praslin ‘A’
Runners-up: La Digue

Inner islands league
Champions: Beginners
Runners-up: LightStars Youths

Inner Islands Knockout Cup
Champions: Beginners
Runners-up: Côte d’Or Youth

Inner Islands Patron’s Cup
Champions: Lémuria
Runners-up LightStars Youth

Inner Islands Land Marine Cup
Champions: Lémuria
Runners-up: LightStars Youth

G. G.