TONDERAI NDIRAYA is now a big contender for the Coach of the Year award after bagging his third Coach of the Month award.

The Ngezi Platinum Stars coach was named Coach of the Month for October while Caps United’s inform striker Dominic Chungwa won the player’s award.

Ndiraya also won the April and July awards.

Stanford Mtizwa (Black Rhinos), Lloyd Mutasa (Dynamos), Rahman Gumbo (Chicken Inn) and Lloyd Chitembwe have won it once.

This is the second consecutive award for Chungwa who won it again in September.