Cape Town City’s in-form winger Aubrey Ngoma feels his entire squad deserved his Man-of-the-Match accolade following their 2-0 Cape Derby victory over rivals Ajax Cape Town. City were too strong for the crosstown rivals, as a well-taken goal by Ngoma and an Erwin Isaacs own-goal gave the Citizens all three points as they completed the Cape derby double. Another impressive performance by Ngoma earned him the player of the match prize, yet the 27-year-old insists the entire team was deserving of his award.

“I wish I could give this award to everyone,” he told the SABC after the game. “Each and every player in our squad that went onto the field did well today. We put in a good shift.” Despite the victory, Ngoma feels his side should have been more clinical to ensure a more comfortable win after Ajax resurgent performance in the second period.

“We were a bit disappointed in the second half as we let them come to us,” he said. “We should have taken our chance early in the first half and buried the game and continue to play our football, but in the second half we didn’t play our football. But I’m happy with the three points.” The win temporarily moves City to top of the Absa Premiership standings, while Ajax remain 11th.